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Volume 26 (2008)
Telling the Rest of the Story:
 | Narrative of a Former Slave's Recollection |
| Register of Colored Persons of Smyth County, State of Virginia Cohabiting Together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866 |
| George William Warfield (1837-1919) Ex-Slave and Civil War Veteran |
| Fugitives from Enslavement as Abstracted from Prince George's County Commissioner of Slave Statistics |
| "Sketch of the Life and Labors of Rev. Henry Highland Garnet" A Second Look |
| Finding Emma Pullen |
| Guilford Hervey and Descendants |
| Book Reviews |
Volume 25 (2007)
Tribute to Sylvia Polk-Burriss
| Escape from Clarksburg, Virginia |
| The Mystery of James Watkins Seward and the Underground Railroad |
| Evaluating Evidence for Underground Railroad Sites in Oxford, Ohio |
| Underground Railroad History in the Washington, D.C. Area |
| Newspaper Articles and Miscellaneous Information on the Underground Railroad |
| Book Reviews |
Volume 24, Number 1 (2005)
Telling the Rest of the Story: Julius Rosenwald's Influence on South Black Education
| America's "Give While You Live" Philanthropist |
| Surviving Rosenwald Schools in Arkansas |
| Kentucky Rosenwald Schools |
| Teachers of Young African Americans in Charlottesville and Albermarle County, Virginia 1865-1967 |
| Additional Benefactors of Julius Rosenwald's Philanthropy |
| Frederick Douglass Relatives as Recalled by Thomas Sears |
| Keeping a Good Heart: Surviving Slavery in the British Colonies |
| Freedom Road Revisited |
| Pinehurst Cemetery, Pulaski, Virginia |
| Book Reviews |
Volume 23, Number 1 (2004)
Telling the Rest of the Story: Cornerstones of Black Communities
African American Community Research
| Early African American Communities in Hernando County, Florida |
| But Will This Still Be 'Demus |
| The Founding of Buxton, Canada |
| The Houses of Buxton: A Legacy of African American Influences in Architecture |
| The History and Impact of the Black Church in Augusta, Georgia; With a Focus on Springfield Baptist Church |
| Some Black Pioneers of the Westward Expansion |
Family History Research Methodology
| The Search for Burton Ancestors: For Harry and Rosa |
Research Resources
| Apprenticed Freed Minors of Caroline County, Maryland: 1864-1867 |
| Staten Island Colonial Slaves in Wills and Manumissions of Richmond County, New York |
Abstracted Information on Historic Black Communities
Brown vs. Board of Education, Text of U. S. Supreme Court Decision
Book Reviews
Volume 22, Number 2 (2003)
Telling the Rest of the Story - The Underground Railroad
| Many Untold Stories |
| Racism in the North during the Abolition Period |
| Friends and Freedmen: Historical Geography of the Underground Railroad in Central Delaware |
| The Role of African Americans in the Underground Railroad Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| John W. Jones and Friends: The Origins of the Underground Railroad in Elmira, New York |
| The Michigan Freedom Trail |
| A Meeting of the Colored Citizens of Milwaukee, 1850 |
| Peter and Nancy Hudlin's Underground Railroad Station |
| The Underground Railroad and Uniontown, Pennsylvania |
| The Escape Narrative of Peter Stokes |
| The Long Island Freedom Trail |
| Samuel Parsons: A Long Island Quaker and the Anti-Slavery Struggle |
| Luther Donnell—Decatur County, Indiana's Great Enemy of Slavery |
| Beyond The Underground Railroad: Freedom Passions That Prevailed |
| Crossing Over: The Rankin's of Ripley, Ohio |
| In My Great-Great-Great Grandfather's Voice |
| Resources on Underground Railroad Projects and Websites |
Book Review - Richard S. Newman: The Transformation of American Abolitionism: Fighting Slavery in the Early Republic
