"I Would Watch Francis Frankie Hagan, My Grandma, in the Annie Malone May Day Parade," Tammy Howell
This is my maternal grandma, Francis Frankie Hagens. As sisters, we used to see grandmother as a member of the:
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Our Stories
From our perspective...
- Mar 19, 2023
- 1 min
"Who Are You? And the Importance of Knowing," Devon Austin, interview with Author, Robin R. Foster
Why is it important for African American to trace their genealogy? My interview with Expert Genealogist and Author Robin R. Foster
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- Mar 19, 2023
- 1 min
"Lucky," by Tammy Howell
I am the caregiver of my father. He is 92 years old and will be 93 in June. His hobby, if you can call it that, is scratching Missouri...
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- Mar 11, 2023
- 1 min
Clarence Adam Chick. Jr. (1929-1997) was an Editor-In-Chief at E. E. Smith High School in 1948
I was doing my normal genealogy researching, and I stumbled upon a great find. I found out that Clarence A. Chick (1896-1966) had a son,
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- Feb 25, 2023
- 4 min
"Becoming the Author of Your Own Story" by Robin R. Foster
Write with your audience in mind. The following is a story map which is the most efficient way I have found to preserve oral history and...
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- Feb 18, 2023
- 1 min
Who keeps the obituary in your family?
Week 3: 18 February 2023 "Who keeps the obituary in your family? What is the oldest obituary that they have? We are anxiously awaiting...
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- Feb 18, 2023
- 5 min
"In Search of Annabella’s Children: A History of the Fielder Family," by Darrell Fielder
My long and arduous journey to find Annabella’s children began about twenty years ago in year 2003. This was a pivotal year that...
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- Feb 11, 2023
- 1 min
"Tell us about a family reunion"
Still looking for more of Our Stories... Week 2: 11 February 2023 "Tell us about a family reunion." "Planning a Family Reunion with a...
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- Feb 11, 2023
- 2 min
"Planning a Family Reunion with a Granddaughter Who Now is Gone on," by Robin R. Foster
Aunt Lou is what I called her. She even had a daughter call her, Aunt Lou. She was my mom's cousin. They had the same grandfather, Rev. ...
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- Feb 4, 2023
- 1 min
Whose graveside did you find?
Who graveside did you find? Who else was buried there? Did you check to see if this family had an earlier burial spot?
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- Feb 4, 2023
- 3 min
A Surprise Waiting Deep in Fairview Cemetery," by Robin R. Foster
We found my second great grandmother, Jane Smith Johnson McCoy, but not her daughter, Mahalia Williams. Fairview Cemetery was mentioned...
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- Jan 28, 2023
- 1 min
Are You Involved in Family History?
We have a lot of dates and places that we are trying to figure out. We thought it would be nice to hear about some of us who found some...
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- Jan 28, 2023
- 1 min
"I Traced Back to David Nelms (1806 - ) from Anson County, North Carolina," Robin R. Foster
Within the will of Presley Nelms Jr. who died in 1841, I learned that he had enslaved David (1806 - ), Lucy (1805 - ), his wife, Charlotte..
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- Jan 28, 2023
- 2 min
"I actually found two of them at the same time" by Tammy Howell
I actually found two of them at the same time by accident. I guess! The two people were my great-grandfather and his father my great-great-g
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- Jan 28, 2023
- 1 min
A List of Our Story Ideas for February
Week 1: 4 February 2023 "Who graveside did you find? Who else was buried there? Did you check to see if this family had an earlier burial...
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- Jan 22, 2023
- 2 min
"Blessed to be Mama Jessie’s Granddaughter" by Joan Coubarous
I am so Thankful and Blessed to be the granddaughter of Jessie Harper Hill Larket (1900-1997).
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- Jan 21, 2023
- 1 min
Who was the best baker or cook in your family?
Week 3: 21 January 2023 "Who was the best baker or cook in your family? What did they make that you liked? Is there a relative that can...
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- Jan 21, 2023
- 2 min
Grandma Ora's Passing and Funeral by Robin R. Foster
Last week, I told you how Grandma Ora came to visit us, and how she got me to recite the 23rd Psalm. I promised to tell you about her passin
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- Jan 14, 2023
- 1 min
Who passed away, and you went to your first funeral?
All of us can remember the earliest funeral that we went to. Our closet family members we cherished. This week we want to remember how it...
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- Jan 14, 2023
- 3 min
My Grandma Ora Foster (1895-1971) on Her Last Visit by Robin R. Foster
I was either six or seven years old, and we had moved from the house next door. It was a huge house next door, but my father had built...
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