Tag: genealogy
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Finding Enslaved Ancestors & Building an African American Family Tree: Why This Resource Matters—for You and for History
For too long, the stories of enslaved Africans and their descendants have been overlooked, forgotten, or lost in history’s gaps. These video offers a genuine lifeline—a structured, compassionate guide to begin rebuilding broken family trees, recovering names, lifeways, and legacies that were too often erased.
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Beatrice Freeman Walker & St Luke
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in Oral HistoryOn December 17, 2013, Ms. Beatrice Walker recorded an oral history for Virginia Tech’s University Special Collections at the St. Luke, Odd Fellows, and Household of Ruth Hall. As a key figure in preserving the building and a Trustee on the deed now held by the Town of Blacksburg, her testimony provides invaluable insights absent…
