Tag Archives: Josephine Burton Ford
Follow Friday: Family and Forgotten History
The benefits of researching my family history are too numerous to list, but one that bears mentioning is how much uncovering my family’s past has taught me things about history that I never learned in school. It wasn’t until I … Continue reading
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Motivational Monday: Tracing African Roots through a Song
On Saturday, I shook off the magic dust of a week at Disney World and got back into my real life by attending the monthly meeting of my local African American Genealogy Society. Our group leader had print outs of … Continue reading
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Blogiversary Gift: Sankofa
Yesterday marked two years of blogging about my search for my ancestors and their stories. When I started, I just hoped that this blog would connect me to more family on this same research path and bring some levity to … Continue reading
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Sentimental Sunday: Father’s Day Quilt
This was one of the best Father’s Days that I’ve ever celebrated with my husband. Probably because I planned a gift far ahead of time that had a lot of personal meaning instead of hoping that a Hallmark card and … Continue reading
Fearless Females: My great-grandmother, Josephine
In honor of Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo at the Accidental Genealogist blog has been providing prompts all month to honor our female ancestors. Today’s prompt is to write a mini profile on one of our fearless female family members. … Continue reading
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Treasure Chest Thursday: Another Stuart Paternity Proved
For just $5 bucks to the Louisiana Vital Records department, another piece of my family’s lore has gone from hearsay to verified heredity. My cousins Monique and Renee learned about their slave and master ancestors, Tempy Burton and Col. W.R. … Continue reading
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Negro? Please.
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 … Continue reading
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