Nov 5, 2010 | Freedmens Bureau, SC Ancestors, SC Freedmen's Labor Contracts, SC Records
Source: Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 (NARA Micropublication M1910), Reel 60. On March 24, 1866, Williams Middleton, owner of Hobonny Plantation on the...
Oct 13, 2010 | Research Methods, Research Methods by Michael Hait
As previously mentioned, the first part of the process comprising the Genealogical Proof Standard is to conduct a “reasonably exhaustive search” for all records relevant to your research problem. We have already discovered and analyzed two records regarding our...
Sep 20, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
New Name, More Fun at the 2011 Georgia History Festival Savannah, GA, September 20, 2010–The Georgia Historical Society is pleased to announce that the popular and exciting events it presents every February–formerly known as "Georgia...
Sep 3, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
FamilySearch Wiki: New Web 2.0 Resource Fuels African American Research Web 2.0 resources such as web applications, blogs, and social networking sites are helping consumers to interact online instead of merely digesting information. One particular...
Sep 1, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
Footnote.com to Digitize SC Estate Inventories and Bills of Sale in a Free Collection Please Volunteer to Index These Records to Make Them Searchable! -Newly Digitized Records Preserve the Names of More Than 30,000 Slaves – We are...
Aug 30, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
Want to begin an African American ancestor search, but don't know where to start? Go to The Beginning Genealogist by Angela Walton-Raji to learn how and where to begin. The Beginning Genealogist is dedicated to learning sound research methods for African American...
Aug 28, 2010 | GA Ancestors
The Georgia State Archives has added unindexed Death Certificates to Georgia’s Virtual Vault. This Death Certificate search system is provided as an interim solution until the records for 1928-1930 can be indexed and added to the Death Certificate...
Aug 15, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
The Lowcountry Africana Resource Library by Michael Hait: Principles of Sound Genealogical Research Finding a record on Lowcountry Africana that names an ancestor is exciting. But how can you use that record to further your family research?...
Aug 10, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
In March of 1866, Dr. E.A. Gibbes, former slaveholder and owner of a plantation in Colleton County, SC near the settlement of Adam’s Run, wrote to Lieutenant Jesse S. Craig of the 35th U.S.C.T. Infantry, outlining the terms of the labor agreement he had entered...
Aug 9, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
Researching African American ancestry is challenging for even the most experienced researcher. The Lowcountry Southeast presents additional challenges because of its long and complicated history. Here, we present a resource guide to online, video and print materials...
Jun 19, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 7: Georgetown, SC Voter Registrations, Santee Muster Shed Precinct, 1868 Welcome to Day 7 of our 7 Days of Juneteenth Celebration, and Happy Juneteenth! Today we have posted 1868 voter registrations for...
Jun 17, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
7 Days of Juneneenth, Day 6: Georgetown, SC Voter Registrations, Old Church Club House Precinct, 1868 Today is Day 6 of our 7 Days of Juneteenth Celebration. Today we have posted Georgetown, SC Voter Registrations, Old Church...
Jun 16, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
7 Days of Juneteenth: Georgetown, SC Voter Registrations, Carver's Bay and Brown's Ferry Precincts, 1868 Good Morning Friends! And welcome to Day 5 of our 7 Days of Juneteenth Celebration. For today, we've posted 1868...
Jun 15, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 4: Edisto Island, SC Voter Registrations, Charleston County, 1868 Welcome to Day 4 of our 7 Days of Juneteenth Celebration. For Day 4, we've posted 1868 voter registrations for Edisto Island...
Jun 14, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 3: Charleston, SC Voter Registrations, St. Andrews Parish, 1868 Today is Day 3 in our 7 Days of Juneteenth Celebration! Today we've posted 1868 voter registrations for Charleston, SC, St. Andrews...
Jun 14, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
7 Days of Juneteenth, Day 2: Voter Registrations, Georgetown, SC, Hope Chapel Precinct, 1868 For Day 2 of our 7 day Juneteenth Celebration, we've posted 1868 Voter Registrations for Georgetown, South Carolina, Hope Chapel...
May 22, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
The histories of the Drayton and Grimke families of Charleston are closely intertwined. The connection began with the marriage of Thomas Smith Grimke (1786-1834), son of John Faucheraud Grimke (1752-1819) and Sarah Smith (1764-1839), to Sarah Daniel Drayton...
May 19, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
Every now and then one of those remarkable documents comes along – the ones that bridge the 1870 Divide and positively link a freed person with a surname to a former slaveholder. In this case we come close. The Freedmen's Labor Contract below...
May 18, 2010 | Research Methods, Research Methods by Michael Hait
In the previous two entries, we examined two records regarding Robert S. Tarleton. Though the information contained in both records have been analyzed according to the highest standards of evidence analysis current in genealogy, have we met the Genealogical Proof...
