Mar 30 2018Save3/30/18Tracing Your Roots: My Ancestor Was in Her Half Sister’s DowryHenry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Senior Researcher Meaghan E.H. Siekman1SaveFamilies intertwine and seemingly pass back and forth over the color line, complicating efforts to trace their…
Nov 25 2016Save11/25/16How Far Back Can You Trace My Black Family?Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Researcher Meaghan SiekmanSaveI have a lot of questions regarding my family's history. With my grandfather's recent passing, I was compelled to…
Oct 28 2016Save10/28/16Did My Black Ancestor Move Farther South During Slavery?Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Researcher Meaghan Siekman2SaveI am trying to trace the roots of my paternal great-great-grandfather, Lucien Joshua. He relayed to the census taker…