Tag: African-American

PODCAST Episode 25: Interview with Joseph McGill, The Slave Dwelling Project

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PODCAST Episode 25: Interview with Joseph McGill, The Slave Dwelling Project
Family Lore, Folklore, Gravestones, Historic Preservation, History, Interview, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy

This episode is a special treat, an interview with Joseph McGill (shown in a photo by Crystal Kornickey) about his incredible labor of love, The Slave Dwelling Project. He shares with us his background, his motivations, and what it’s really like to encounter children and adults as an educator and historic preservationist in the rarefied … Read More “PODCAST Episode 25: Interview with Joseph McGill, The Slave Dwelling Project” »

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PODCAST Episode 24: Using Public Records Databases to Find the Living and Recently-Deceased (with transcript)

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PODCAST Episode 24: Using Public Records Databases to Find the Living and Recently-Deceased (with transcript)
Accessible, Ancestry, BeenVerified, How To, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Public Records, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Show Notes, Shrubbing

Have you ever looked someone up on one of those reverse-phone-number sites to see who the heck is calling you at 2am? Did you know that those sites, and the apps that go with them, are great for genealogy? In this episode I’ll discuss my favorite, BeenVerified, and how I use it to find generations … Read More “PODCAST Episode 24: Using Public Records Databases to Find the Living and Recently-Deceased (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 19: Juneteenth! (with transcript)

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PODCAST Episode 19: Juneteenth! (with transcript)
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, Facebook group, Family Lore, Folklore, History, Holidays, Keys to Genealogy, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Show Notes

Have you heard of a holiday called Juneteenth? Do you know what it is, or why it’s important in American history? Well, listen here – this is the episode for you. This is straight-up history – Ancestry.com is on the blink, so we’re steering clear of Ancestry lessons for a few weeks in order to … Read More “PODCAST Episode 19: Juneteenth! (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 18: Mail Bag for June 2018

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PODCAST Episode 18: Mail Bag for June 2018
Ancestry, Facebook group, Family Cookbook, How To, Join the Conversation, Mail Bag, Podcast, Podcast episode, Q&A, Reparational Genealogy, Teaching

It’s our first mail bag, filled with questions and answers from the FPPP community! What’s up with Ancestry, which of their records are good, do you believe a record over a human or vice-versa, and how do you make your slave-holding ancestors’ info available to researchers of color? There are lots of goodies in this … Read More “PODCAST Episode 18: Mail Bag for June 2018” »

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PODCAST Episode 17: Interview with Christopher Harris

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PODCAST Episode 17: Interview with Christopher Harris
Best Practices, DNA, FamilySearch, Federal Census, Folklore, GEDmatch.com, How To, Interview, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy

This week is something special: my first-ever interview! My friend Christopher Harris joins the podcast to discuss his 12-year learning curve about family history through folklore, DNA, and African-American documentary methodology. He’ll discuss with us how he records conversations and organizes his work, treeing vs shrubbing, the key role that DNA and GEDmatch play, and … Read More “PODCAST Episode 17: Interview with Christopher Harris” »

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PODCAST Episode 15: Shrubbing, Gedmatch, and the Golden State Killer

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PODCAST Episode 15: Shrubbing, Gedmatch, and the Golden State Killer
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, DNA, FamilySearch, GEDmatch.com, How To, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Shrubbing, Teaching

If you listen regularly but haven’t started supporting the podcast financially, it’s time to consider anteing up, my pumpkins! 2000 downloads, 200 listeners, and only 6 supporters. Can you help support this work? This ep is a twofer – first, I discuss shrubbing versus treeing, and why my way is better (surprise!), and second, I … Read More “PODCAST Episode 15: Shrubbing, Gedmatch, and the Golden State Killer” »

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PODCAST Episode 10: Genealogy As Service Work – Lookups, Reparations & Social Justice

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PODCAST Episode 10: Genealogy As Service Work – Lookups, Reparations & Social Justice
Ancestry, Courtesy, Death Records, DNA, Documents, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Find-a-Grave, Folklore, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Research

There are a lot of ways that we can serve one another in the world of family history. I like direct service the best. Researching for one another, teaching others, and giving back to those who deserve to have their family repaired or at least explained is very important to me. In this episode, I … Read More “PODCAST Episode 10: Genealogy As Service Work – Lookups, Reparations & Social Justice” »

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PODCAST Episode 9: Keep It Simple, Researcher – One Life, One Tree

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PODCAST Episode 9: Keep It Simple, Researcher – One Life, One Tree
Ancestry, Best Practices, DNA, How To, Keys to Genealogy, Podcast, Podcast episode, Research, Tips and Tricks

Sometimes, it’s good to just stop and take a breath. This week, I’m discussing how to keep it simple in research by focusing all of your energies on one tree, where you provide for everyone in your family – biological parents, step parents, foster parents, and adoptive parents. You’ll learn how to handle nervous relatives … Read More “PODCAST Episode 9: Keep It Simple, Researcher – One Life, One Tree” »

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PODCAST Episode 6: Don’t Be a Genealogy Jeffrey

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PODCAST Episode 6: Don’t Be a Genealogy Jeffrey
Ancestry, Best Practices, Courtesy, DNA, Family Lore, FamilySearch, Folklore, History, Names, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Tips and Tricks

Genealogy is populated with lots of groovy people, and just enough Jeffreys doing things the wrong way to thoroughly annoy the rest of us. Don’t be a Jeffrey, be awesome! Follow the best practice and best evidence guidelines for Ancestry in this episode and you’ll go far, Cousin. Happy Black History Month to all. And … Read More “PODCAST Episode 6: Don’t Be a Genealogy Jeffrey” »

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