The Story of an American Family
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    • Othello Hamilton, Jr., a Eulogy
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    • Aunt Blanche, a Eulogy
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The Story of an American Family


Books

American Tapestry, Rachel L. Swarns
The story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama

Families and Freedom, Ira Berlin and Leslie Rowland
Letters and testimony among families during the Civil War era.

The Fiddler on Pantico Run, Joe Mozingo
A "white" journalist goes on a journey to find the origins of his African name

Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, written by himself

The Free Negro in Virginia 1619-1865, John H Russell
Legal and social status of free Negros through first-hand documents of the time




Miscellaneous

Finding Your Roots, watch full episodes of this extraordinary Dr. Louis Gates, Jr. PBS  series.  

National Archives and Records Administration, research tools and guides for getting started in genealogy as well as digital access to the greatest library in the US.  They also provide live classes on genealogy at their various branches, including New York City.

Slavery in New York, mind opening look at New York's participation in and encouragement of this institution.  From the New York Historical Society exhibit a few years ago.

Indivisible, African-Native American online exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution, Museum of the American Indian.

Cindy's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet, the most definitive listing of all genealogy related sites available online.  It includes links to databases, sites by location and race, webinars, everything you need to get going.


















Contributors

Candice Hamilton
Eunice Hamilton
Donna Hamilton
Carl Hamilton Jr
Brian Hamilton
Marsha Hamilton
Marjorie Toran
Leroy Toran
Rhonda Cundiff







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  • Welcome
  • The Hamiltons
  • The Hills
  • What are You?
  • Profiles
    • Friday Hamilton
    • Susan Gaskins
  • Memories and Eulogies
    • Blanche Hill Hamilton on growing up in New York City
    • Othello Hamilton, Jr., a Eulogy
    • Othello Hamilton, Sr., a Eulogy
    • Aunt Blanche, a Eulogy
  • Guess Who
  • Ancestry.com
  • Sources and Resources
  • Archives
    • Welcome - 12/2014
  • Blog