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Researching Your Genealogy 101

Writer's picture: Elis Clain Group StaffElis Clain Group Staff

Updated: Feb 22, 2023



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Researching Your Genealogy is the 13th activity in the ECG Black History Month (BHM) series. Starting with:
 
Activity #1: The Original People
Activity #2: What Makes Black People Black
Activity #3: The Lebombo & Ishango Bones
Activity #4: Pre-Colonial Africa
Activity #5: The African Diaspora
Activity #6: Slavery in the Americas 
Activity #7: The Power of the Reconstruction Era 
Activity #8: More on the Black Codes and Jim Crow
Activity #9: Anti-Black Racist Propaganda 
Activity #10: Blacks As Artists and Subjects
Activity #11: Culture and Music Innovators
Activity #12: Fashion Trend Setters
 
This 20-Activity series provides supplemental learning for each school day of the month of February 2023. The first activity is FREE but each subsequent activity will be offered at a discount during BHM. Activities will be uploaded throughout the month of February.  Come back each day for the latest activity.
 

The Brief Student Reading


Genealogy is the study of an individual’s line of descent.


As human beings, each person was born from the union between a biological man and a biological woman.


Most people know their genealogy up until their great-great grandparents. For example, considering you know who your biological parents are, you can discover your ancestry on both your maternal and your paternal side.


Starting with yourself, then list your parents, list you parent’s parents (known as your grandparents), then list your grandparent’s parents (known as your great grandparents), next list your-great grandparent’s parents (known as your great-great grandparents). That is five generations of your family.


You have to list your mother on the maternal side and your father on the paternal side.


There are several sources out there for anyone to freely search their family history. Many African Americans can only search up to five or six generations because they have an enslaved person in their family tree. You can stat with family obituaries, military, wedding and other legal records. The US Census and places like genealogy research centers will help you discover more information. DNA genealogy is available to trace your ancient roots.


End of Brief Student Reading


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