Volume 22, Number 1 (2003)
Telling the Rest of the Story
African American and Native American History
| The Revolution's Black Soldiers |
| Guide to Records about Black Participants in the American Revolution from the War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records at the National Archives and Records Administration |
| Revolutionary War Veteran Ephraim Hearn |
| From Indian Slavery to Freedom |
| African American and American Indian Involvement in the American Revolution: A Selected Bibliography |
2002 Conference Presentation Highlights
| Exploring Our Shared History |
| Knowing the Ties That Bind for Holistic Reparations |
| African American Academies in the South 1865 to 1945 |
| The Underground Railroad in Kent County, Delaware: A Practice in Self-Determination |
| Finding Your Landless Ancestors |
African American Genealogy
| Band of Warriors: A Descendant Traces Her Roots, 1650-1900 |
Book Reviews
Volume 21, Number 2 (2002; Silver Anniversary Edition)
Telling the Rest of the Story
| The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. |
| A Message from the President |
| History of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc., Fifth Anniversary Booklet |
| Historical Reflections |
African American Church History
| The Origins of the African Methodist Episcopal Church of Greene County, Pennsylvania |
American American Family
| The Benson Family of Framingham, Massachusetts |
African American History
| The Origin of the Gullah Language |
| United States Information Agency Black Pioneers, 1948-1968: Paving the Way for Wider Black Participation in U. S. Foreign Affairs |
Research Resources
| An Annotated Bibliography of the U. S. Civil Rights Movement |
| Historical and Genealogical Resources Available at the Georgia State Archives |
Miscellaneous Genealogical Information
Book Reviews
Volume 21, Number 1 (2002; Silver Anniversary Edition)
African American Family
| Harriet Bailey: Presumed Sister of Frederick Douglas Joseph L. Douglas, Jr. |
| Generations: The Family and Ancestry of Oscar Micheaux Karen P. Neuforth |
African American History
| The Outcome of That Discontent: Oscar Micheaux, Motion Pictures and the Race for Dignity Sarah Weiss |
| Quiet Motion Picture Legend Buried in Great Bend Martin J. Keenan |
| Name Changing Since the Civil War: A Case of Three USCT Regiments from South Carolina John R. Gourdin |
| Lincoln School of Marion, Alabama Idella Childs, Lorenzo Curry and Minnie Curry |
| Dunkerhook: Slave Community? Allen Lutins |
Transcriptions
| African-American Burial Grounds in Greene County, Pennsylvania Marlene Branson |
Research Resources
| Using Microsoft Office 2000® to Access the Louisiana Slave Databases Edwin Washington |
Miscellaneous Genealogical Information
Recent Book Releases
| Slave Patrols Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas |
| The Slave Trade |
Volume 20, Number 2 (2001)
African American History
| The Black Banjo Playing Tradition in Virginia and West Virginia Robert B. Winans; Nancy J. Martin-Perdue |
African American Family
| The Life and Times of John and Rose Johnson |
| Robert W. Walker: The Road to Freedom Ivy Walker |
| Suspended Times: A Genealogical Sketch of Holcomb Hall Alica Hall Green |
Research Resources
| Cemeteries in Hancock County, Georgia |
| Index of the Colorado Minority Inhabitants of the Ninth Census of the United States Iris Agard Hawkins |
Church History
| Stewart Memorial United Methodist Church Joel Fears |
Genealogical Information
| Augustus Alexander |
| Remembering Your Ancestors |
Book Reviews and Recent Releases
Volume 20, Number 1 (2001)
African American History
| Reverend Dr. Owen Lun West Smith: From Minister to Minister Resident and Consul General E. Renée Ingram |
