How Did I Get Here: From Africa to North Carolina

I finally got another member of my family to take a DNA test!   My half-brother M. Artis took the Ancestry DNA test on December 4, 2015...

My Aunties: Ethel Becton Artis and Leona Reed Becton This week’s theme is based on those relatives who lived a long life aka Centenari...

Classie Virginina Pate Fuller Do not use photo without my expressed permission. This is my latest post for the 2015 edition of t...

Happy Birthday to My First Love...My Mommie! 90 Looks Beautiful On You!

1870 Census for Renah Daniels Happy New Year! I’m happy to say that Amy Johnson Crow has decided to continue the 52 Ancestor Chall...

Decoding the Past Through DNA   Photo from the Finding Your Roots Website It’s the final episode of Season 2 Finding Your Roots...

(Another entry in the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge) This week on November 11th, Americans will honor our Veterans. Meanwhile on Nove...

To Trace an African American Family Back into Slavery Use to be Impossible but Today it’s Possible! Photo from the Finding Your Roots W...

Photo from the Finding Your Roots Website "It’s been said that America's tastes has been shaped by its immigrants" TOM...

Episode 4 - Lives Shaped by the Revolutionary War and the Civil War  Photo from the Finding Your Roots Website Ben Affleck , th...