This site explores an untold story of our nation's history: how Canada became the home of the first settlements of free blacks outside Africa.

Nearly 250 years ago a 10-year-old African girl was kidnapped and transported to South Carolina, where she was renamed Priscilla and sold into slavery. Unlike the ancestors of many African Americans who were brought to North America as slaves, Priscilla left a paper trail that tells her story and connects her to her living descendants. Read More

Researching Hopkins and Junior surnames in Georgia.

Our families are descendants of Jack Freeman, Sam Freeman, William Ishee Sr, Isham Swan and Ethan Darden. Other related families, through unions and marriages include: Blalock, Boozer, Brisker, Buckner, Clark, Colvard, Dillard, Driskell, Grier, Hansford, Jackson, Johnson, McDowell, Ponder, Redding, Sands, Scott, Shannon, Slaughter, Toles, Walton, Watson and Wooten.

Researching Winstead, Fry, Clay, Greathouse and Alexander surnames in Kentucky

It's hard to find ancestors who, in the eyes of the law, were property rather than persons. Descendants of American slaves must be tenacious to overcome the many obstacles imposed by their families' years in bondage. Read More

The Progenitors and Descendants of Henry Harold, Virginia and Amanda Fields: Genealogy, History and Family Reunions

GeneaBlogie consists of genealogy news, tips, stories, some tech stuff, reviews of genealogical media of all sorts, and of course, my personal observations on my research. We have an informal motto here: “Learn, Share, Enjoy, Appreciate.” I hope you’ll be able to do a bit of each as you read this blog.