From South Carolina, my sister sends me this link about descendants of enslaved people and enslavers who come together at Wavering Place Plantation in Hopkins, SC. I am gratified that these…
Felicia FurmanJuly 6, 2016
By Joyceann Gray, Sarah Brown and Monique Hopkins Joyceann Gray, Monique Crippen-Hopkins and Sarah Brown are “linked through slavery”. Joyceann and Monique’s ancestors were enslaved by Sarah’s ancestors, the Washington…
Sarah BrownMarch 31, 2015
Part One of this series is titled "Paper". It explains my family background, and how I was launched on this journey. Many thanks to the members of Bittersweet, for your…
Sarah BrownMarch 18, 2015
My great grandfather, Jeremiah Turner (1840-1917), was born in slavery. Our family history explained 'Jery' was the slave son of Squire Turner (1793-1871), of Richmond, Kentucky. Jeremiah Turner was assuredly Squire…
Ardis LigonMarch 1, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, Sharon Morgan emailed me to let me know that someone had posted information on her Our Black Ancestry website that linked my slave owning Furman ancestors…
Felicia FurmanFebruary 23, 2015
Glenda Menzies, née Strawser (1938-2012) People ask what drew me to write a biography of Lillian Carter, mother of President Jimmy Carter (Lillian Carter: A Compassionate Life, McFarland & Company,…
grant.hayter-menziesFebruary 7, 2015
In 2010, an archive of rare documents passed down in my family for over 250 years arrived at my home in Austin. Reading them I came face to face with…
Sarah BrownFebruary 1, 2015
1651 Peter Lely (English artist, 1618-1680) Elizabeth Murray, Lady Tollemache I was never taught that slavery existed in the north. I was taught that it was a southern phenomenon, and…
grant.hayter-menziesNovember 30, 2014
My internet connection had been down all day. I was beginning to get very perturbed—for a lot of reasons. One was that author and genealogist Sharon Morgan was going to…
Felicia FurmanSeptember 8, 2014