tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239Mon, 30 Jun 2025 01:20:45 +0000Sand Creek SentinelOktibbeha CountySand Creek BoydsGenealogyBoyd Family: McDowell FamilyBoyd Family: Bingham FamilyHow-To-Research-Your-Family-TreeCivil WarThe Sand Creek SentinelCollege of DuPageFairfield CountyJames Lawrence BoydVotingAAHGS NewsB.J. SmothersBiography of America (A History Telecourse)Black Roots (by Tony Burroughs)BloggingBoyd Family ReunionBureau of Land ManagementEmmett TillEvernoteFGS Conference 2010Find-A-Grave.comFinding and Using African American Newspapers (Tim Pinnick)Greenwood Cemetery (Etta Daniels)Illinois State Genealogical SocietyInternational Black Genealogy SummitJeff ShaaraKiller Angels (by Michael Shaara)MississippiNational Day of ListeningPawn StarsPritzker Military LibraryPublic Land states vs. State Land statesRSSSaint Louis County MissouriSamuel BoydSlavery By Another NameSouth CarolinaThomas JeffersonTime-TravelVideo TravelogueWho Do You Think You Are?http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)Blogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-5842237636334177918Thu, 08 May 2014 02:58:00 +00002014-05-07T21:58:12.293-05:00 At last!  The Genealogy Fair, at Mississippi State University, is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, 2014.  Looking forward to my third visit, this year, to Starkville.   For more details, go to the following link: E.O. Tempton History and Genealogy Fair http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2014/05/sat-june-7-2014-msu-gen-fair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-6243476360715383903Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:35:00 +00002014-03-24T21:58:21.544-05:00Today, I visited the Office of the Circuit Court  at the Courthouse Annex (located at 108 West Main Street: near the corner of Dr. Douglas L. Connor Drive & Main Street). to looking at marriage records in Room #166.  While there, I decided to organized the twenty-nine (29) "Marriage Records Colored" books and then inventory them.  Here is what I found. http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2014/03/inventory-of-marriage-records-colored.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-6156481002298967232Sat, 09 Nov 2013 23:42:00 +00002015-05-30T12:32:58.477-05:00 Ever been on a research trip and felt like you hadn't accomplished any of your research goals?   That was my experience, last weekend, in  MDAH's Microfilm Room and I completely blame myself.  When it comes to death certificates, you have to have a game plan or you'll quickly find yourself spinning your wheels needlessly.  So, take heed and consider the http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2013/11/mississippi-department-of-archives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-7395582774216100126Tue, 19 Jun 2012 02:25:00 +00002013-03-12T23:19:35.983-05:00As a researcher, you hope and pray that your ancestor's slaveowner died before the end of the Civil War.  Imagine that it's September 1861 all over again, the worse time of your life: "Massa" is died. Will you be rented out?  Or, will his executors have you sent to the Oktibbeha County Courthouse where the auctions are held to&nbsphttp://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2012/06/what-are-you-worth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-2050190336232880836Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:59:00 +00002012-06-09T18:59:57.615-05:00Can't afford the costs associated with attending a regional or national genealogical conference? No worries! The internet has become the great equalizer of the digital divide. For the budget-conscious researcher, here are my favorite resources to aid you in learning how to research your family tree without leaving the comfort of your home. Be sure to read Tom MacEntee "How To Attend A http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2012/06/online-learning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-5723915172979703719Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:12:00 +00002012-06-09T19:26:51.671-05:00"It's so nice to see all the folks you love together...Family Reunion...I wish grandma could see the whole family. I sure miss her face and her warm and tender embrace and if grandpa was here, I know that he would be smiling from ear to ear..." Family Reunion, OJays (1975) August 22nd – 24th 2008, after years of promising to get together, the three branches of the “Sand Creek” Boyd Family http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2012/02/2012-boyd-family-biennial-reunion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-3515455095633506453Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:46:00 +00002012-02-14T22:05:15.774-06:00If you're in the Saint Louis area, consider attending the StL-African American History & Genealogy Society's 3rd Annual Conference at Harris-Stowe State University on Compton Avenue. Angela Walton-Raji, well-known speaker and author of Black Indian Genealogy Research, will be the keynote speaker and will be joined by several others, including the Afro-American Genealogical and Historical http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2012/02/saint-louis-genealogy-conference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-456071595714401945Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:35:00 +00002011-04-18T22:39:53.292-05:00I must admit when I first heard that Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was working on narrating his newest mini-series and that it would air in April -- two months after Black History month -- I had my