John Tyler In December 2020, Eric Kolenich of the Richmond Times-Dispatch interviewed several descendants of President John Tyler. He was prompted to write about them and their ancestor when John…
Prinny AndersonFebruary 2, 2021
Part 2 of the Oral History post describes the kinds of impacts that oral history research can have, regardless of the circumstances of the family whose history is being woven…
Prinny AndersonApril 4, 2017
So many of us want to know our ancestors’ stories and find out more about where we’ve come from. DNA research has advanced our ability to find and learn about…
Prinny AndersonMarch 28, 2017
-- Story by Quest Whalen, Class of 2019, Tuskegee University, submitted kindness of Dr. Lisa Bratton, Professor, Tuskegee University Dr. Bratton shared Ms. Whalen’s essay soon after their overnight at…
Prinny AndersonNovember 16, 2016
Reviewing a Book Review A few days ago, I got an email from a friend who has become a leader in the field of researching African American family histories, up…
Prinny AndersonFebruary 17, 2016
What Linked Descendants Say About Making Connections Across the Divide Reflections provided by participants of the December 2015 Coming to the Table conference call. Post co-authored by Sharon Morgan, Our…
Prinny AndersonFebruary 10, 2016
Part 3 – Connecting with the Descendants of the Bleak House African American Community Part 1 narrated what happened when Alice and Jon Cannon bought Bleak House, the remnant of…
Prinny AndersonDecember 8, 2015
Part 2 – Finding the Descendants of the Bleak House Community Part 1 narrated what happened when Alice and Jon Cannon bought Bleak House, the remnant of Bleak House Plantation,…
Prinny AndersonNovember 24, 2015
Part 1 - Finding the House, Looking for the People At the Telling the History of Slavery conference, the woman I sat next to looked to be about my age,…
Prinny AndersonNovember 17, 2015