Genealogical Research Methods
| Noah B. Parker: Troublemaker or Conscientious Civil Servant John P. Colletta, Ph.D. |
African American Family
| Samuel Anderson: The Last Slave of Flatbush Town Augustus W. Harris |
Genealogy and Genetics
| Afro-American Genealogists &ndash Leadership in Genetic Studies Kathleen Rand Reed, MAA |
| African-American Pioneers in the Conquest of Heart Disease B. Waine Kong, Ph.D., J.D. |
Church Historical Information
| Colored Members of Bethel Baptist Church, Hancock County (GA) |
| A Brief History of First Baptist Church, Thomasville (AL) |
| Pastors of Indian Ridge Baptist Church, Whatley (AL) |
| History of Independent Baptist Church, Sweetwater (AL) |
Miscellaneous Genealogical Information
| Aged Colored Tramp [Queer Individual Who, In Place of Shoes, Has Footwear of His Own Make] |
| Three African American Civil War Veterans With Contacts to LeRoy (Genesee County) New York: Henry Clay, Jacob Thomas, Charles Thomas |
| Banks & Crump (Freemen) vs. William Clark Peggy Lee Polk |
| Will of Phillip Mackelfresh |
Volume 19, Number 2 (2000)
Research Methods
| Uncovering Post and Pre-Civil War Slave Ancestral Surname Changes in Alabama and Virginia - Part I: Alabama Anntoinette S. McFadden |
| Uncovering Post and Pre-Civil War Slave Ancestral Surname Changes in Alabama and Virginia - Part II: Virginia Char McCargo Bah |
Research Resources
| A Loyal Black and the Southern Claims Commission: The Barred Petition of Thomas D. Pauley (sic) Thomas D. Pawley, III |
| Some African Americans Listed In Mobile, Alabama City Directories, 1837-1839, 1842 & 1844 Christopher Nordmann |
| African American Births in Fairfax County, Virginia Suzanne Foster |
Newspaper Transcriptions
| Selected Excerpts from Frederick Douglass' Newspaper, The Douglass Monthly Gloria Winston Al-Sarag |
Miscellaneous Information
| James R. Burrell Obituary |
| Manumission of Slave Posey |
| Indenture of Henry Hawkins |
Volume 19, Number 1 (2000)
1999 Conference Sessions
| Documenting and Validating Your Research Carolyn Corpening Rowe |
| Copyright Protection for Family Historians Lawrence Savoy |
African-American Family
| The Narrative of Bethany Veney, A Slave Teresa Kelly |
African American History
| Economic Change and the Development of Slave Hiring in Virginia John R. Zaborney |
Lists of Freedmen
| Compilation of Free People of Colour Registered in Patrick County, Virginia Cynthia A. Wilson |
Research Resources
| The British Columbia Archives Dave Stevens |
| African-American Genealogy Sources in the Louisiana Divisin of the New Orleans Public Library Irene Wainwright |
| Resources for African Americans Researching in Kentucky Roseann R. Hogan |
Church History
| Spirit Creek Baptist Church Joseph Diggs, Sr. |
Volume 18, Number 2 (1999)
| African American Civil War Memorial: Bureau of Colored Troops; Founders Day Prayer Breakfast Address Major General Warren L. Freeman |
| Clearview Cemetery, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Ronald D. Palmer |
| "His Brother and Not His Slave" -- Africans, Native Americans, and the 'Trail of Tears' Patrick Minges |
| Slave Importation Lists from Richmond County, Georgia, 1820-1821 Frances Holloway Wynne |
| Will of David Mosely Patricia Mosley Torrance |
| "Want No Dark Girl Teacher" -- The Daisy Fearing Story Glenn D. Cunningham |
| Dowdal H. Davis, Jr. (1913-1957) Journalist, Businessman, Activist Ophelia Taylor Pinkard |
Volume 18, Number 1 (1999)
| Meet, Mingle, Become Informed Editorial Note |
| Eliminating the Historical Undercount of African Americans in Census 2000 James R. Holmes |
| Searching for Bajan Roots The Honorable Courtney N. Blackman |