doubts. Well, April is here and so are the showers. Moreover, so is Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s latest offering in his trilogy that began with African American Lives and continued with Faces of America. Of http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2011/04/black-in-latin-america-airs-tuesday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-2994577167376433932Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:35:00 +00002011-04-02T21:27:19.749-05:00Attention Mississippi genealogy researchers, the Lee County Extension Office will bring together Betty Wiltshire, Mona Vance, & Rick Dixon on Friday, March 25th, 2011. The three-hour Genealogy Fair will begin at 12:00 noon. 12:00 pm -- African-American and Native American Research Betty Wiltshire, presenting from Carroll County, is the owner of Pioneer Press, in Carrollton, MS. 1:00 pm --http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2011/03/interactive-video-3-hour-genealogy-fair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-981843863193806046Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:58:00 +00002012-03-20T19:59:34.929-05:00 I'm always looking for early postcards of Starkville and don't you know I came across this charming book. If you live in/near Fort Wayne, Salt Lake City, or Washington, D.C., copies of this book will soon be available for viewing at the Allen County Public Library, Family History Library, and the Library of Congress. Black and white copies are still available. Send me an e-mail and I'll be http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2011/02/early-postcards-of-starkville.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-4493485206848591178Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:00:00 +00002011-02-15T23:49:33.892-06:00Those of us who attended the International Black Genealogy Summit are still talking about the wonderful speakers we heard. From the East Coast, to the West Coast, and all points in between, more than 400 of us were there to represent, network, and put on our thinking caps. This year, October 20, 21, and 22, Fort Wayne will host the National Black Genealogy Summit. Roberta Ridley, of the http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2011/02/getting-serious-about-your-research.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-4612579522506393387Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:01:00 +00002011-02-10T23:52:18.675-06:00Forget about the cold, February is my favorite month. I so look forward to see black history programming on my local PBS stations in Chicago: WTTW (aka Window To The World), WYCC (City Colleges of Chicago Public Television), & WYIN (Lakeshore Public Television). Tuesday, I watched When I Rise, a documentary about Barbara Smith Conrad. "I am from east Texas: Center Point community...Rolling http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2011/02/february-my-favorite-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-7406531187588736650Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:17:00 +00002011-04-02T21:36:56.377-05:00 Every now and then, when I'm at my local bookstore, I comb the magazine racks for genealogy magazines. Sometimes, I luck out and the current edition is still available. And then, there are other times, when I'm not so lucky and the my bookstore has already soldout of that issue. This year, I'm going to start the year off right with year's subscription to my favorite magazine. In additionhttp://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-post_16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-6948409822960098278Sun, 02 Jan 2011 06:02:00 +00002011-01-02T00:32:30.971-06:00 If you still haven't read Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, this interview will tempt you otherwise. Spoiler Alert: The interview with Isabel Wilkerson immediately follows the minute forty-six second donation solicitation. The Great Migration involved three streams: the East Coast, the Midwest, and the West Coast. In fifteen years, http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-8137078827643415308Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:49:00 +00002011-01-02T00:21:38.398-06:00 Even though I'm still in the honeymoon phase of my new job, it promises to be everything that I hoped for.  With a feeling of gratitude, I'm absolutely inspired to make 2011 a year to remember.  With a combination of short-term and long-term goals, all things are possible.  I can't believe that I'm even considering genealogy resolutions but here http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2011/01/genealogy-resolutions-for-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-8515626121410679838Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:56:00 +00002013-02-03T00:34:04.647-06:00GenealogyOktibbeha CountyThe Sand Creek SentinelThomas Jefferson The Golden Rule of Genealogy says that: "There is no truth without proof."   While oral history is important, documenting your family history is even more important.  Don't just take someone's word that an event happened, try to substantiate their claim with a paper trail.  Recently, I've been spending a lot of time perusing old newspapers. http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2010/12/thomas-jeffersons-daughter-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-5893383359413677909Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:17:00 +00002012-03-20T20:02:26.578-05:00GenealogyNational Day of ListeningSand Creek Sentinel Rosalind M., of AAGHSC's Mississippi Study Group, had reviewed Isabel Wilkerson's book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, for the group at the November meeting.  