I follow these blogs relating to African-American genealogy (in no particular order), and so should you. If you know of any that I missed, or write one yourself, please leave me a comment. We need to build and support this community!
African Roots Podcast (http://africanrootspodcast.com) This weekly podcast has been released every Friday since April, and has so far covered a myriad of topics relating to African-American genealogy. The host, Angela Y. Walton-Raji, is an authority on African-American/native American unions, and the author of Black Indian Genealogy Research: African-American Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes (Heritage Books, expanded edition 2007). She also operates two additional webpages: “The African-Native American History & Genealogy Web Page” (http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/) and “Freedmen of the Frontier” (http://www.angelfire.com/ar/freedmen/).
Reclaiming Kin: Taking Back What Was Once Lost (http://msualumni.wordpress.com/) The newest addition (to my knowledge) to the world of African-American blogs, just starting this month (May 2009), this blog is written by my good friend Robyn Smith. Like myself, Robyn is a professional genealogist specializing in African-American families. She is also based in Maryland, and the two of us love to share our latest discoveries when we bump into each other at the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis. Her blog does the same thing – shares her discoveries on various families, new record groups, and other topics relating to African-American genealogy.
But Now I’m Found: Genealogy blog in Black and White (http://blackgenealogy-griot.blogspot.com/) I’ll admit that I only now found this blog (no pun intended), and am not familiar with its author, Jennifer. Looking through the blog archives, it started in 2008, and deals mostly about Jennifer’s own family, but the value of her research as a case study is enlightening in its own right.
Uncommon Roots (http://blackgenealogy.blogspot.com/) This blog began in 2007, but has not been updated since last November. Even so, its 33 previous posts can still be found in the blog archive, and do contain some good information.
Find Your Folks (http://findyourfolks.blogspot.com/) The author, Drusilla Pair, is a genealogical author and lecturer, specializing in African-American research. She is very active in writing this blog, which is always well-written and very informative.
GeneaBlogie (http://blog.geneablogie.net/) Craig Manson, the author of this blog, is a professor of law and public policy. In this blog, he addresses not only issues in African-American genealogy, but also genealogy news, reviews, and other genealogical topics. A very informative blog, especially when dealing with some of the larger genealogical issues, as he did with a recent post concerning California laws affecting records access.
George Geder (http://george-geder.blogspot.com/) In addition to genealogy, George Geder also does photo restoration, and his blog entries are always full of great images. He is a very artistic man – his blog reflects this, as it did when he recently posted a poem that he wrote concerning his great-great-grandmother.
Louisiana Lineage Legacies (http://louisianalineagelegacies.blogspot.com/) Karen Burney’s blog focuses on research in Louisiana. A very good blog!
Taneya’s Genealogy Blog (http://www.taneya-kalonji.com/genblog/) This is a beautiful blog. Taneya highlights her entries about family research with stunning digital scrapbook pages. Always a treat.
Family Griot (http://thefamilygriot.blogspot.com/) The author of this blog writes about her own research, as well as historical African-Americans, including recently the renowned musician Olu Dara (also father of the rapper Nas). Other recent postings have included a discussion of the results of her mtDNA test.
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