DearREADERS,Pam described this week's WACKY Wednesday hangout as "so informative and moving. Thank you,Thank you, thank you." Thank-you to Angela for a thoughtful and informative discussion. Ol' Myrt here learned much about African American, Native American and slave owners in the southern states and US territories in the decades surrounding the US Civil War. This history was not taught in the schools of my youth. We talked about slave owning Native Americans, the Removal of the Five Civilized Tribes, and the African American experience as they walked on the road to freedom.
As promised here is the list of links provided by Angela and a bit more of her biography.
Footnote.com (Browse all Civil War titles) https://www.fold3.com/browse/249
US National Park Service: Soldiers and Sailors Index (US Civil War)
http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm
US Colored Troops Blog URL: www.usctchronicle.blogpost.com
Unique Articles from Blog about US Colored Troops:
- Rare Arkansas Photo of USCT Found
- They Were Men Who Suffered and Died The Story of Lewis Martin
- Civil War Soldier Finally Honored. Lewis Martin Gets a Stone
- At Last Their Names Are Called- Men of the 56th US Colored Infantry
- Civil War Portrait Identified
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| Ms. Walton-Raji |
Angela Walton-Raji is known nationally for her research
and work on Oklahoma Native American records, US Colored Troops, and teaching
beginners. Her book Black Indian Genealogy Research is the only book of its kind
focusing on the unique Freedmen Records found within the Dawes Records. She also includes several chapters and
documents in her book, focusing on the records that reflect Blended
Families---African and Native American families in many households.
A founding member of AfriGeneas.com, Ms. Walton-Raji is
also a genealogist specializing in information for beginners, via daily and
weekly online genealogy chats on AfriGeneas. As host of a weekly genealogy
podcast, a number of instructional videos and as an expert consultant on video
documentaries, Ms. Walton-Raji combines her skills as a genealogist with a warm
on camera personality that brings comfort to her viewers through and her
instructional videos on YouTube, while providing them with useful information.
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| Book available from Amazon. |
A researcher with national reputation, Ms. Walton-Raji’s
talents have been recognized by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC,
for over a decade. For over a decade,
she was a featured speaker at a number of Smithsonian events, and she is the only
genealogist in the nation, to present regular genealogy lectures at the
National Museum of the American Indian, in both Washington DC and New York
facilities. She was awarded the honor of
presenting a special series of genealogy lectures to coincide with the Smithsonian
Exhibition IndiVisible that has been
traveling throughout the nation. See: "An Ancestry of African-Native Americans:Using government documents,
author Angela Walton-Raji traced her ancestors to the slaves owned by
American Indians" Smithsonian Magazine , Feb 2010 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/an-ancestry-of-african-native-americans-7986049
Beyond her public appearances, she is a published author,
host of 3 blogs a 12 year ongoing message board, 3 websites, and she hosts the
only weekly podcast devoted to African American genealogy. Her comfort with foreign languages and writing
skills, make her well known and well respected in the genealogy community.
In the Spring of 2010, her work was featured in a
in-depth interview with the Smithsonian magazine online. She
is an alumnus of the National Institute of Genealogical Research, Samford
Genealogy Institute and is a member of the faculty of the Midwest African
American Genealogy Institute. She was also a presenter at Roots Tech 2015.
She is well
traveled having traveled to Europe and African. Countries with which she is
familiar include: England, France,
Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Ghana, and Nigeria. She is speaks Spanish and has
a working knowledge of French.
Ms. Walton-Raji
currently lives in Maryland, She has spoken nationally since publishing her
journal and book, about American genealogy, and history. She has conducted
research for persons of black, white and American Indian backgrounds and has
assisted families with the documentation of their immigrant ancestors as well.
Angela's Blogs:
Angela's Websites:
Angela's Podcast:
www.africanrootspodcast.com
www.africanrootspodcast.com
Angela's YouTube
Channel:
Angela's Sample
videos:
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Previous
presentations
2015:
Roots Tech 2015 Salt Lake City UT
AAHGS Regional Conference, Laurel MD
National Archives SE Branch Atlanta GA
Arkansas History Commission, Little Rock AR
Southern California Genealogy Jamboree, Burbank CA
Samford Institute Genealogical and Historical Research,
Birmingham AL
Midwest African American Genealogy Institute, St. Louis
MO
Prior to 2015:
Samford Institute Genealogical & Historical Research,
Birmingham AL
Midwest African American Genealogy Institute, Birmingham
AL
AAHGS National Conference, Nashville TN
Federation of Genealogical Societies, (FGS) Ft. Wayne IN
International Black Genealogy Summit, Salt Lake City UT
National Black Genealogy Summit, Ft. Wayne IN
Smithsonian Museum, NMAI, Washington DC
Smithsonian NMAI New York, New York
Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
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