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Genealogy research reveals Johnny Ritchey's family were among the first Black landowners in La Jolla in 1892, tracing the Padres legend's deep San Diego roots.

INDIANAPOLIS — As the nation marks Black History Month, FOX59/CBS4 is looking at the deep roots of the Black community in Indiana, dating as far back as 1870, with records of the first free Black ...

The Long Island Studies Institute at Hofstra University has been awarded a $459,000 federal grant to digitize historic and ...

In addition to the jigsaw contest, the Friends of the Jefferson Public Library will sponsor a Warehouse Sale beginning at 9 a ...

Tracing a family tree can be challenging, especially when birth records are missing or relatives change names through ...

At Columbia’s 701 CCA, a new art exhibit revisits the antebellum South, uncovering rarely told stories of free Black communities through archival research.

Over the past year, UD has reacted to pressure under a second Trump administration, while tuning a “long-term strategy” on ...

The RootsTech schedule is out. Take a look and see which of the scores of free talks and tutorials will best help you make progress in your genealogy.

On March 27, 1829, a wealthy white planter and businessman named Richard Fordham purchased four enslaved African Americans ...

The namesake of a new park, the Heuston family was part of a thriving free Black community that helped others flee slavery.

Sheriff William M. Ducker needed only five working days to count the inhabitants of the 80 households of his township--White, the most populous in Ashley County, which surrounded and included Fountain ...