Lowcountry Africana
Rediscover records of African American genealogy and history in the Lowcountry Southeast (SC, GA and northeast FL), home of the Gullah-Geechee cultural heritage.
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Rediscover records of African American genealogy and history in the Lowcountry Southeast (SC, GA and northeast FL), home of the Gullah-Geechee cultural heritage.
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Rediscover records of African American genealogy and history in the Lowcountry Southeast (SC, GA and northeast FL), home of the Gullah-Geechee cultural heritage.
Lowcountry Africana commented on Debra Sandstrom Fleming's group South Carolina Research"Hi Genfriends :0)
It's Toni Carrier writing from Lowcountry Africana, to invite you to come and join the discussion in our new Facebook research community. You can post queries, discuss research and learn about new resources…"
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New Lowcountry Africana Facebook Research Community
Hi Everyone, It's Toni writing from Lowcountry Africana, to invite you to come and join the conversation in our new Facebook Research Community, where you can post queries, share research wisdom and learn about new resources for your family research. Here's the link, but come join in the conversation!https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lowcountry-Africana-Research-Community/290768470933361 …See More
Lowcountry Africana added a discussion to the group African American Genealogy
New Lowcountry Africana Facebook Research Community
Hi Genfriends, It's Toni Carrier writing from Lowcountry Africana, to invite you to come and join the new Lowcountry Africana Research Community on Facebook, where you can post queries, discuss research, share wisdom and learn about new resources for SC, GA and FL. We hope you will come join the discussion! Here's the URL: …See More
Lowcountry Africana added a discussion to the group Lowcountry AfricanaVisit Lowcountry Africana's New Research Community on Facebook!
Hi Genfriends, I hope this finds you well and making progress in your research. :0) We have just created a research community on Facebook and would like to invite you to join to begin collaborating with other group members. Ask questions, share the families you are researching, connect with other researchers who may be researching your family, share wisdom you have gained in your research. We're meeting up, working to find Lowcountry ancestors. Come connect with us! …See More
Lowcountry Africana posted a status"Please visit our new Lowcountry Africana Research Community on Facebook! Post your family lines, share resources... http://ning.it/qG879W"
Caroline Respess joined Lowcountry Africana's groupLowcountry Africana
Rediscover records of African American genealogy and history in the Lowcountry Southeast (SC, GA and northeast FL), home of the Gullah-Geechee cultural heritage.
Lowcountry Africana added a discussion to the group Lowcountry AfricanaNew Footnote Pages for SC Estate Inventories
Greetings Everyone, Hope you are all well and your research is productive. Here are new Footnote pages we've built for SC estate inventories this week, including a great find made by Karen Meadows-Rogers:Slaves at Hickory Hill Plantation of Edith Mathews, Charleston, SC, 1796 Indexed by Felicia R. Mathis …See More
Lowcountry Africana replied to Lowcountry Africana's discussion An Invitation for Descendants of Plantation Owners and Descendants of Slaves to Collaborate to Rediscover Lowcountry African American Heritage"Hi Claudia,
Wow, that is quite a discovery and it is generous of you to go back through your notes and share what you learned. Thank you so much!
I hope this leads to future discoveries for you, and for African Americans who share your family's…"
Lowcountry Africana replied to Lowcountry Africana's discussion An Invitation for Descendants of Plantation Owners and Descendants of Slaves to Collaborate to Rediscover Lowcountry African American Heritage"Hi Kathleen,
Thank you so much for posting here. If you should find any documents in the course of your family research that name slaves, it would be wonderful for you to share them!
Best,
Toni :0)"
Claudia Rush replied to Lowcountry Africana's discussion An Invitation for Descendants of Plantation Owners and Descendants of Slaves to Collaborate to Rediscover Lowcountry African American Heritage"Hi Toni,
Went back over my notes. William Harrison Fitzgerald actually bought and sold slaves as an occupation. There is quite a bit about him in the book "My Dear Jane" by Margaret J Kennard."
Kathleen Squires replied to Lowcountry Africana's discussion An Invitation for Descendants of Plantation Owners and Descendants of Slaves to Collaborate to Rediscover Lowcountry African American Heritage"Hi...I recently came across an ancestor of mine, Alfred Plummer, who was born in North Carolina in 1823. He apparently became a slave owner (according to the slave schedules) and owned approx. 20 slaves. I don't know much more than that.…"
Lowcountry Africana replied to Lowcountry Africana's discussion An Invitation for Descendants of Plantation Owners and Descendants of Slaves to Collaborate to Rediscover Lowcountry African American Heritage"Hi Claudia,
Thank you so much for posting, and for the information about your ancestors! We would love for you to share any of your ancestors' records that mention slaves.
Blessings,
Toni :0)"
Claudia Rush replied to Lowcountry Africana's discussion An Invitation for Descendants of Plantation Owners and Descendants of Slaves to Collaborate to Rediscover Lowcountry African American Heritage"I've discovered that my ancestor Abner Averitt from Early Co GA had a number of slaves on the 1860 census. And I believe William Harrison Fitzgerald from Pittsylvania Co, VA was a slave owner as well. I don't know much more than this other…"
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