Month: July 2023

Finding Martha Blizzard Led Me To Blizzard Descendants

My Thrulines on Ancestry.com have been hit or miss lately. They suggest DNA relationships based on family trees and DNA matches. They can be completely wrong based on wrong trees on the site. Additionally, your Thrulines could disappear if someone deletes or makes private a large tree that the Ancestry algorithm is using to make the connection. Even when it’s wrong though, I’m normally able … Continue reading Finding Martha Blizzard Led Me To Blizzard Descendants

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International African American Museum, Charleston, South Carolina

I visited the International African American Museum located on Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina. Gadsden’s Wharf was the first destination for an estimated 100,000 enslaved Africans during the peak of the international slave trade. Some researchers estimate that 40% of the enslaved Africans in the United States landed at Gadsden’s Wharf. The museum covers the history of Africans in America starting with the Black … Continue reading International African American Museum, Charleston, South Carolina

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