Category Archives: Genealogy
A Phenomenon Called “Roots,” 1977
Today’s blog was written by Alan Walker, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland From the moment our search room doors opened to the public in late 1936, family history was a big draw for the public. For the fiscal year … Continue reading
Revisiting Alex Haley’s ‘Roots’: History Channel Premieres Remake on Memorial Day
Today’s post was written by Tiffany Walker, Archives Technician in the Textual Processing Branch at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland The History Channel has produced a four part, 8 hour remake of the 1977 miniseries ‘Roots,’ which is based on … Continue reading
Posted in Diaspora, Genealogy, Slavery and the Slave Trade, Tribute/News
Tagged A&E, Alex Haley, History Channel, James "Jimmy" Dent Walker, Lifetime, Roots, Tiffany Walker
Civil War Era Tintypes: Randall Nash, USCT, Inf.
Today’s blog was written by Jesse Wilinski, Archives Technician at the National Archives at Washington, D. C. While working on RG 15 Case Files of Approved Veterans’ Pensions Application (Civil War and Later Survivor’s Certificates), 1861-1934 series, I came across … Continue reading
Freedmen’s Bureau Transportation Records: Letters of “Sold” Former Slaves Seeking to Rejoin Loved Ones
Today’s blog was written by Mr. Damani Davis, Reference Archivist at the National Archives in Washington, D. C. This blog was a part of a presentation titled “The Freedmen’s Bureau and the Freedman’s Bank: Reconstruction Records at the National Archives,” … Continue reading
Sold for the Benefit of the Captors
Today’s blog was written by genealogist Renée K. Carl As a genealogist with a background in cultural anthropology, I relish the research project that allows me to put information about a family into the context of the times. When a … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Personal Experience, Slavery and the Slave Trade
Tagged Navy, Renee K. Carl, War of 1812
Accidents, Injuries and Deaths in the Canal Zone, 1884–1999
Written by Patrice Brown, Archivist (Special Assistant) in the Evaluation and Special Projects Division, National Declassification Center at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland This is the second in a series of blogs that relates to Panama Canal records. … Continue reading
Posted in Diaspora, Genealogy
Tagged Canal Zone, labor, Panama Canal, Patrice Brown, RG 185
Part I: How to use Panama Canal Personnel Records at the National Archives: My Grandfather worked on the Panama Canal
Today’s blog was written by Patrice Brown, Archivist (Special Assistant) in the Evaluation and Special Projects Division, National Declassification Center at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland There has been increased interest in the employees of the Panama … Continue reading
Posted in Diaspora, Genealogy
Tagged Genealogy, National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), Panama Canal, Patrice Brown, RG 185
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All We Demand is Justice: Caribbean Union Leaders on the Canal Zone
Today’s blog was written by Sonia A. Prescott, Doctoral Student in History at the University of Maryland, College Park. Scholarship on the Panama Canal has steadily evolved from focusing solely on the United States and its triumph over the land … Continue reading
