Slave Records in Curacao 1831 to 1863
Just like many other regions throughout the Caribbean and South America, slavery existed on the ABC Islands that consists of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao. This post concentrates on Curacao and this is far from the only records. I will be posting them separately based on accessibility. While the below the records are in Dutch, you…
Dominica Land Records 1765 – 1927 Leads to Enslaved Ancestors
Many never look to land records to find ancestors. The assumption is that their ancestors may not have owned land. However, land records go beyond actual land and can include records of servitude such as indentured servants or enslaved people such as many of our African brothers and sisters; our ancestors. These records are invaluable…
When You Do Not See Who You Have Impacted
Many of you were quite unhappy with me about bringing down the website but understood where I was coming from with my decision. Some of you were involved with the situation. It wasn’t done with malintent but I had reached the point of being tired of the selfish behavior from quite a few and my…
Genealogy Records for Salinas Church 1854 – 1942
I have been pretty busy but have had quite a few municipalities remaining for Puerto Rico. I recently came back from the Dominican Republic as I’m researching my Dominican side of the family. While I am close to being done for Puerto Rico, I know that that isn’t the case for many researching their lines.…
8th Annual State of Young Black New York at Fordham University
Below is the presentation I used for the 8th Annual State of Young Black New York held on May 5th at Fordham University. There is a 15-second delay between each slide. The functionality is there where you can move backward or forward on the slides. If you ever have a family member question the safety…
Spanish Last Names
For this next post I want to change things up a bit. For those of us that were raised in Hispanic household, things may or may not come naturally when understanding the surnames and how it works. I’m going to use visual examples for this post. In the Hispanic community, and it is true no…