May 18, 2010 | Research Methods, Research Methods by Michael Hait
In the previous entry of this column, we examined the Freedmans Bank deposit slip for an African-American man named Robert S. Tarleton. To gather more information on this person, we will examine the federal census records. The Constitution of the United States of...
May 18, 2010 | Research Methods, Research Methods by Michael Hait
In the last article, we discussed the various terms and considerations necessary to properly evaluate source records. Here we will apply this process to a record relating to the Lowcountry. Document Images The copyright for the document images presented here...
May 18, 2010 | Research Methods, Research Methods by Michael Hait
One important aspect of the Genealogical Proof Standard is its focus on the principles of sound record analysis. Using these principles, you will be able to distinguish between different types of records, information, and evidence and use these distinctions, together...
May 18, 2010 | Research Methods, Research Methods by Michael Hait
Under the current standards of genealogical proof, source citation and analysis are supreme. But what constitutes a genealogical source record? Some genealogy extremists hold to the unreasonable opinion that only government-issued records are reliable...
May 18, 2010 | Research Methods, Research Methods by Michael Hait
(This article first appeared in the African-American Genealogy Examiner column on 15 May 2009.) Briefly stated, the GPS raises modern genealogy research to the level of other academic disciplines. Ushered in and promoted by professional genealogists like Christine...
May 3, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
So rarely do we see a document that bridges the 1870 divide by positively linking a freed person with a surname to the final slaveholder. When we do find a document that bridges that divide, we post it to our 1870 Brick Wall page. Here is the latest addition to that...
Apr 30, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
The life story of Adam Frost, formerly enslaved by Governor John Drayton, continues to unfold and is a wonderful example of the genealogy research community working together to solve a research problem. READ...
Mar 13, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
African American Genealogy: Guest Blogger: Bill Grimke-Drayton, Descendant of the Slaveholding Drayton Family in America and Barbados This blog is the first of our posts for the Carnival of African American Genealogy. A blog carnival comes together...
Mar 13, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
Why Didn't I Know My Family Held Slaves? Hey everyone, I'm Toni Carrier, founder of Lowcountry Africana, the USF Africana Heritage Project and Afriquest. I'm blogging today about my...
Mar 12, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
Renowned genealogist Tony Burroughs presented the wisdom-filled webinar "Avoid Traps in African American Genealogy" tonight on Ancestry.com. The webinar focused on common pitfalls that can hinder your search for...
Mar 9, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
Ancestry.com will present a free webinar this Thursday, March 11 by renowned genealogist Tony Burroughs. The webinar "Avoid Traps in African American Genealogy" will air at 8 p.m. on Thursday. The seminar will focus on common mistakes that can hinder...
Jan 14, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
Lowcountry Africana Haiti I'm OK Board and Information Center: Seek Information, Share News of Loved Ones in Haiti Lowcountry Africana has created a Haiti I'm OK Board and information Center where you can search the Google Crisis Response...
Dec 2, 2009 | LCA Main Blog
The life story of Adam Frost, formerly enslaved by Governor John Drayton, continues to unfold and is a wonderful example of the genealogy research community working together to solve a research problem. We first discovered Adam Frost and his story by searching...
Aug 20, 2009 | LCA Main Blog
Lowcountry Africana, a free website dedicated to African American genealogy and history in the Lowcountry Southeast (SC, GA and FL) is pleased to welcome Aisha Taylor as Coordinator of Florida Records. In her new role at Lowcountry Africana, Aisha Taylor will...
Aug 13, 2009 | LCA Main Blog
Lowcountry Africana, a free website dedicated to African American genealogy and history in the Lowcountry Southeast (SC, GA and FL) is pleased to welcome Michael Hait as Coordinator of the Lowcountry Africana Resource Library. In his new role at...
Jul 30, 2009 | LCA Main Blog
Lowcountry Africana is pleased and honored to welcome Ms. Luckie Daniels as Coordinator of Georgia Records. In her new role at Lowcountry Africana, Ms. Daniels will coordinate the growth of the Georgia document collection, share information on resources for Georgia...
Jul 30, 2009 | LCA Main Blog
Have You Seen OurGeorgiaRoots.com? We think you will love the website/blog Our Georgia Roots (www.ourgeorgiaroots.com), which has a rich collection of records, images, links and resources for African American genealogy in general, and Washington and Wilkes Counties in...
Jul 30, 2009 | LCA Main Blog
An extraordinary thing happened a few days ago: the creators of GenealogyWise, a social networking site dedicated entirely to genealogy, quietly launched their website without an announcement, possibly thinking of a small, informal launch during which they could...