This morning, at BookTV.org, I saw Isabel Wilkerson's name at the bottom of my TV screen. Wilkerson and Michele Norris, former ABC news http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2010/11/national-day-of-listening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-5298689955231656988Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:38:00 +00002011-01-02T00:19:59.289-06:00GenealogySand Creek SentinelSlavery By Another Name Slavery By Another Name: The Re-enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, by Pulitzer Prize winner Douglas Blackmon, is expected to air on PBS in 2012. NB: For more information, visit the website of Doug Blackmon. Question? Comment? Email me!http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2010/11/slavery-in-20th-century.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-2710619034154743434Mon, 08 Nov 2010 02:34:00 +00002010-11-08T12:29:10.712-06:00The Sand Creek SentinelVoting"...And, face it, the twenty-ten elections are so last Tuesday." Candy Crowley, Host of State of the UnionAs President Obama admitted, "...I'm not recommending that every future president take a shellacking like I did last night."  Why should I even care about last Tuesday elections?  Today, while watching American History at C-Span 3, I was reminded http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2010/11/cnns-state-of-union-with-candy-crowley.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-7115889493441071222Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:54:00 +00002010-12-09T16:47:03.880-06:00GenealogyOktibbeha CountyThe Sand Creek SentinelVoting"If we are to go forward, we must first go back..."M.L. King, Jr.With Election Day 2010 behind us and in light of the Republicans pending takeover of the House of Representatives, it's only fitting that we look back at another time  and another place. With the passage of the 15th Amendment (1870), black men were allowed to vote -- albeit briefly.  During http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2010/11/election-day-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-5752159923763600699Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:26:00 +00002010-10-25T17:12:40.400-05:00Find-A-Grave.comOktibbeha CountySand Creek BoydsThe Sand Creek SentinelAt a Saturday genealogy meeting, a new member of the group asked us if we had heard of Find-A-Grave.com.  We all nodded our heads; some of us had even downloaded pictures from the site.  I was surprised to find out that I was the only one in the group who had also uploaded pictures there. Just last week, I had resurveyed our familyhttp://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2010/10/find-grave-giving-back-to-genealogical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-8660494574587283400Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:27:00 +00002010-10-25T17:13:18.192-05:00How-To-Research-Your-Family-TreeOktibbeha CountyRSSSand Creek BoydsSand Creek Sentinel For the better part of year, I've been hearing about RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds. My response, typical of most people browsing the Internet, was "Why do I need that?" I just couldn't wrap my head around the idea. I can just save the URL to my Favorites, right? Why do I need to subscribe to an RSS feed? Click here and the answer will soon be obvious. Take your research to the next http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2010/09/rss-explained-in-plain-english.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-3928839493550119675Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:44:00 +00002010-10-25T17:13:36.147-05:00Civil WarJames Lawrence BoydOktibbeha CountySand Creek BoydsSand Creek Sentinel How well do you know your Civil War history? Today marks the 148th anniversary of the single bloodiest day of the Civil War at the Battle of Antietam. If you can answer the following four questions correctly, I’ll give you a pass on the above video. • Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, & Missouri remained a part of the Union and were exempted from the Emancipation Proclamation? True or False? •http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2010/09/battle-of-antietam-september-17-1862.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-8425517454801222151Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:36:00 +00002010-10-25T17:13:58.855-05:00Civil WarOktibbeha CountySand Creek BoydsSand Creek Sentinel With a renewed love of history, I'm always looking for documentaries or movies that serve my twin interests in history and family history. Yesterday, flipping through the TV channels, I stumbled on National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) and later, Wild, Wild West (1999). National Treasure: Book of Secrets follows National Archivist, Ben Franklin Gates (aka Nicolas Cage) and his father, http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2010/09/spinning-history-through-movies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764980240342918239.post-6704367539309919330Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:59:00 +00002010-10-01T20:59:15.312-05:00Oktibbeha CountyPawn StarsSand Creek BoydsSand Creek Sentinel I'll make this short and sweet. Don't call me tomorrow because I'll be watching my newest guilty pleasure, on the History Channel, all day long! Question?  Comment?  Email me!http://sandcreekboyds.blogspot.com/2010/09/pawn-stars-my-newest-guilty-pleasure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anita B.)0