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The world of “geneablogging,” a term popularized by Thomas Macentee, is growing in leaps and bounds. Just a few months ago, this column profiled several blogs focused on African-American genealogy. In the meantime, several additional blogs have either entered the fray or simply been discovered:
“Our Georgia Roots” and “Our Alabama Roots” are written by Luckie Daniels, whose family stems from Georgia and Alabama. Luckie also volunteers with the Lowcountry Africana project, serving as their Georgia Records Coordinator.
Speaking of which, the LowCountry Africana project has its own blog as well. Their blog contains research project updates, as well as other material of interest. Unfortunately, there is no RSS feed available for the page, but I would still recommend bookmarking the page, and visiting it often!
“Too Long Forgotten,” focuses on the slaves and free persons of color, of Page County, Virginia. The author, Robert Moore, often quotes old newspapers – notably the Page News & Courier – from the early part of the twentieth century,
In her blogs, “Georgia Black Crackers” and “Conversations with my Ancestors,” Mavis Jones explores her Georgia ancestors and North Carolina ancestors, respectively. “Conversations...” is very new, only debuting on July 8th, but already contains several insightful posts.
“Ethnic Scrapbooking,” written by Lisa M. Sanford, only occasionally mentions her ancestors or family history, but is a great source for scrapbooking. The author of a book by the same name, Ms. Sanford explores ways to present your photographs in scrapbooks – adding creativity to your recent family history.
John F. Baker, Jr., author of the book by the same name, writes the “Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation” blog. This contains new information as he gathers it, but consists mostly of his own doings and goings. He has become particularly active on the speaking circuit since the publication of his book, which was reviewed in an earlier column.
“Black Nashville Genealogy & History,” contains great information if your African-American ancestors came from the Nashville, Tennessee, area. Much of the information comes from the Nashville Globe, an early-twentieth century African-American newspaper.
One of the newest entries to the African-American blogosphere is “Just Thinking...,” which debuted on July 10th. In her blog, she explores her enslaved ancestors in North Carolina.
And to save the best for last, AfriGeneas, the mother of all African-American genealogy websites, has its own blog. Here, such scholars as Dr. Barnetta McGhee White and David E. Paterson provide insight into researching African-American roots.
Take a look at these blogs, and help support the online African-American genealogy community!
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