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Recent questions tagged black_heritage
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BLACK_HERITAGE genealogy
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+13
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3
answers
319
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Guardian owner apologises for founders’ links to transatlantic slavery
asked
Mar 28, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Katie Fuller
G2G6 Mach 4
(
42.1k
points)
slavery
england
lancashire
black_heritage
+5
votes
3
answers
170
views
Find Plantation if one
asked
Mar 28, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Teresa Davis
G2G6 Mach 6
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62.7k
points)
black_heritage
christmas
north_carolina
+6
votes
0
answers
101
views
52 weeks of US Black Heritage Notables--Week 13 "Light a Candle"
asked
Mar 28, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
notables
african_american
52_ancestors
biobuilders
+11
votes
6
answers
468
views
USBH Weekend Sprint: Help us spring clean by adding family members
asked
Mar 24, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
african_american
usbh
profile_improvement
connectors
+8
votes
2
answers
198
views
How should we make an appropriate category or other edit to reference "Cato, the black slave of Thomas Paine"?
asked
Mar 23, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Fran Cummings
G2G Crew
(
370
points)
paine
black_heritage
+9
votes
1
answer
191
views
52 weeks of US Black Heritage Notables--Week 12 "Membership"
asked
Mar 22, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
notables
african_american
52_ancestors
biobuilders
connectors
+11
votes
4
answers
269
views
Does a church/cathedral/temple turn into a cemetery when one person is interred there?
asked
Mar 20, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Ellen Smith
G2G Astronaut
(
1.5m
points)
categorization
cemeteries
black_heritage
churches
+10
votes
2
answers
138
views
Create sub-category for African-American Churches as a sub-category of African-American History
asked
Mar 18, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Denise Jarrett
G2G6 Mach 6
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64.0k
points)
categorization
black_heritage
religion
+7
votes
0
answers
124
views
USBH-ers- Heads Up- Webinar Video on By Hands Now Known
asked
Mar 16, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
213k
points)
black_heritage
webinar
video
+7
votes
1
answer
157
views
52 weeks of US Black Heritage Notables--Week 11 "Lucky"
asked
Mar 14, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
notables
african_american
52_ancestors
biobuilders
connectors
+6
votes
1
answer
147
views
Does anyone have slaveholders or plantations in Beaufort Co. SC in 1863?
asked
Mar 11, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Cossy Ksander
G2G6 Mach 2
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26.1k
points)
usbh
black_heritage
plantations
south_carolina
+8
votes
2
answers
133
views
Comments on US Black Heritage: The Great Migration
asked
Mar 10, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
L Bubniak
G2G1
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1.6k
points)
black_heritage
categorization
+6
votes
2
answers
148
views
Pre-1700 please create father for this profile
asked
Mar 10, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
D Anonymous
G2G6 Mach 5
(
50.8k
points)
davers
slavery
black_heritage
barbados
suffolk
usbh
+11
votes
4
answers
198
views
Can you help USBH document all laid to rest in destroyed Laurel Cemetery?
asked
Mar 10, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
cemeteries
baltimore
maryland
+13
votes
1
answer
230
views
Transcribing old documents
asked
Mar 9, 2023
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
213k
points)
transcription
black_heritage
black_history
united_states
+9
votes
0
answers
98
views
Suggestion for Notable African Americans
asked
Mar 8, 2023
in
Appreciation
by
Karen Lee
G2G6
(
8.5k
points)
black_heritage
african_american
+4
votes
1
answer
172
views
Need Help with US Black categorization
asked
Mar 8, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Jo Gill
G2G6 Pilot
(
167k
points)
black_heritage
categorization
+8
votes
1
answer
199
views
52 weeks of US Black Heritage Notables--Week 10 "Translation"
asked
Mar 7, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
notables
african_american
52_ancestors
biobuilders
connectors
+12
votes
12
answers
281
views
USBH Weekend Sprint: Help us spring clean by adding sources
asked
Mar 7, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
african_american
profile_improvement
usbh
sourcerers
sources
+9
votes
1
answer
136
views
Middleton Place of South Carolina. Convert cemetery category (or make a sub-category) of plantation page for USBH
asked
Mar 6, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
L Bubniak
G2G1
(
1.6k
points)
middleton
cemeteries
categorization
black_heritage
slavery
+6
votes
1
answer
186
views
Verifying a Slave Shipping Manifest by Signature Matching
asked
Mar 2, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Karen Lee
G2G6
(
8.5k
points)
lee
danville
boyle_kentucky
slavery
black_heritage
+10
votes
0
answers
92
views
52 weeks of US Black Heritage Notables--Week 9 "Gone Too Soon"
asked
Mar 1, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
notables
african_american
52_ancestors
biobuilders
connectors
+17
votes
31
answers
1.0k
views
Join US Black Heritage Connecting Challenge--March 2023
asked
Mar 1, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
african_american
challenges
connecting_challenge
profiles
+14
votes
5
answers
296
views
Help Connect US Black Heritage Project Notables March 2023!
asked
Feb 28, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Katie Bryant
G2G6 Mach 6
(
60.9k
points)
black_heritage
african_american
connectors
notables
+8
votes
1
answer
135
views
I need a Category for Massachusetts Slave Traders (USBH Project)
asked
Feb 27, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Kim Williams
G2G6 Mach 6
(
62.4k
points)
categorization
massachusetts
slave_traders
black_heritage
slavery
+19
votes
4
answers
223
views
John Joseph Eureka rebel to be honoured by US Ambassador
asked
Feb 26, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Anne Young
G2G6 Mach 9
(
95.4k
points)
australia
eureka
black_heritage
bendigo
+47
votes
3
answers
820
views
Genealogy for the Descendants of Enslaved Communities at UVA - WikiTree Challenge Highlights
asked
Feb 25, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Mindy Silva
G2G Astronaut
(
1.1m
points)
wikitree_challenge
black_heritage
challenges
announcements
slavery
virginia
+16
votes
12
answers
340
views
USBH Weekend Sprint: Help us Create More Notable Profiles!
