Keep digging: Finding African Diaspora genealogy stories in Mexico

Today’s freebie is straightforward: Keep researching your ancestry in all regions of the world. Around the globe, the remnants of African Diasporan appear in most cultures. In this quick installment, see the results of the African American slaves finding safety in Mexico. Keep digging and learn of the great Gaspar Yanga. A huge statue in

How to begin your ancestry/family history research

For many, the question of where to begin the hunt for their ancestors, is huge. Here are a few of the questions and comments the Good Genes Genealogy Services (GGGS) team receives from our prospective and new clients: I am adopted and I don’t know anything about my birth family. I don’t know my mother’s

Genealogy humor

Floridians and nearby genealogy researchers: Meet up in Lake County

This wonderful event is from the Wilson Griot Legacy site: WILSON GRIOT LEGACY The Wilson Griot Legacy is a modern enterprise to create new sacred storytelling to unravel information inherent in our genealogical past. RESEARCHING BLACK FAMILY HISTORY Posted byWILSON GRIOT LEGACYSeptember 9, 2023Posted inUncategorized I will be joining with the Kinseekers Genealogical Society of Lake County,

Babysitting for a song

Working in the Right Place, Right time Eva Narcissus Boyd was a teenager who was a babysitter to the young child of the Brill Building songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin. They heard her sing and also loved her dancing. “Little Eva” was asked by the team to sing a demo of their anticipated song

“Testimony against slavery”

Every tone {of the songs of the enslaved} was a testimony against slavery, and a prayer to God for deliverance from chains.” Frederick Douglas, abolitionist, activist, and author, from “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845).

Remembering sports ancestors who broke color barriers and overcame hate

Often, reviewing the hatred and violence suffered by African American ancestors, are tough matters to endure and often neglected in history books. Yet, the examples of persevering despite the sad circumstances, can spur on genealogy and ancestry researchers to compare and contrast the past with today’s societal practices. Good Genes Genealogy Tip: Interview your family

Mental health remedies found in researching ancestors

For many years, the Good Genes Genealogy team — Mark and Ann Lineve — did not know much about the man pictured above, our maternal Grandfather Eugene Gibson Owen, Jr. The short story is that Grandpa Owen moved away from the Midwest city and state, Omaha, Nebraska, when our mothers — Lyla and Angeline —

Linking today’s events with those of our ancestors

Tips on how you can break down brick walls By now, many of us who are searching for answers to the mysteries of our African Diasporan ancestors have found that the routes to getting research are often nontraditional. Consider another avenue to hopefully find your ancestors. Tap into your imagination, natural instincts and recall the

Sad, yet necessary sources for African American ancestry researchers

The last place many African Diaspora ancestors want to research is through the study of slave sales. The writing and imagery are sadly powerful in the historical accounts of financial transactions and public spectacles involving slaves. Yet, the mostly oddly written newspaper advertisements and posters, often offer great clues to African American, Caribbean American, Native