It has been several months since this column last recognized the contributions of other African-American genealogy blogs, and the community has definitely grown. To see the blogs mentioned previously, take a look at these two articles:
Here are a few details about some of the new ones, in no particular order:
Spence-Lowry Family History http://blog.spence-lowry.com/ The author Allum Spence, now Williams, has recently gotten married, so she has been taking a short break in blogging about her family history while she makes some new family history. Her ancestors are mostly in North Carolina.
Giving Back to Kin http://givingbacktokin.wordpress.com/ Robyn of “Reclaiming Kin” blog (mentioned in the first of the “Shout-outs”) has established this blog as a way to publish the many record abstracts, extracts, and transcriptions she has created in the course of her years of research. There are some real gems here, unavailable elsewhere on the web.
I Never Knew My Father http://ineverknewmyfather.com/ Author Sandra Taliaferro researches her family – mostly Taliaferro & Toliver surnames – in Georgia.
My Nola Heritage http://www.mynolaheritage.com/ and Our Family as a Whole http://www.ourfamilyasawhole.com/ Author Felicia Mathis explores her family history—her maternal Louisiana roots in the first one, and her paternal Mathis/Matthews, and Smith lines from Mississippi, Arkansas, and Illinois in the second one.
In Honor of My Ancestors http://inhonorofmyancestors.blogspot.com/ Author Aaron Dorsey explores both his own family history in Texas, Alabama, and Louisiana, as well as African-American genealogy and history in general. Great new addition to the blogging community.
African Ancestry Blog http://blog.africanancestry.com/ The official blog of consumer DNA company “African Ancestry,” which offers genetic genealogy testing for people of African descent. Some very interesting posts.
The Ge.ne.'al.o.gy Workshop http://genecamp.blogspot.com/ Unfortunately, this blog may now be defunct, as it has not been updated in several months. However, there are still some great articles here. Take a look at the post dated Thursday, August 27, 2009 -- “Mounting a Curricular Revolution: An Interview with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.”
Tror Na Foe (To Return and Find Again) http://transatlanticlostandfound.blogspot.com/ Another inactive blog—the last entry was dated Sep 26 2008. However, this blog is unique and well worth the read for anyone interested in African and African-American history. Amid a visit to Ghana, the author explores, “how the African narrative of the slave trade differs from the African-American narrative.”
My Colored Roots http://www.mycoloredroots.blogspot.com/ The author of this blog, Darlene, explores her ancestry in Georgia. She has become very active in some of the great Geneablogger memes, making this another great blog to read.
David Paterson’s Journal http://afrigeneas.com/paterson The coordinator of Slave Records for the African-American genealogy website Afrigeneas, David is a trained historian, and brings a scholarly perspective to his blog.
Anulkah’s Genealogy Blog http://iamthediaspora.wordpress.com/ Very interesting blog about researching Caribbean and Panamanian family history.
Anita Wills on Blog Talk Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/anita-wills This live, weekly podcast explores various aspects of African-American history and genealogy, by author Anita Wills.
Blogging Genealogy http://iaagg.blogspot.com/ The official blog of the Indiana African American Genealogy Group.
Geder.Genealogy http://geder.posterous.com/ This is the new blog, hosted on the Posterous platform, of George Geder, whose previous blog was mentioned in the first “Shout-out” article.
Finding Josephine http://www.findingjosephine.com/ This blog is authored by Dionne Ford, a freelance writer outside NYC whose work has been published in the New York Times among other publications. Very well-written exploration of her family history.
Reconnected Roots http://www.reconnectedroots.com/my-blog.html Researcher Amy Cain has a very interesting family history – for example, her grandmother (possibly great-grandmother) left the family to follow one of the early black charismatic religious leaders.
Carnival of African American Genealogy http://carnivalofafricanamericangenealogy.blogspot.com/ This is the official blog of the Carnival of African American Genealogy blog carnival. Keep up to date with the hosts and themes of each monthly edition of the Carnival. To read my entry in the first edition of the Carnival, here it is.
There are several other new blogs, but that is enough for now. Stay tuned for a fourth part of this series as even more African-American genealogists join the “Geneablogger” community.
Comments
Thanks Michael for the wonderful list of African-American genea-blogs & for including CoAAG in Shout-out Part 3!:-)
Luckie Daniels
Thanks, Michael for including Finding Josephine among such fantastic blogs. And a belated thank you for your information on the master's name. I was going to waste a lot of time trying to find owners with my great, great-grandmother's last name, Burton. Your article and the advice of other genea buddies persuaded me otherwise.
Best,
Dionne Ford
Michael,
Thank you for including ReconnectedRoots in your mention! I am still working at it.
All the Best,
-AMY
Thanks Michael for getting the word out about our growing Genealogy Community.
Thanks for the links! Several of them are states I'm researching and will be most helpful.I've added
all these links to the genealogy forum group so
they are quickly available to everyone.
Thanks for the links! Several of them are states I'm researching and will be most helpful.I've added
all these links to the genealogy forum group so
they are quickly available to everyone.
http://www.genealogyresearchforum.com/
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