My Best Genealogy Tips: Finding Formerly Enslaved Ancestors:

by Robin R. Foster

Overview

Did you ever wonder about the enslaved people in your ancestry? Have you asked the oldest living relatives what they remember? Do you know what to do next? I was able to find my second great grandfather, Beverly Vance (1832-1899), in 1880 and 1870 on the census along with his mother,
his wife, and his children.

Have you located your formerly enslaved ancestor in the 1880 and 1870 censuses? This book, entitled
My Best Genealogy Tips: Finding Formerly Enslaved Ancestors, will lead to discovering ancestors who had been enslaved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823178174
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	01/11/2023
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

In 1985, I learned how to be successful at finding my own ancestors with the assistance of the spirit. I was a
FamilySearch Missionary (2007-2014). I was selected as Family Tree Magazine's "Social Media Mavericks:
40 to Follow" in 2014. I am the co-founder and owner of Genealogy Just Ask, LLC at
www.genealogyjustask.com.

In January 2023, I started the African American family historian group which tells their stories. They can be
seen at "Our Stories," a new website at www.ourstoriesgja.com. I served as a volunteer at the Lawrence
Local History and Genealogy Room of the Greenwood County Library, and the Greenwood, SC Family
History Center director.

I presented "How I Found My 3rd Great Grandmother" to the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical
Society, Inc. New Jersey Chapter. Using Microsoft Teams, I presented "African American Genealogy: How
to Start" for one of Merck’s Employee Business Resource Groups (EBRG), the League of Employees of
African Descent. I also participated in the "Charlotte Observer" event, “Tracing Black roots: The process,
challenges and emotional journey of exploring ancestry," and it can be seen at

I presented "Digging Deeper into Records Which May Make Grandma Clam Up" for Jamestown's African
American Genealogy Workshop. I presented "Up Your Game: Intermediate course on researching and
analyzing," for Questing Heirs Genealogical Society of Long Beach, CA. I presented "Beginning Strategies
for African American Genealogy," for the South Carolina State Library.

I presented "Learn How to Find Your Louisiana Ancestor," for the Arna Bontemps African American Museum
in Alexandria, Louisiana. I presented three classes for the Charleston, SC FamilySearch Center's Workshop,
"Genealogy is a Picnic. I started my YouTube Channel: >