Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Genealogy Gophers

Genealogy Gophers is a website that searches a library of 40,000 out-of-copyright works that have been digitized by FamilySearch.org. Enter a name, than click on one of the results to see the full page where your ancestor is mentioned. You will also find the full title of the book, the year of publication, and where it is located.

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Slave surnames

This article  from the theroot.com  explains why determining the surname of an enslaved person can be difficult. 

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