asked
Feb 24, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
african_american
biobuilders
sourcerers
profile_improvement
notables
+9
votes
1
answer
173
views
52 weeks of US Black Heritage Notables--Week 8 "I can Identify"
asked
Feb 21, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
notables
african_american
52_ancestors
biobuilders
connectors
+6
votes
1
answer
244
views
Is categorisation enough to bring to the attention of USBH?
asked
Feb 21, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
D Anonymous
G2G6 Mach 5
(
50.8k
points)
straker
als
slavery
categorization
black_heritage
+26
votes
29
answers
1.3k
views
Do you like to transcribe?
asked
Feb 20, 2023
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Gina Jarvi
G2G6 Pilot
(
145k
points)
transcription
wills
inventories
slavery
united_states
black_heritage
+33
votes
64
answers
2.1k
views
Would you like to join the US Black Heritage Project?/4
asked
Feb 20, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Gina Jarvi
G2G6 Pilot
(
145k
points)
black_heritage
african_american
black_history
slavery
volunteers
united_states
+20
votes
28
answers
2.2k
views
Who are you most closely connected to:DEC-UVA/Freedman Bureau Friday WikiTree 7X7 Challenge?
asked
Feb 20, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Abby Glann
G2G6 Pilot
(
734k
points)
wikitree_challenge
notables
black_heritage
slavery
connection_finder
epow
+6
votes
1
answer
143
views
Source for Caribbean notables
asked
Feb 19, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
D Anonymous
G2G6 Mach 5
(
50.8k
points)
notables
caribbean
diversity
black_history
source
black_heritage
+7
votes
2
answers
210
views
Help with an adoption, an Obama to Obama connection
asked
Feb 16, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Peter Wetzel
G2G6 Mach 1
(
18.3k
points)
adoption
black_heritage
kentucky
non-biological
buckner
+5
votes
1
answer
159
views
Thomas Commeraw, Black 19th century Potter from a Guardian article
asked
Feb 16, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Lynnette Hettrick
G2G6 Mach 5
(
56.4k
points)
commeraw
black_heritage
african_american
notables
+25
votes
30
answers
2.9k
views
Which Black Comedian are you most closely connected to?
asked
Feb 13, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Abby Glann
G2G6 Pilot
(
734k
points)
connection_finder
epow
notables
comedians
black_heritage
united_states
+15
votes
7
answers
373
views
Help us find and connect next week's Connection Finder profiles: Formerly Enslaved Notables
asked
Feb 13, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Abby Glann
G2G6 Pilot
(
734k
points)
profile_improvement
epow
connection_finder
black_heritage
notables
wikitree_challenge
+7
votes
0
answers
179
views
52 weeks of US Black Heritage Notables--Week 7 "Outcast"
asked
Feb 13, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
notables
african_american
52_ancestors
biobuilders
connectors
+9
votes
1
answer
261
views
new Barbados heritage sticker and project page please
asked
Feb 11, 2023
in
WikiTree Help
by
D Anonymous
G2G6 Mach 5
(
50.8k
points)
stickers
flags
barbados
black_heritage
black_history
+14
votes
2
answers
164
views
S Stevenson is a Wonderful WikiTreer
asked
Feb 11, 2023
in
Appreciation
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
wonderful_wikitreers
stevenson
black_heritage
+14
votes
4
answers
301
views
USBH Weekend Sprint: Help us improve these comedians profiles and trees
asked
Feb 9, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
african_american
biobuilders
sourcerers
profile_improvement
notables
+17
votes
13
answers
1.1k
views
Help USBH connect our biggest unconnected Notables!
asked
Feb 9, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Kate Schmidt
G2G6 Pilot
(
121k
points)
black_heritage
african_american
notables
connectors
challenges
+10
votes
0
answers
131
views
52 weeks of US Black Heritage Notables--Week 6 "Social Media"
asked
Feb 7, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
black_heritage
notables
african_american
52_ancestors
biobuilders
connectors
+8
votes
1
answer
270
views
slave owner in Colony of Connecticut
asked
Feb 6, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Cheryl Skordahl
G2G6 Pilot
(
289k
points)
slavery
black_heritage
pgm
+21
votes
14
answers
598
views
Help us find and improve next week's Connection Finder profiles: Black Comedians
asked
Feb 6, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Abby Glann
G2G6 Pilot
(
734k
points)
profile_improvement
notables
epow
connection_finder
connectors
black_heritage
+5
votes
1
answer
218
views
I need a new category created in the US Black Heritage Project
asked
Feb 6, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Melissa Jamison
G2G6 Mach 4
(
49.1k
points)
black_heritage
categorization
georgia
+8
votes
2
answers
278
views
Who are counted as African American,
asked
Feb 5, 2023
in
Genealogy Help
by
Susan Cooper
G2G Crew
(
850
points)
african_american
black_heritage
+52
votes
122
answers
5.5k
views
2023 WikiTree Challenge 4: The week has ended to research for Freedman Bureau Friday/Descendants of Enslaved Communities
asked
Feb 1, 2023
in
The Tree House
by
Mindy Silva
G2G Astronaut
(
1.1m
points)
challenges
announcements
wikitree_challenge
slavery
black_heritage
+18
votes
4
answers
220
views
Lisa Christensen is a Wonderful WikiTreer
asked
Feb 1, 2023
in
Appreciation
by
Elaine Martzen
G2G6 Pilot
(
170k
points)
wonderful_wikitreers
christensen
black_heritage
heritage_exchange
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