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Robb Elementary School – A Branch of My Extended Family

A hat I wear with pride is as a consultant to Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools. This program promotes the inclusion of students...

The Sesstry Series Could Be Banned As Critical Race Theory

Annie Sesstry is a conventional African American teen. Her gaze is on the present; her dreams are of the future. Resistant to the...

A Family of Thirteen

Naïveté permits us to imagine and believe the impossible is feasible. Fifteen years ago, a middle-aged woman challenged her friends to...

Start Spreading The News: Family Newsletters

There is considerable information available relevant to securing knowledge about the past, but what about the present and making sure you...

A Message from "Sophia" on Black Women's Maternal Health

If you have read The Time Travels of Annie Sesstry, You've met Sophia, Annie and Emma's mom. Let me introduce you to the person on whom...

Conducting A Family Survey

Creating your family story is much more than obtaining DNA information. That’s why we encourage you to spend time talking to family...

Oh, Those Family Secrets!

Previous blog posts emphasize the value of starting the search for your family history and ancestry by interviewing family members. It...

How I Started My Search

Researching my family history has been a passion of mine for many years. When I first began, the most I could do was to talk to family...

Start Your Search at Home

Radio and television advertising for DNA testing and ancestor research might lead you to believe an exploration of family history begins...