From an article by Sydney Trent published in the Washington Post: One of the nation’s oldest and largest genealogical societies, founded to help Americans trace their family ancestries, will apologize Thursday for its history of racism, which includes a founder who was a eugenicist, and early resistance to integration. “In order to be credible, we […]

From an article by Sydney Trent published in the Washington Post: One of the nation’s oldest and largest genealogical societies, founded to help Americans trace their family ancestries, will apologize Thursday for its history of racism, which includes a founder who was a eugenicist, and early resistance to integration. “In order to be credible, we […]

A well-known genealogist who specializes in African American genealogy is holding a webinar next week. The following is from the brochure that describes the event: Many African American genealogists do most of their research in census records. They then try to leap from census records to slave research. When it doesn’t work they do not […]