It’s been a hectic day here in Ft. Wayne. I planned to blog from the AfriGeneas booth but the steady stream of visitors didn’t allow much free time. Anyway, it’s 3:00 in the morning and what better thing to do than to bring y’all up to date on a day that went exceptionally well but …
Well, good, people, we finally got here. It’s been a long trek from Selma, Alabama. Thank goodness I had some help with the driving. Registered earlier and had dinner with Bill Forsyth and Lanell James from ProQuest. We arrived too late to do research at the Allen County Public Library and missed the Ancestry.com reception …
By Tony Burroughs Special to CNN Editor’s note: Tony Burroughs is a professional genealogist and author of “Black Roots: A Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree.” He taught genealogy at Chicago State University for 15 years. (CNN) — Last week a New York Times article reported that Michelle Obama’s great-great-great grandparents were …
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