| African American Genealogical Research in U. S. Military Records Before World War I Michael P. Musick |
| In Search of the African American Family: Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Reginald Washington |
| Proven Techniques for Locating and Documenting Your Ancestors During the Reconstruction Era Audrey M. McDowell |
Volume 17, Number 2 (1998)
| Searching for Ancestral Grandmothers Cynthia A. Wilson |
| Some Hampshire County (West) Virginia Records, 1850-1896; 1850 and 1860 Slave Census Schedules; and Some Extracts from the South Branch Intelligencer, 1880-1896 Cheryl H. Singhal |
| Civil War Soldiers from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, (including Pittsburgh), Who Served in the United States Colored Troops (USCT) Ronald D. Palmer |
| Ancestry Chart Victoria Price |
Volume 17, Number 1 (1998)
| Raised by Former Slaves: A Conversation with Mamie Burkes 23 July 1983 Lairold Street and Kathryn Ferger |
| The Hilson Family History: Herschel Moorman's Legacy Maisah Robinson |
| The Preponderance of Evidence: Establishing the Parentage of Narcissus Swift Betty J. Craft |
| Food Allotments in Colonial America and Britain Cheryl H. Singhal |
| The Autograph Book of Lela Virginia Farnell Margo Lee Williams |
| Slaves and Slaveholding in Dutch New York, 1628-1664 Robert J. Swan |
Volume 16, Number 2 (1997)
| Finding Urban Slaves: An Index to the Records of the Board of Commissioners for Emancipation in the District of Columbia, 1862-63 Mary Beth Corrigan |
| Walter H. Williams, Sr., Educator: Lafayette and Vermilion Parishes, Louisiana Beverly Babin Woods |
| Emancipation and the African American Community in Woodstock, Virginia, 1865-1870 Barbara P. Josiah |
| From Virginia Farms to Iowa Coal Mines: A: Descendants and Neighbors of Catherine Foster Go West B: African Americans in Mahaska County, Iowa, in the Tenth Census, 1880 David G. Smith |
| Ancestors of Saundra Rounette Oliver Brown Saundra R. Oliver Brown |
Volume 16, Number 1 (1997)
| Slavery in Eighteenth Century Narragansett, Rhode Island Robert K. Fitts |
| William L. Copeland (ca. 1845-1885) of Ohio and Arkansas: Finding Him and Telling His Story Theresa A. Rector |
| Marriage Records of Livingston County, Kentucky, Including the Declarations of Marriage of Former Slaves and Volume One of the Marriage Register for Freedmen, 1866-1896 Roma Jones Stewart |
| Juanita (Rowland) Smith Stephens Underwood, "Mama Neta," of Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina: Trying to Identify Slave Parents Frances LaJune Powell |
| Name Index to the Baptismal Records of St. Monica Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois 1909-1917 Betty J. Craft |
| Civil Rights in the North in the Thirties: The Francis Suit in Binghamton, New York, 1932-1933 Richard H. White |
Volume 15, Number 2 (1996)
| A Letter from Dr. Harold Delaney, Scientist, Educator, and Member of the Manhattan Project Ethel Delaney Lee |
| The Travails of Ernestine Woods: First Black Graduate from Officer Candidate School, The Women's Army Corps, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, during World War II Martha S. Putney |
| Armistead Miller: Presbyterian Missionary and Emigrant to Liberia Nancy E. Aiken & Michel S. Perdreau |
| 1860 Census of the United States Slave Schedules A: Fayette County, Virginia (West Virginia) B: Raleigh County, Virginia (West Virginia) Extracted by Cheryl H. Singhal |
| James Palmer and Other African American Civil War Soldiers Buried in Fayette County, Pennsylvania Donald D. Palmer |
| Name Index to the Colored Tax Book Suwannee County, Florida Revenues for 1866 and 1867 Extracted by Margo Lee Williams |
Volume 15, Number 1 (1996)
