African Slavery in the Caribbean & South America
One of the most important things that have made me very successful in my research is reading history. Reading history provides me with clues of where to look next. While the genealogy community has taken a stronghold of dipping into DNA testing, it has opened the door to a lot of misconceptions. Note that this…
Slave Voyage Database & Slave Registers for British Colonies
A great source on researching your African ancestors is the Trans-Atlantic Slave Voyages website. The website contains over 36,000 Voyages of enslaved Africans. This website covers the entire globe so this will pertain to all islands and countries were Africans were forced into labor.Ancestry also has a great number of databases in their catalog. One…
Genealogy Help for All of the Caribbean
Was hoping that I would be able to post one more island before classes start for me on Monday, however my weekend proved to be too busy. I will not be able to post again until Spring break as I’m in classes full time and studying for a certification exam. However, I failed to mentioned…
Finding Your Ancestry in Antigua and Barbuda
I am hoping to be able to cover a few more countries before classes begin for me on Monday as I am attending classes full time as well as working full time. I will be going on silent mode for the most part since my schedule is busy. So I wanted to cover Antigua and…
Challenging Relationships with Our Ancestors
While I haven’t posted in quite awhile, I thought today would be the perfect time to update my blog. We all face challenges in our relationships with our spouses, significant other, our family members, and friends. One of the things I have discovered is that our ancestors are truly no different than any of us…