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 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...
