S01 E04 Genealogy Adventures Live First Contact With DNA Cousins Of A Different Race or Ethnicity

04/24/18 • 63 min

So you've taken a DNA test....and discovered you have cousins who don't look like you or pray like you. This shouldn't be seen as the end of the world. Nor should it feel like the worst thing to happen to you in the entirety of your life.It's an opportunity.When it comes to Americans, it's an opportunity to cross the rubicon and actually reach out to people you may not ordinarily speak to. As well as an opportunity to learn more about your family's journey and history.Here at Genealogy Adventures, we have tales about the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to first contact with folks who do not look like us.There are no etiquette guides for this tricky subject. Where's Ms. Manners when you need her 😉 However, in this episode, Brian Sheffey and Donya Papoose Williams will share their thoughts and advice...especially where the unexpected family connection comes via slavery.LINKS:Beyond Kin Project Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/beyondkinBeyond Kin Project Website:https://beyondkin.org

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S01 E03 Genealogy Adventures Live Freedmens Bureau Work Contracts

Freedmen Bureau records are a critical resource for African American genealogical research. It would have been impossible for the Genealogy Adventures team to reconstruct many of our enslaved family lines without this vital resource. These work contracts have opened door after door of discoveries in our African American research:LINKSFreedmen's Bureau records main page on FamilySearch (FREE):https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/African_American_Freedmen%27s_Bureau_RecordsFreedmen's Bureau Work Contracts main page (FREE):https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States,_Freedmen%27s_Bureau_Labor_Contracts,_Indenture_and_Apprenticeship_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)Burrell Yeldell's work contract:https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9ZG-Y3KL?i=526&cc=2127881Martha Brooks' contract:https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89ZG-Y9CX?i=170&cc=2127881

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S01 E05 Genealogy Adventures Live Endogamy - The Good The Bad And The Ugly

Donya and Brian's family research broke Ancestry! The reason why has everything to do with endogamy. When your great-grandparents are second cousins, their parents were first cousins, and when your 3x great-grandparents are also second cousins... Ancestry just can't handle it. It's not just a hot mess, it is a red hot mess!Endogamy not only affects your paper trail research, it also heavily affects your DNA research.LINKS (articles cited in the video):1. Endogamy: Or how an entire county can be related via https://genealogyadventures.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/endogamy-or-how-an-entire-county-can-be-related/2. Endogamy on the plantation via https://genealogyadventures.wordpress.com/2017/12/17/endogamy-on-the-plantation/

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