http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:01:39 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:59 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Using-maps-for-your-genealogical-research?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner Historic maps can be a great addition to your research. Whether your ancestors lived in a city or in a more rural area, maps may depict their geographic area. In honor of Geographic Awareness Week (November 15-21, 2009), this article will o... Record Groups Research Tips Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Using-maps-for-your-genealogical-research?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d17-The-value-of-meeting-together?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner Last weekend, on November 7, this author attended the meeting of the Baltimore chapter of the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, of which I am a member. This organization meets for a few hours on the first Saturday of every mon... Research Tips Getting Started Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:47:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d17-The-value-of-meeting-together?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Angela-WaltonRaji-launches-new-Beginning-Genealogist-website?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner For several months now, Angela Walton-Raji has been recording the “African Roots Podcast” nearly every Friday. She also hosts a website about African-Native American genealogy, and is active on the Afrigeneas website, both for severa... Getting Started Online Research News Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:07:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Angela-WaltonRaji-launches-new-Beginning-Genealogist-website?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Catholic-slaves-of-the-Carroll-family-of-Maryland?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner On 24 July 1990, the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus of the United States designated November ‘Black Catholic History Month.’ Thank you to Craig Manson of the GeneaBlogie blog for informing us of this interesting topic. &n... Record Groups Slavery African-American History Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:44:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Catholic-slaves-of-the-Carroll-family-of-Maryland?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Happy-Veterans-Day--Military-databases-available-free-online-at-Archivesgov?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner In honor of the many U. S. veterans that have served in our armed forces throughout the history of this great nation, the African American Genealogy Examiner column today will provide instructions on accessing several free records databases available... Record Groups Research Tips Online Research Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:07:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Happy-Veterans-Day--Military-databases-available-free-online-at-Archivesgov?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d10-State-online-resources-for-AfricanAmerican-genealogy-Maryland?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner This is part of an ongoing series of state-specific resources for African-American genealogy research. The website of the Maryland State Archives contains several exhibits for African-American research. The largest exhibit, “The Study... State Resource Series Online Research Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:45:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d10-State-online-resources-for-AfricanAmerican-genealogy-Maryland?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d9-State-online-resources-for-AfricanAmerican-genealogy-Georgia?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner This is part of an ongoing series of state-specific resources for African-American genealogy research. For those with Georgia ancestry, a wealth of information exists online, at the Digital Library of Georgia, part of the GALILEO Initiative of t... Record Groups State Resource Series Online Research Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:27:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d9-State-online-resources-for-AfricanAmerican-genealogy-Georgia?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Crafting-a-research-plan-part-three-Identifying-records-of-interest?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner The first two steps necessary to craft an effective research plan have been discussed over the last few days: Step one: Define your problemStep two: Investigate the location The third and final step will yield your final research plan, whic... Research Tips Getting Started Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:31:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Crafting-a-research-plan-part-three-Identifying-records-of-interest?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Crafting-a-research-plan-part-two-Investigating-the-location?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner The first step in crafting an effective research plan—specifically defining each individual problem—was described in part one of this series. Once this step has been completed, your next step will be to conduct research into the loca... Research Tips Getting Started Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:35:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Crafting-a-research-plan-part-two-Investigating-the-location?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Crafting-a-Research-Plan-Part-One--Defining-Your-Problem?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner When most people start their genealogy research, they approach it from all sides, simultaneously searching for all of their known ancestors, jumping around with no real direction and only vague goals of “doing genealogy.” The first f... Research Tips Getting Started Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Crafting-a-Research-Plan-Part-One--Defining-Your-Problem?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Civil-War-pension-application-files--a-rich-source-of-detail?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner Many Civil War veterans and their widows or other dependents received pensions from the U. S. government for their support. For those researchers whose ancestors received pensions for service, these files are arguably the single richest record g... Record Groups Research Tips Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:26:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Civil-War-pension-application-files--a-rich-source-of-detail?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Case-study-for-YDNA-testing-in-NGSQ?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner On 20 October 2009, this column addressed the topic of Y-DNA testing for genealogical purposes. This relatively new development in science holds revolutionary potential for genealogy, especially African-American research. The most recent is... Slavery Reviews Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:03:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Case-study-for-YDNA-testing-in-NGSQ?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Are-census-records-reliable-for-genealogy-research?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner Over the last six months, this column has discussed the “Anatomy” of the federal census for the years from 1870-1930, not including the mostly-destroyed 1890 census. In this series of articles, each column of the census questionnaire... Research Tips Federal Census Series Genealogical Proof Standard Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:10:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Are-census-records-reliable-for-genealogy-research?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d2-National-Blog-Posting-Month--Can-genealogy-blogs-meet-the-challenge?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner November is “National Blog Posting Month.” Taking their inspiration from National Novel Writing Month (“NaNoWriMo”), which challenges its members to write a complete novel in a month, a group of bloggers has issued the &l... Online Research Events News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:43:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d2-National-Blog-Posting-Month--Can-genealogy-blogs-meet-the-challenge?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d2-American-Experience-on-PBS--Reconstruction-The-Second-Civil-War--Watch-it-free-online?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner The PBS program “American Experience” is a wonderful series of documentaries about the history of the United States. The series also has a remarkable online presence, often creating unique sites for each episode of the series. T... Online Research African-American History Reconstruction Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:16:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d2-American-Experience-on-PBS--Reconstruction-The-Second-Civil-War--Watch-it-free-online?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Anatomy-of-the-1870-federal-census?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner This article is part of a continuing series looking at each federal census individually. Please read the others in the archives of this column. The 1870 U. S. Census was the Ninth Decennial Census. This census is probably the single mo... Record Groups Research Tips Federal Census Series Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:53:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Anatomy-of-the-1870-federal-census?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m10d25-The-importance-of-the-1870-U-S-Census-to-AfricanAmerican-research?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner When the 1860 federal census was collected and enumerated, slavery was still legal within most of the states south of the Mason-Dixon line. The 1860 federal census enumerated only free people of color in its population schedule; slaves were enum... Slavery Research Tips Federal Census Series African-American History Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:46:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m10d25-The-importance-of-the-1870-U-S-Census-to-AfricanAmerican-research?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m10d22-African-American-Genealogy-course-from-GenClass-open-for-registration-until-November-14th?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner Since February 2009, your African American Genealogy Examiner author has been the instructor for a course on African-American Genealogy at GenClass.com.  Registration for the November session is now open, until November 14.The African-American G... News Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:14:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m10d22-African-American-Genealogy-course-from-GenClass-open-for-registration-until-November-14th?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m10d21-The-Gilder-Lehrman-Center--Resources-for-the-study-of-the-slave-era?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, which is affiliated with Yale University, relates the following purpose in its mission statement: “The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistanc... Slavery Research Tips Reviews Online Research African-American History Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:56:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m10d21-The-Gilder-Lehrman-Center--Resources-for-the-study-of-the-slave-era?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Follow-the-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner-on-Facebook?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner The African American Genealogy Examiner is now a part of the NetworkedBlogs application on Facebook. Click on the link below to follow the blog on Facebook, and don't forget to add the author as your friend. The African American Genealogy E... Online Research News Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:03:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Follow-the-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner-on-Facebook?cid=exrss-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner