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Treasure Chest Thursday: Great-Grandmother, Josephine: FOUND!

April 8, 2010 By dionneford Leave a Comment

One of the biggest mysteries in the search for my family's history was that of my great-grandmother, Josephine Burton Ford for whom this blog is named.  Born and raised in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, she was married there, raised a family there, but disappeared after the 1920 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: African American History, Ancestry, geneology, Mississippi, Multiracial families, U.S. Census Tagged With: Treasure Chest Thursday

Negro? Please.

January 6, 2010 By dionneford 6 Comments

In the 2010 Census, people will be able to classify themselves as Negro.  The U.S. Census Bureau has added "Negro" to its forms again because some people prefer to be called by the term an official said. I'd love to meet the people who refer to themselves as Negro.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family history, Ford, geneology, mulatto, race, U.S. Census, Uncategorized Tagged With: US Census adds Negro to forms

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The search for my family's history began at age twelve when I asked the simple question, "Grandpa, are you white?"

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