Monday, September 30, 2013

October is Family History Month

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Leonard Smith III Did you know October is Family History Month? Several states and cities have designated this month Family History Mon...

Harrell Family Papers Donated to the Amistad Research Center

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Harrell donating family files: Photo Credit-Walter C. Black,Sr. The Amistad Research Center is the nation's oldest, largest and mos...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

The Obsequies of Church Mother Rosabell Moore

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Rosabell Richardson Moore was born to Thomas Richardson and Emma Vining Richardson on October 3, 1907. As her life flowered and bloomed mar...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

Harrell Preparing to Donate Family Files to a Repository

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Antoinette Harrell preparing files for repository Photo credit: Walter C. Black, Sr. Genealogists and family historians spend a lot o...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Teaching Grandchildren Their Family History

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Baking Time Together As a family historian I get the opportunity to teach my grandchildren their family history and build family tradit...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Students from Tangipahoa Parish Commemorate the 50th Anniversary March on Washington

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Photo Credit: Walter C. Black, Sr. Filled with excitement six youth ambassadors from Amite, Louisiana boarded a bus for the long 18 h...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

The Legacy of Our Ancestors of Tangipahoa and St. Helena Parishes, Louisiana

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As a small child I enjoy the company of my maternal grandmother Josephine Richardson Harrell. I was just a toddler when my grandfather Jasp...

Obituaries Can Provide Value Genealogical Information

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In every African American community you will find someone that had an extensive obituary collection. My mother Isabell Harrell-Cook is one o...