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New England Historic Genealogical Society Offers Free Access to African Aerican Databases 16 Feb 2009 | 11:21 am
The New England Historic Genealogical Society is offering free access to Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830, and People of Color in the Massachusetts State Census, 1855-1865 dat...
Genealogy, can it play a part in this new era of responsibility? 14 Feb 2009 | 10:12 pm
How appropriate today, the 200th anniversary of President Lincoln's birthday, AfriGeneas, the premiere online destination for anyone conducting African American or African Ancestored genealogical rese...
Wanda Bennett and Denise Oliver-Velez Named AfriGeneas Volunteers of the Year 9 Jun 2008 | 01:09 pm
Marietta, GA -- June 8, 2008 -- AfriGeneas is pleased to announce that Wanda Bennett and Denise Oliver-Velez have been selected as the 2007 AfriGeneas Volunteers of the Year. Contributor of the Year ...
Char McCargo Bah to Host Monthly Chat Series on AfriGeneas 8 Oct 2007 | 07:47 pm
Marietta, GA -- October 8, 2007 -- Starting October 10, 2007, veteran and award-winning genealogist Char McCargo Bah will host a new monthly chat on AfriGeneas (www.afrigeneas.com) called "A Chat with...
AfriGeneas Named to Family Tree Magazine's List of 101 Best Web Sites for 8th Year in a Row 3 Aug 2007 | 09:14 am
For the eighth year in a row, Family Tree Magazine has named AfriGeneas to its 101 Best Web Sites list. According to Family Tree Magazine's editors, these sites represent the "pinnacle of online genea...
USF Africana Heritage Project and WeRelate.org to Collaborate on Groundbreaking Slave Genealogy Research 1 Jul 2007 | 03:51 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Contacts: Toni Carrier USF Africana Heritage Project www.africanaheritage.com toniheadr@aol.com 813-246-2201 Dallan Quass President, Foundation fo...
USF Africana Heritage Project and WeRelate.org to Collaborate on Groundbreaking Slave Genealogy Research 1 Jul 2007 | 11:51 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Contacts: Toni Carrier USF Africana Heritage Project www.africanaheritage.com toniheadr@aol.com 813-246-2201 Dallan Quass President, Foundation for ...
CASTING CALL: Producers Seeking Individuals to Participate in New PBS Broadcast, African American Lives 2 20 Apr 2007 | 12:07 pm
One Selected Person Will Have His or Her Roots Mapped Through DNA Analysis and Genealogical Research in New PBS Series Hosted by Harvard Scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. Individuals Can Apply Online Beg...
Regina Burch Spencer Named Manager of the Adoption Forum 11 Apr 2007 | 11:10 pm
AfriGeneas is pleased to announce that Regina Burch Spencer has been named manager of the Adoption Forum replacing Wilma Hartley. Regina was raised in Lake and Dyer Counties in western Tennessee. She...
Volunteers Needed for Virginia Freedmen Extraction and Indexing Project 9 Feb 2007 | 05:32 am
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is recruiting volunteers for the extraction and indexing of records from the Virginia Freedmen's Bureau. This project will enable historians an...