| The Life of Angola Amy of Comingtee and Kensington Plantations South Carolina Edward Ball |
| Jonathan Johnson Jane Wolf Hufft |
| Marriage Strategies and Family Formation Patterns among the Eighteenth Century Puerto Rican Slave Population David M. Stark |
| Writing Our History: The Power of the Written Word Madrue Chavers-Wright, Augustus Harris, Ramona La Roche, Richard Burbridge, and Cheryl McDaniels |
| Index of Maryland and West Virginia Civil War Colored Troops and Their "Loyal Slaveowners" Extracted by Sandra G. Craighead |
| African American Genealogical Sources in the Birmingham Public Library Archives James L. Baggett |
Volume 14, Numbers 3 & 4 (1995)
| Civil War Military and Pension Records: The Roulhacs Roy L. Roulhac |
| A Genealogical Sketch of Charlotte Nix Dee Parmer Woodtor |
| Researching Buffalo Soldiers for Genealogical and Historical Links Tony Burroughs |
| Documenting the African American Experience Through Archives: Where Do We Go From Here? Thomas C. Battle |
| The Archives of the Spanish Government of West Florida (1782-1816) and African American Research Del E. Jupiter |
| A Trip from South Carolina to the Republic of Texas Belzora Cheatham |
| Black Chicago's Lost Historical Records Dee Parmer Woodtor |
| The Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection, Chicago Michael Flug |
| Book Reviews |
Volume 14, Numbers 1 & 2 (1995)
| Index of Catawba County, North Carolina, African American Marriages, 1867-1907 Extracted by Carolyn Corpening Collins Rowe |
| The Division of Lands of Miles Lassiter Margo Lee Williams |
| The Smith/Buckland and Robert Smith Cemeteries Gates (Gates County) North Carolina Recorded by Margaret Smith Taylor |
| Silas Chandler, A Black Confederate Hero R. Elizabth Chandler Yancy |
| Name Index to the Register of Depositors in the Lexington, Kentucky Branch of the Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company Extracted by Jeanne Cannella Schmitzer |
| The Black Population of New Netherland: As Extracted from the Records of Baptisms and Marriages of the Dutch Reformed Church (New York City), 1630-1664 Robert J. Swan |
Volume 13, Numbers 3 & 4 (1994)
| In Memorium: James Dent Walker (9 July 1928 - 6 October 1993) Theresa A. Rector |
| "Tributes" Robert H. Williams, Geof Tani, and Antonia Cottrell Martin |
| The Marriage Record Book (1845-1875) of Rev. Henry Davis, A.M.E. Transcribed by James Dent Walker |
| Values, Virtues, and Testiges: Moving Forward into the Past (Keynote Address, 16th Annual AAHGS Conference) Kortright Davis |
| The Slave Lists of Western Pennsylvania -- Westmoreland County Ronald D. Palmer |
| Founders and Focus of the Ashmun Collegiate Institute for Colored Youth, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1854-1866 Reginald H. Pitts |
| We Served America Too! Black Women in the Women's Army Corps During World War II Janet Sims-Wood |
| Female African American Pilots, Then and Now Simmona E. Simmons-Hodo |
| The Slaves of Colonel John F. Dent of Burlington, Maryland: Identifying Them by Name by Using Various Documents Saundra Oliver Brown |
| Going on a Research Trip? Edwin B. Washington, Jr. |
Volume 13, Numbers 1 & 2 (1994)
| Sable Riders of the American West: The Twenty-fifth Infantry Bicycle Corps Jeanne C. Schmitzer |
| African-American Workers in Virginia: The Slavery Era Debra Newman Ham |
| Jefferson's Slaves: Crop Accounts at Monticello, 1805-1808 Gerard W. Gawalt |
| Sales of Slaves in Burke County, North Carolina, 1791-1851 Compiled by Carolyn Corpening Collins Rowe |
| Practical Pointers in Tracing Your Indian Ancestry in the Southeast Thomas J. Blumer |
| How to Number Your Family History Sylvia Mallette Enty |
Volume 12, Numbers 3 & 4 (1991)
