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I am a first-generation American, and my family hails from Guyana (and before that, Germany). What resources are…
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This answer was provided in consultation with Meaghan E.H. Siekman, a researcher from the New England Historic…
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Editor’s note: This column was originally published March 29, 2013.
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I am an amateur genealogy enthusiast seeking help with my family tree research. How can I find records of slave…
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For this week’s column I decided to address a topic that comes up frequently in your questions: finding genetic…
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I am the daughter of the light heavyweight champion of the world for 1935-1939: John Henry Lewis. From stories…
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I am trying to trace my great-grandfather Emile Perrilliat, who was born circa 1848-1850. He died in May of 1913. He…
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