Category Archives: Genealogy

Revisiting Alex Haley’s ‘Roots’: History Channel Premieres Remake on Memorial Day

Posted on May 24, 2016 by

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 →

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Civil War Era Tintypes: Randall Nash, USCT, Inf.

Posted on January 21, 2016 by

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 →

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Freedmen’s Bureau Transportation Records: Letters of “Sold” Former Slaves Seeking to Rejoin Loved Ones

Posted on November 3, 2015 by

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 →

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Sold for the Benefit of the Captors

Posted on June 16, 2015 by

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 →

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Accidents, Injuries and Deaths in the Canal Zone, 1884–1999

Posted on June 2, 2015 by

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 →

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Part I: How to use Panama Canal Personnel Records at the National Archives: My Grandfather worked on the Panama Canal

Posted on January 27, 2015 by

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 →

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A Callin’ from Colón: Photographs of Black Employees Working on the Panama Canal

Posted on November 18, 2014 by

Today’s blog was written by Barbara Lewis Burger,  retired National Archives Still Picture Senior Archivist  We hea’ a callin’ from Colon We hea’ a callin’ from Limon Let’s quit de t’ankless toil an’ fret Fe where the better pay we’ll … Continue reading →

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All We Demand is Justice: Caribbean Union Leaders on the Canal Zone

Posted on November 19, 2013 by

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 →

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