Tag: african american history
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The Journey in Finding Mrs. Rachel Ellerbee
I have been researching Mrs. Rachel since 2012. For the past two years, I have discovered and learned an endless amount of information about this beautiful courageous woman and her family. Despite this journey with the Flowers, there obviously remains missing pieces in their story, particularly Rachel’s story. It never ceases to amaze me of…
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My Grandfather: Dr. Rufus Graham
The Flowers’ research will resume soon. If you are searching for more of the Flowers post please view older post or the family’s website, flowersfamilyproject.wordpress.com. Another disclaimer, this blog post is way overdue. I initially finished last night; however, Windows Live Writer malfunctioned leaving me with a two day ago edit. Then I realized that…
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The Secret Life of Ernestine Hagins
There are times in my research when I venture away from the Flowers family, yet this time I did not have to venture out too far. Ernestine Hagins (or Earnestine) was the wife of Chauncey Flowers, Rachel’s eldest brother. This post is dedicated to her and the Hagins family. Ernestine I. Hagins entered the Flowers…
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It is All in the Name
So, you all know that my name is Christina. I was named after a fictional character in a novel my mom was reading while I was “baking in her oven”. I have no complaints about my name; it simply fits me. As with life, I have been called numerous nicknames. We have Chris, Christy, Tina,…
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Flowers in the PA Death Certificates Database
Recently, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission digitized the state’s death certificates from 1906 to 1944 onto Ancestry.com. At first, I was unsure of what to make of this. It is strange, in my opinion, for private records to be made public. I can recall the day I came across Hilda’s, Rachel’s sister, death certificate.…
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After the War Was Over: Harry Flowers Part II
Harry returned to Florida during his time in the Civil War. There exist no census about Harry in 1870, 1880, 1900, or 1910. Just my luck. Or perhaps it is my worst luck… This is the 1880 Census on Harry Flowers. Now, the question remains, is this the Harry Flowers I am researching…It most likely…
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Harry Flowers and the 21st United States Colored Infantry
“Bermuda Hundred, Va. African-American teamsters near the signal tower,” Library of Congress Print Divisions (This image is not of the 21st USCT) Photo Source Each week I collect all the data I have on members in the Flowers family. Last week, the first two members were Harry and Nancy Flowers. This post will feature all…
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Short Introduction
To do list: Apply to graduate school Choose a date to take the GRE Study for the GRE Figure out how to pay for these outrageous application fees Call my momma…I have not talk to her in more than three weeks. I wish I could say I was relaxing my senior year, you know taking…
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The Memories of Those You Are Remembering
Yesterday, I finally received my photocopies from Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture located in Harlem, New York. I took off of work for the remainder of the day and started my research back up. It is a beautiful thing when a researcher is reunited with her researcher. I had no idea where to…
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They Will Be Remembered
I am not an historian. When I went to the deep South for the first time in 1963…I received my first bibliography on the black experience in this country. It came not from a university professor, but from a black SNCC worker. I have made the personal discovery of the history of my people…
Diary of a Historian 