Escapes: Tracing black history in Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood
Green and white awnings and a small sign are all that distinguish the Richmond home of Maggie L. Walker from neighboring duplexes that have been carefully restored to their appearance circa 1925. What distinguished Walker in her day was her skill at overcoming all the obstacles society could place before a black woman living under Jim Crow segregation laws. Read full article >>
Seeking Kin: Tracing a group of refugees, from Europe to Cyprus to Palestine to East Africa
An Australian retiree is working to shed light on the unusual story of a group of Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe who were transported by the British from Cyprus to Palestine and then later to East Africa.
Tracing Your Family History Is Important To Children
Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page I was a junior in high school, and Mr. Joseph, my sociology teacher, asked each student to create a family tree. This project enabled me to spend some precious time with both of my grandmothers, sitting face to face. I heard fascinating stories about Irish immigrants and passengers on the Mayflower who had old ...
Tracing family tree can be relatively easy
Genealogy guru Janice Webster Brown, of Merrimack, comes from a large family. In fact, the branches of her family tree are accessorized by some 17,000 relatives who she has come to know and love as individuals with meaningful life stories and roots mostly in New Hampshire.
Reel China: Hard-pressed documentary makers keep rolling
BEIJING (USA TODAY) — Their subjects include people living at the margins of society, fighting property demolition, tracing the death of relatives persecuted under Chairman Mao, and even a government official discussing the corruption and bullying rife in his City Hall.
Police search for missing "Wolfman"
Police in Ammanford are appealing for help from the public in tracing a 37-year-old man who has been reported missing. Wayne John Morgan, who is known locally as ‘Wolfman’, has been living an alternative lifestyle around the Pantyffynnon area.
Library putting old newspapers online
THOUSANDS of pages from the defunct Wodonga and Towong Sentinel newspaper have been placed online for the benefit of historical researchers, school students and people tracing their family trees or re
Program explores Carver’s kinships
A unique program is planned for Saturday and Sunday at the George Washington Carver National Monument.
Abandoned by mother: Baby Falak's sister found, brother still missing
Lured into second marriage, young mother Munni abandoned her three children.