Remembering enslaved ancestors purchased by Pedro Pellot, Aguadilla, 1822
This post, based on transcriptions of a notary document from Aguadilla, speaks the names of several enslaved ancestors held in […]
AAHGS Journal’s Author’s Forum: 19 September 2024
I’m participating in the AAHGS Journal’s Author’s Forum on 9/19/24 7-9PM!
Genealogy Foundations: Tips and Strategies for Beginning Your African American Genealogy Journey
Today, Saturday, 20 July 2004, I’ll be participating on a panel & talking about Puerto Rico with host Brian Sheffey,
Restoring the Legacy of Moses Williams: A Case Study of Emancipation
Thrilled to announce that my presentation proposal, “Not Yet Completely Free: Gradual Emancipation and the Family of Moses Williams, Philadelphia, 1776-1833.” was accepted for the 45th AAHGS National Conference!
Come Celebrate Juneteenth with The Majani Project in DC!
The Majani Project’s Family 365 is happening this Saturday Jun 15, to celebrate Juneteenth!
African Ancestors, Afro-Indigenous Ancestry
Mareas de Memoria: Black History & Genealogy in Puerto Rico: 25 April 2004
A special panel discussion on Black History & Genealogy in Puerto Rico with Dr. Jada Benn Torres, Melanie Maldonado Diaz & Dr. Ellen Fernandez-Sacco
Thanks to the IOLI & El Museo del Mundillo!
“El Museo del Mundillo: Sustaining Tradition.” 11 Feb. 2024 This past February, I presented my talk, El Museo del Mundillo:
What Lies Beneath: The search for unmarked burial grounds in Hillsborough County
The emotional, physical and community efforts to commemorate ancestors can collide with the sobering reality of what happens when these sites of memory are lost
Lcdo. Lorenzo Oscar Caban Arocho’s Bienvenidos a Moca
A new book by Lcdo. Lorenzo Oscar Caban Arocho, Bienvenidos a Moca was just published
The New Moses Williams Gallery at The Peale, Baltimore
Baltimore’s The Peale is opening the Moses Williams Gallery on December 1st, home to the Accomplished Arts Apprenticeship program.