| A Short History of the Black Population in the Region of Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania Ronald D. Palmer |
| An Interview with Ralph David Abernathy Edited by Martha S. Putney |
| The Coy Family of Virginia: A Documentary Portrait David A. G. Johnson, Jr. |
| The Life and Times of Shandy Wesley Jones and Other Freedmen of Tuscaloosa, Alabama Ophelia Taylor Pinkard and Barbara Clayton Clark |
| Abstracts from the Colored Tennessean 1865-1867; Want Ads for Lost Relatives Sandra G. Craighead |
| African American Churches in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois: 100 Years Reflecting the Black Church in America Rick D. Williams |
| Slave Inventory of Elisha Farnell Margo Lee Williams |
Volume 12, Numbers 1 & 2 (1991); Special Issue: African Americans in the Military
| Selected African American Musicians and Bands in the United States Military from Colonial Times through the Civil War Catherine T. and Roland C. McConnell |
| Civil War Pension Files in the National Archives: Windows on the Lives of African Americans Geraldine N. Phillips |
| Life After Glory: A Glimpse into Past Lives through Pension Records Jeanne Brooks Gart |
| The Corps d'Afrique: A Chapter in the Development of the Black Soldier in the United States Military Establishment Roland C. McConnell |
| The Maryland Infantry Regiments of the United States Colored Troops in the Civil War Roland C. McConnell |
| Formation and service of New York's 15th Infantry Regiment: Harlem's Hell Fighters during World War I Charles Johnson, Jr. |
| Mary McLeod Bethune and the Women's Army Corps during World War II Martha S. Putney |
| Blacks in the Women's Army Corps: The Experiences of Two Companies Martha S. Putney |
| The Black Regiment W.B.M. |
Volume 11, Number 4 (1990)
| Lela Virginia Farnell Williams (1876-1914), An Early Student at the State Normal College for Colored Students, Tallahassee, Florida Margo Lee Williams |
| Blacks Employed in Maritime Related Occupations: Wood's Baltimore City Directory, 1871 Eva Slezak |
| A Record of Slave Membership in Fairfields Baptist Church, Burgess, Northumberland County, Virginia from 1844-1864 Ophelia Taylor Pinkard |
| Seen Elsewhere |
| Ancestor Tables |
| Queries from Members |
Volume 11, Number 3 (1990)
| Slaves at Rusticello Plantation, Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, 1814-1863: Births, Baptisms, Illnesses, Vaccinations, and Deaths Virginia Steele Wood |
| The Impact of the Democratic Ideals of the U. S. Constitution on the Early Black Press in America Frankie Hutton |
| Loudon County, Virginia, Documentation on Free Blacks Townsend M. Lucas |
| Descendants of Cuff Ashport of Bridgewater, Massachusetts Ann S. Lainhart |
| Queries from Members |
Volume 11, Numbers 1&2 (1990)
| In Pursuit of Truth: Carter G. Woodson and the Movement to Promote Negro History Jacqueline Goggin |
| The Father of Black History Carter G. Woodson, A Living legacy Ardie Myers |
| Using the LDS Family History Library in Building Your Genealogy Margo Lee Williams |
| The Hidden Lives of Waverly Plantation Glenn Cunningham |
| Minority Inventive Genius: A Look at Spirited American People Patricia Carter Sluby |
| A List of Free Negroes and Mulattos Registered in the County of Lunenberg, Virginia from 1815 to 1850 Willie Ragsdale |
| A Colored Man in the Cabinet: An Idea Before Its Time, 1896 William Serville |
| Ancestor Tables |
| Queries |
Volumes 1-10 (1980-1990)
Index to the Journal of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Quarterly: Issues of 1980 - 1990 ISBN 1-55613-535-1. Compiled by: Barbara D. Walker, Preface by: James Dent Walker, Published by: Heritage Books, Inc.,1540-E Pointer Ridge Place, Bowie, Maryland 20716, (301) 390-7709.