This is the space for people of color to share their genealogy journeys, tips, and so on. Feel free to submit anything pertaining to (your) genealogy experience.
This blog will be shutting down. As a result of lack of updates and conflicting schedules of both admins, I will be shutting this blog down. I don’t know if the blog will be relaunched. With the new school year looming, I doubt it. I expected to find more members so I can keep this blog running; that didn’t happen. So as a result, this blog will be deleted. Thanks for following.
-Steve.
We here at POCGenealogy are still looking for more people to help us out on this blog. We need more fellow POC to help look for resources relating to POC genealogy (tips, articles, etc.). Feel free to inbox!
In recent years, interest in family history research/ genealogy has surged among many people of color, especially among African-Americans. The sudden interest in researching one’s ancestry stems from the curiosity of where one’s origins lay, as well as the growing number of resources with which to research.
A desire to research can stem from the uncertainty one experiences when asked what are you, where are you from, where is your family from, what’s your ethnicity? Some cannot give a direct answer. Why? Some have not asked their family members about their ancestry, perhaps never given it any thought. If they have, they might not have the full picture of where their people came from, even with the information their family has given them. Some may look up vital records (census, birth, death, marriage) in and around the place some of their ancestors lived. If they’re lucky, people may be able to visit some extended family members and ask more questions. This can all lead to a broader, clearer picture of one’s ancestry.
However, POC can run into issues while tracing back their heritage. Oral histories were destroyed or lost, and are therefore not available to present day descendants. If written records were kept, vital ones could be hard to find. If not altogether missing, then these records simply were not kept and do not exist.
If not for those reasons, then another may be that the person (or people) you’re looking for may have different aliases. I have run into this problem while I was researching. This is one big disadvantage to POC, especially Afro-descendants when they’ve been able to reach the days of slavery via census records. These missing record(s) can put the research to a screeching halt. You’ve hit a wall. Non-POC, typically, do not have this issue.
What to do when this happens will be discussed in a future post.
Non-POC, however, do not usually have this issue. Those with primarily European ancestry seem to have it easier in terms of researching. Some may even have luck in tracing back their roots to pre-colonial times.
The first few blogs will be a series. The series gives and details comparisons and differences between PoC and Caucasians in terms of genealogical research. As the series is further planned out, more info will come. Stay tuned, the first part will come in 2-3 weeks. Sorry for the delay!
-S.
Stay tuned! And keep the word out that we here at POCGenealogy need a team!
Okay, so let me go over the rules and guidelines first:
Rules:
- Do NOT inbox tips or stories, there’s a submission box for that.
- If you’re submitting photos, make sure there’s a source attached to them.
Guidelines:
-Tips should be no longer than 100 words.
- Stories should be no longer than 500 words (500 words per part if the story is 500+ words).
- If you’re submitting something, namely a link, double check the link or tell either Maria (admin #2) or me (admin #1) about the site you’re recommending.
- No spam links.
Our Purpose & Intention:
The purpose for “PoC Genealogy” is to connect people of color (Blacks, Latinos, Indigenous, Asians, Pacific Islanders) through the means of genealogy. We here at PoC Genealogy intend to help lead people of color research their roots, as well as share their stories. We will post the genealogy experiences of those who want their experiences heard. We will also give tips and genealogy resources (from the admins and followers).
What we hope to cover:
- Genealogy among PoC.
- The science of genealogy.
- Colonization and it’s effect on genealogy.
- Genealogy in the Americas.
- More topics will be announced.
In addition to gaining new followers, pass this blog around and let it be known that I’m looking for a team of people who can contribute to this blog! People who can share tips, stories, sources, and what not.
-S.
We are looking for PoC with an interest/background in genealogy to help run this blog! Pass this around! Inbox for more info!
In addition to gaining new followers, pass this blog around and let it be known that I’m looking for a team of people who can contribute to this blog! People who can share tips, stories, sources, and what not.
-S.
Hello, everyone!
Just letting you all know that I have a new blog that focuses on people of color and their experience with genealogy. The name of the blog is “pocgenealogy”. The blog, however, requires teamwork. So, whoever is interested in running it with me, shoot me an inbox and we’ll discuss plans for the blog. Reblog this around, will ya? Thanks!
