Genealogy Adventures Brian Sheffey

Mary L. Beal (author) and centenarian Mother Lucille D. Shazier joined the show to talk about Beal's book "How to Live Well Past 100 Years" - a book about Mother Lucille's life.Beal has been intrigued, amazed, fascinated, and stunned by the wisdom, strength, and tenacity of mature women. Their lives and experiences span the gamut of obstacles, triumphs, successes, and "ups and downs." Born to Georgia sharecroppers, Mother Lucille D. Shazier's life epitomizes, exemplifies, and summarizes this profound truth through tales Beal and Mother Shazier, who joined us halfway through the programme, shared on the show.Book link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RSB5XKQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1&fbclid=IwAR1wj-r_J49_mbCt3azY1XM1xzjRmPUyMM09DtIJrm8MUgfWH6gLmKXNHAw Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/genealogy-adventures.



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Say their names... Anarcha, Lucy, Betsy! Without these three women, the study of Gynecology would not be where it is today. Join us as we talk about the 3 enslaved mothers of Gynecology and learn about the wonderful way they are being honored.Our scheduled guest unfortunately could not join us for the conversation. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/genealogy-adventures.



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Did you have a family member disappear during slavery? Do you think they ran and went into hiding? As we close out Black History Month we always have to throw a little genealogical research in the mix. Dr. Shaun Wallace (Bristol University, UK) joined the show to talk about a project he has been working on for the past few years: The forthcoming Fugitive Slave Advertisement Database. The database will host United States newspaper “runaway ads” enslavers posted to try and locate enslaved people who made their bid for freedom. Dr. Wallace spoke about the history behind these ads, as well as the types of information the ads contained - including genealogically useful clues. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/genealogy-adventures.



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Professor William Horne of Villanova University walked us through the least discussed time period in African American history. It should have been the start of the U.S.A. version 2.0. It was a brief time period when African Americans were on the road to attaining equity and a seat at the table before the Jim Crow Era stripped that progress away in terms of Black legislative policymaking.In this episode, we spent the hour discussing aspects of Reconstruction that have not been publicly discussed. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/genealogy-adventures.



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Ja'el "YaYa" Gordon returned to the show to share, teach and explain slavery in Louisiana. Get ready for another knowledge-dropping show while learning ways to research in Louisiana.Below are links to the 2 maps shown during this episode:1. Map showing the distribution of the slave population of the southern states of the United States. Compiled from the census of 1860 via https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3861e.cw00132002. La Tourrette's reference map of the state of Louisiana: from the original surveys of the United States, which show the townships, sections, or mile squares, Spanish grants, settlement rights & c., also the plantations with the owners names engraved thereon via https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4011g.ct001895 Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/genealogy-adventures.



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Mac & Cheese, Collard Greens, and Fried Chicken, these foods are associated with what most call soul food. Tonya Hopkins, the Food Griot joins the show to talk about why African American food has had such an influence on American culture.The conversation was so good, Tonya will be joining us again for a Part 2! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/genealogy-adventures.



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