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GeneaBlogie
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A journal of adventures in genealogy; philosophy, personal observation, and research help. Primary surnames; Manson, Bowie, Gines, Brayboy, LeJay, Sanford, Bryant.
Recent Posts
Black Catholic History Month:First Black Priest in the USA? A Third Contender
Last week I wrote about the question of the first black Catholic priest in America. I said the answer to that question depended upon who you asked. I now know that the answer to the question depends upon how the you ask the question! This is be...
And Another Thank You . . .
. . . to the California Genealogical Society & Library’s 2009 Nominating Committee, which has nominated me to be a new board member. Read about the upcoming board elections and other doings in the CGS Blog. ...
Thank You to . . .
. . . Randy Seaver of Gena-Musings and Katie O’Hara of You Are Where You Came From, both of whom presented me with the Kreativ Blogger award in the past week! The rules are that a recipient must reveal seven thing about oneself and then pass t...
Black Catholic History Month: The Catholics in My Families
The number of black Catholics in the United States is small. I know this both anecdotally and empirically. I was probably a teenager before I met another black Catholic family. My parents, each for their own reasons, converted to Cathol...
Black Catholic History Month:Catholic Slaves in Maryland
Michael Hait picks up the story at the Examiner: http://www.examiner.com/x-8873-African-American-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Catholic-slaves-of-the-Carroll-family-of-Maryland ...
Resources Announcements from Digital Library of Georgia
I received two announcements from the Digital Library of Georgia yesterday. The first concerned their collection of newspapers: The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the free online availability of three historic Georgia newspapers: t...

