Do you believe you have a ancestor who was famous, or who played a part in some historic event? Maybe you have been told you have a full-blooded Native American in your family tree, or a that you are descended from a passenger on the Mayflower.
Here's an article from the Sunburned Penguin that looks into 4 such legends.
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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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