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There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his. – Helen Keller
52 Ancestors in 52 weeks: Week #1 – Beginnings
52 Ancestors in 52 weeks: Week #1 – Beginnings Genealogy is not just a compilation of dates, not a listing of surnames, it is simply His-Story/Her-Story. As Amy Cross says no story is too small. This year, I will make every effort to tell the ancestor’s story using genealogical data, pictures, family lore, oral… Continue reading 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks: Week #1 – Beginnings
Finding family along the Altamaha River in Coastal Georgia
#52 Ancestors Week 48 “Gratitude” Dozens of plantations lined the Altamaha River throughout many counties. All my father’s maternal ancestors were from Brunswick Glynn County, GA. They resided on the sea islands most likely as enslaved people. I discovered my 4th Grandfather, Israel White’s name on the 1874-1800 Tax Digest, Glynn County Georgia. The register… Continue reading Finding family along the Altamaha River in Coastal Georgia
Bough Breaks the Color Barrier
As the first Black History Month of this new decade, February of 2020, was commemorated at St. Francis College (SFC) Brooklyn Heights, NY, the Athletics department kicked it off by honoring Al Innis, center with the 1955-56 St. Francis Terriers, who was the Metropolitan New York Conference Regular Season Champions with a 21—4 record. He… Continue reading Bough Breaks the Color Barrier
Something about Susan Caroline Bough
Not everyone has the luxury of scholars documenting the story of your ancestor. However, Dr. Elizabeth Rezende discussed in a lecture, at the St. Thomas University of the Virgin Islands Campus, “Susan Bough, negotiating through a Man’s World of Business in the Danish West Indies, 1905-1920. Dr. Rezende, Adjunct Professor, taught Anthropology and Caribbean History… Continue reading Something about Susan Caroline Bough
Looking at Resilience
2019 marks the commemoration of 400th Anniversary of the African American Story in the United States. The history includes the “forced migration” of Africans into North America. Gloria Brown-Marshall, Associate professor at John J College, so eloquently described on cable network; what happen 400 years ago, that is, the separation of families, is the discussion… Continue reading Looking at Resilience
Gone fishing, meh sun
My apologies, I have to take an indefinite blogging vacation. I will be back, hopefully soon.
Supreme Court Building, named after Bough descendant, Raymond L. Finch
In March 2017, members of the Bough family of the Virgin Islands gathered together during the Virgin Islands commemoration events, for the 100th Anniversary Transfer of the Danish West Indies from Denmark to the United States. At the gathering, family stories were featured. At one of the informal settings, it was said that James Bough had one of… Continue reading Supreme Court Building, named after Bough descendant, Raymond L. Finch
SNGF: 100 Word Genealogy Challenge
Randy Seaver offers us the following challenge 1) Write a short 100 word story using the phrase “,,,the most interesting ancestor I have…” in 100 words. Here’s mine: Peter Bough (1855-1922) is the most interesting ancestor I have, unknown to him the transfer of the Danish West Indies to the Americans would take place in 1917. Peter… Continue reading SNGF: 100 Word Genealogy Challenge
Surname Saturday, Bough (US Virgin Islands)
The mission from Randy Seaver: how many surnames in your family tree database was done before, but since the Bough family gathering I needed to bring the tree up to date. Looking at the Surname Statistics in my Roots Magic Software, there are 9 pages with 39 names per page . Grand total of about… Continue reading Surname Saturday, Bough (US Virgin Islands)
Family Reunions
I love family reunions
