Genealogy Adventures

Brian Sheffey

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SOCIETY & CULTURE

Connecting Americans to each other - and the world - one family tree at a time. American history - with an emphasis on Black American history - thrown in for good measure too. Where will your genealogy adventures take you today? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

03/14/2022

S05 E21: "How To Live Well Past 100 Years" - The Story Of Mother Lucille Shazier With Mary L. Beal

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 hr
03/07/2022

S05 E20: The Story Of Anarcha, Lucy, & Betsey: The 3 Enslaved Mothers Of Gynecology

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 hr
02/28/2022

S05 E19: The Fugitive Slave Ads Database With Dr. Shaun Wallace

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

59 min
02/21/2022

S05 E18: Discussing The Reconstruction Era With Professor William Horne

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

57 min
02/14/2022

S05 E17: Researching Louisiana Sugar Plantations, Pt 2 with Ja'el "YaYa" Gordon

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 1m
02/07/2022

S05 E16: The History Of African American Food W Tonya Hopkins (the Food Griot) (1)

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 hr
01/31/2022

S05 E15: Creating The Memorial For The USCT Of Natchez, MS W Deborah Fountain

Deborah Fountain is the Lead Genealogist and the History and Research Subcommittee Chairperson on the Natchez USCT Monument Committee. We talked about the steps taken to get these USCT Army and Navy troops honored with a memorial, her family's connection to this history, and ways you can research whether your ancestors fought with the USCT in Natchez. Deborah also discussed the steps that were taken to be a part of something as simple as the Wreaths Across America ceremony. This is a ceremony that happens every Christmas where wreaths are placed on the graves of soldiers throughout the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 hr
12/27/2021

S05 E14: Researching The Children Of Breeders

When Congress ended the United States’ participation in the international slave trade in 1808, enslavers and would-be-enslavers could no longer import additional slaves from Africa or the West Indies. There was only one practical way of increasing the number of enslaved laborers: through "natural increase".By the 1820s, established enslavers and prospective enslavers relocated to places previously unavailable for settlement in large numbers. Places like lands cleared of Native Americans in Georgia. The nascent European and New England textile industries were starting to thrive: an expanding Cotton Kingdom required new laborers. So too did Louisiana's Sugar Empire. These economic developments needed an increased enslaved labor force. Human beings known as breeders, enslaved men and women, were the answer to forestall any potential shortfall in the labor required to feed these burgeoning industries.We are taught almost nothing about the breeding farms whose function was to produce as many slaves as possible for the sale and distribution throughout the South.In this episode, we talk about how to recognize a breeding farm when reviewing Slave Schedules and other slavery-related business records – and how to formulate a research strategy to research the children of breeders.Resources referenced in this episode:"American slavery as it is; testimony of a thousand witnesses": https://archive.org/details/americanslaverya00weld/page/182/mode/2up?q=breeding"A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry in the United States":https://kottke.org/16/02/a-history-of-the-slave-breeding-industry-in-the-united-states?fbclid=IwAR3WsQ0xuuKyKlBGdKUQjJhw0si1V2QJknsAKKXV2YA8mPXrch9P9k7GBcESlave Valuations: https://www.sciway.net/afam/slavery/flesh.html?fbclid=IwAR3U9i4zti2Apfn56XulItcQpVQaA5RnNJbcxYvGhOTyur4rBKy-bA0W80I Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Connecting Americans to each other - and the world - one family tree at a time. American history - with an emphasis on Black American history - thrown in for good measure too. Where will your genealogy adventures take you today? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creator

Brian Sheffey
Years Active

2020 - 2022
Episodes

118
Rating

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