African Ancestored Genealogy

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Comment by George Geder on September 22, 2011 at 7:02am

Troy Davis Has Joined the Ancestors; RIP

My dear brother, we prayed for you then and will continue to do so. Yours is the cause and concern for all of us Black men - who could be found in the wrong place at the wrong time. In this nation, we don't bode well by circumstantial evidence or the many pleading our innocense.

Troy Davis; there but for the grace of God, go I.

The message isn't lost on me. There's a larger lynching mentality blanketing this country and the climate is right for such behavior to grow. Now is not the time to get complacent or think it will never happen to us. Every Black man in America is vulnerable to such a travesty. That includes me.

Our only resolve is to be smart, be fearless, go in caution, speak out against injustice and remember Troy Davis.

Peace & Blessings,

"Guided by the Ancestors"

Comment by George Geder on August 28, 2011 at 3:38pm

150 Years later, Broken Ties Mended, by Melvin J. Collier - Book Review; see  http://bit.ly/ovnIGu

Comment by Anita Wills on August 4, 2011 at 6:10pm

George,

They are revealing themselves and how racist and small minded they are. Which raises the question of who the people were that put them in office. The only defense against them is to speak truth and keep moving forward. Not only are they ignorant and racist, they are evil. That kind of malicious attack can only be pushed back with the truth. That is to continue learning and teaching our history and how intelligent and resilient our ancestors were. We also need to call out those who support these racists. That is how we win.

Comment by Alane Roundtree on August 4, 2011 at 8:03am

"...when they put us behind them, that's where they made their mistake. They put us behind them and we watched every move they made."  Fannie Lou Hamer

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Comment by George Geder on August 4, 2011 at 6:39am

Because The President Is Black

Pat Buchanan refers to him as 'boy' and 'coonskin'.

Doug lamborn refers to him as a 'tar baby'.

Mark Halperin calls him a 'dick'.

Do you think that the color of the President's skin had ANYTHING to do with the protracted BS over the debt ceiling?

Do you think that the color of the President's skin had ANYTHING to do with the underminding of his efforts to get this country back on track?

Do you think that the color of the President's skin had ANYTHING to do with the the Republicans and Tea Partiers knitpicking everything that he attempts?

Intelligent folks know to ignore these detractors. Intelligent folks know to filter out the wheat from the chaff in the media reports.

Intelligent folks know to they have an obligation to let their voices be heard and tell everyone who would listen to speak up and denounce these thinly veiled inferences of racism slurred at the President of the United States.

Pat, Doug, Mark and your legions - you are wrong and evil.
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Peace & Blessings,
"Guided by the Ancestors"

Comment by George Geder on May 30, 2011 at 8:12pm

Memorial Day Celebrations & Family History

 

We have gone to church. We have pulled out the photographs of our current and Ancestral veterans of war domestic and foreign. We have honored our soldiers. We have tweeted, posted, cross-posted, re-tweeted and posted some more about our own known heroes and those mentioned in articles by others. Done! Servicemen and veterans; we

Not so fast; we're not really done here.

 

We need to put these brave, courageous freedom fighters into the context of our family history. Now is the time include their stories into our genealogy software and notebooks. It's time for our children to see a more focused family tree based on what they have just learned about their military relatives and Ancestors.

 

This is the perfect time to introduce genealogy to the uninitiated. Family history centered around the exploits of our military heroes could be the perfect school-end project for some of our young students. Of course, some kids have already done class projects prior to the Memorial Day weekend. Still, we can build on the momentum after the coals of the BBQ grill have died down.

 

By researching the family history around this theme, one may find a legacy of military involvement and heroism in a household that goes on for generations. Women and men were not only soldiers, but were medical support, manufacturer of supplies and trainers. They were a collective of 'Freedom Fighters'!

 

There's nothing more fitting than to put their stories into a genealogy software database; to be shared and enjoyed by descendants to come! You will also be adding to the canon and history of the American military experience. For some, particularly the African Ancestored and other minorities, you will be telling the unheard and untold stories. It doesn't get any better or more important than that.

 

Start that family history project today and begin with telling the stories of your military heroes you've been remembering on Memorial Day 2011. If you need help, just holler! I'm her for ya.

 

Peace & Blessings,

"Guided by the Ancestors"

Comment by Art Thomas on May 23, 2011 at 6:54am

Congratulations George, Good Work.... As you say, "it isn't how far back you go, but how deep you go into your genealogy/family history.

Comment by George Geder on May 22, 2011 at 11:16pm

I have a 'new' cousin - and he's 84 years old! How cool is that?

http://bit.ly/iOCFHI

 

Peace & Blessings,

"Guided by the Ancestors"

Comment by Willette Bryant on March 4, 2011 at 4:16pm

Hi Group,
Has anyone used GenealogyBank before and is it worth pay for? and what other genealogy websites are good to pay for beside Ancestry I can't seem to find anything else on there then what I already have.

Thanks Willette

Comment by George Geder on February 2, 2011 at 10:51am

From Slavery to the Confederate Army???

Does this story from myfoxtampabay.com make historical sense? 

Is there something else going on?

Let us know your thoughts!

Check it out at: http://bit.ly/fS28Cd

Peace & Blessings,

"Guided by the Ancestors"

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