Black History Month: Tracing your ancestors to before the Civil War

When one of the Library’s research librarians specializing in genealogical research dug into her family’s past, she discovered her great-great-grandmother’s first name, a mystery that had stumped the family for decades. Such quandries often pop up for Black families tracing their ancestors back to the Civil War and beyond, when records relating to Black people were often chaotic or nonexistent. Read original article: Read More