Tips from an Amateur Genealogist
Although I started my family research only earlier this year, I quickly became obsessed with it. I also achieved an unusual amount of success in a relatively short period of time. It’s been such a...
View ArticleFinding Family
As an extension of my genealogy research, I’ve been working on a video project, documenting the process of discovery that I’ve been on with my family this year. When my Mom and I traveled South in...
View ArticleLearning and Interning
You know that organization that I’ve mentioned a few times, NiNsee? This may be an example of a crush turning into love. NiNsee (pronounced nin-say) stands for Nationaal instituut Nederlands...
View ArticleThe Genealogy Project
I was fortunate enough this past weekend to sit at a table with a diverse group of black folks who are just as interested in their family histories as I am in mine. The best part of it is they’re...
View ArticleAn anniversary, a milestone, and more to come
The one-year anniversary to mark my arrival in the Netherlands came when I was in Greece. I sat in a cute little restaurant in Athens, avoiding returning to my temporary dorm-like residence, getting...
View ArticleGenealogy instruction leads to envy
First of all, I’m convinced that time in Suriname moves more quickly than it does in other parts of the world. It’s impossible for me to believe or admit that I have already been here for more than...
View ArticleFaithfully complicated archives
As I mentioned earlier, I’ve spent a lot of time with the team managing the archives of the Moravian church, also known as Evangelische Broeder Gemeente Suriname (E.B.G.S). And this may be some...
View ArticleA new audience
For the first time in a very long time, I wasn’t unhappy to be somewhere at 9 a.m. on a Saturday. Believe it or not, I was even early. At the National Archives of Suriname, I was meeting the...
View ArticleIntroducing Ancestors unKnown
Ladies and Gentlemen, Dames en Heren, I’m proud to introduce you to my brand new organization, Ancestors unKnown. Ancestors unKnown introduces young people in the African Diaspora to new perspectives...
View ArticleUps and downs of starting up
I haven’t been doing much traveling recently. I’m pretty much staying still in my modest, rented apartment in Paramaribo, Suriname. Having placed myself on a tight weekly budget, and with lots of work...
View ArticleYour family tree is waiting
And it might be getting impatient. Now is the time! Lost histories and forgotten ancestors just shouldn’t be a thing. So I’m in the business of getting family trees started. Check out the new pages of...
View ArticleA nomad with roots: calling all expats to research the past
Replanting your roots shouldn’t mean losing them In March 1920, my grandmother lived with her parents and siblings in Jacksonville, FL. They shared a home with the parents and younger brother of A....
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