“The decision took into account discussions with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, a 2006 study by the Negro League Researchers and Authors Group and an expanding historical record of Negro League statistics, among other factors.”
Oct 7, 2020 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
If you are serious about African American genealogy and family history, we need your attention.
Our host, Nicka Sewell-Smith has galvanized a group of professional genealogists and family historians to issue a statement of non-support of the Board of African American Genealogy (BOAAG), including Kenyatta D. Berry, Brian Sheffey, Donya Papoose Williams, Melvin Collier...
Apr 5, 2020 • 11 tweets • 9 min read
One of the most underutilized resources in genealogy and family history are newspapers. While the appeal of the census is alluring, it really only offers a snapshot in time on one day of one year while newspapers and periodicals run monthly, weekly, or even daily. #RootsNChill
We covered newspapers for people of color research in depth during episode 81 of #BlackProGen LIVE: #RootsNChill
What can you learn from the family story of Alex Haley that can be applied to your own family history research? Join us and see! #BlackProGen
Dec 11, 2019 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
In 2020, we’ve got two new flavors to keep people of color genealogy and family history research at the forefront! Our 1st announcement is about a new series coming your way beginning January 2020.
History: Unscripted is pop culture and current events, genealogy & family history style. Same YouTube channel but it's pre-recorded instead of live. First episode goes up Tuesday, January 28 and features author, Anette King. SUBSCRIBE today! youtube.com/user/whoisnick…
