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Samuel Hodge: Not So Wordless Wednesday
Adopted Father’s Best Friend: Henry Hodge’s Ancestry Samuel Hodge I find a sense of responsibility to preserve, and document my “Uncle” Henry’s ancestry and tell the stories of a people that my Uncle…
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Not so Wordless Wednesday: The Activists
Adopted Paternal Ancestry Cesar Chavez, Vernon Sukumu and Walter PorterCirca 1976Courtesy of Conley Major Cesar recently celebrated his birthday on March 31st. This is the day where we celebrate the life of one…
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Wordless Wednesday: Family Photo with Maggie Ruth Moore
I have been divorced for at least 22 years, however I have always felt a part of my in-laws family. Mama Moore has always accepted me as her daughter and when it comes…
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Zara Cully Brown of The Jeffersons: Thankful Thursday
Adopted Maternal AncestryOver the years, I have found that fellow genealogists and family historians are some of the kindest people. They are very giving and most of the time very helpful. I am…
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Sentimental Sunday: The Removal of Sarah Hodge
That old cemetery at Washington Park had to be dug up where old bones were sent into final resting places. Washington Park Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri was founded by businessman Andrew Henry…
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Not So Wordless Wednesday: Raymond Mansfield Cully, Jr – Kindergarten Days
Adopted Maternal AncestryI connected to a Jackie Boyette a few years ago researching my Grand Uncles Wendell & Raymond Sr. Cully. They were both musicians and played in various bands in Massachusetts and…
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Tombstone Tuesday: Hannah Gilliam
Adopted Maternal Ancestry Hannah Gilliam1839-1914Rest In Jesus This is my 2x Great Grandmother’s headstone. She carried many names throughout her life. She was born a slave to the Singleton household in North Carolina.…
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Amanuensis Monday: Spyers Singleton North Carolina Estate File, Part #1
Adopted Maternal AncestryI have been researching my Singleton Ancestry for some time. My 2X Great Grandmother Hannah D. Nelson Singleton Gilliam had been owned by the Singleton family in Craven County, North Carolina. According…
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Not So Wordless Wednesday: Henry Hodge at Vashon High School (Track)
Adopted Paternal AncestrySo, I have been back from The Midwestern African American Genealogy Institute [MAAGI] in St. Louis since Friday, July 12, 2013. I had to really catch up on my rest and…
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Treasure Chest Thursday : John A. Buggs [Black Leads U.S. Probers]
Adopted Maternal AncestryFinding this article on my Cousin (in-law) John A. Buggs is a part of my treasure chest. There is so much I want to know about him. I remember him when…
