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Wednesday, November 28
Obituary Transcriptions
by
Admin
on Wed 28 Nov 2007 02:11 AM EST
Over the past several months I have busying myself with transcribing Church program obituaries as well as obits found in the local newspaper. Once the transriptions are completed, I add them to Findagrave.com. I came across this website about some years and have been an active contributor for the past 6 years. If there is a clear photograph, it's also scanned and included on the page as well. So far, transcriptions have been completed for over 70 obituaries with another 200+ to go. It's doubtful if my contributions were ever catch up to the 200,000 plus added by some members. View my Findagrave.com contributions here. The next step is to add these transcriptions to the Afrigeneas Death Records Database. Afrigeneas is the preimier African American Genealogy Research website on the internet.
Saturday, August 18
Thomas Slave Owners
by
Admin
on Sat 18 Aug 2007 04:13 PM EDT
Today, I visited the Family History Center in NE Philadelphia to review probate and will information on the film I had ordered for Thomas slaveowners in Montgomery County, Alabama. The first slaveowner I came acoss was John Thomas who died in sometime in 1835. John Thomas owned approximately 221 slaves. The most unusual part of this inventory of slaves, is that some of the slaves had last names and seemed to be grouped by family members. I am in the process of transcribing this inventory to post as a web page. Saturday, July 28
World War I Draft Registrations
by
Admin
on Sat 28 Jul 2007 03:51 PM EDT
Over the past week, I have been researching the World War I Draft Registration Records and came across information on some of my ancestors. I've listed below my findings, relationship, date of regisration and the location--if documented. Harry Corillur-maternal grandfather - June 15, 1917 - Pierce County, GA As more records are uncovered, they will be documented here.
Friday, July 27
Orange Thomas
by
Admin
on Fri 27 Jul 2007 03:54 PM EDT
Orange Thomas was my maternal great-grandfather. His daughter, Hannah, was my grandmother. Orange was born approximately 1860 in Alabama. Based on the 1880 census record, he and his family were residing in the Pike Road section of Montgomery, Alabama. I was unable to find Orange on the 1870 census. The only Orange Thomas that was found was living in Arkansas (Union Township) with a family by the name of Bill and Sarah Joseph. His age was stated as 15. A few weeks ago, I ordered microfilm of probate records in Montgomery County, Alabama for the surnames of Thomas, Thompson, etc. in an effort to see if Orange could be found on any of these records. While researching for this information, I will extract all slave related data and create a webpage to assist others in their endeavors.
Thursday, May 24
Google invests in genetics firm
by
Admin
on Thu 24 May 2007 02:15 PM EDT
Google has invested $3.9m in a company that lets users browse their genetic profile online. Genetics firm 23andMe was set up by Anne Wojcicki, wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. "Even though your body contains trillions of copies of your genome, you have probably never read any of it," says a statement on the 23andMe website. Read more. Sunday, March 18
Tuskegee Airmen to be Honored!!!
by
Admin
on Sun 18 Mar 2007 01:53 AM EDT
WASHINGTON - The Tuskegee Airmen weren't supposed to succeed. A 1925 study by the Army War College titled "The Use of Negro Manpower in War" concluded that African-American "men were cowards and poor technicians and fighters, lacking initiative and resourcefulness." It also called them a "subspecies of the human population." So the Army Air Corps wasn't expecting much in 1941 when it began training a small group of African-American men to become pilots at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute, a historically black college. What it got was one of the most successful flying squadrons in American military history. Shattering racist stereotypes, they flew more than 15,000 sorties over North Africa and Europe during World War II, destroyed more than 250 enemy aircraft on the ground and 150 in the air, and fiercely protected the American and Allied bombers they escorted on missions. Read more Sunday, January 14
Historians Question Records of Tuskegee Airmen
by
Admin
on Sun 14 Jan 2007 12:14 PM EST
Two historians are disputing the claim that America’s first Black fighter pilots never lost a bomber to enemy fire during World War II.
U.S. Air Force records show that at least a few bombers escorted by the red-tailed fighters of the Tuskegee Airmen were shot down by enemy planes, according to William F. Holton, a historian of Tuskegee Airmen Inc., and Dr. Daniel Haulman, a historian at the Air Force Historical Research Agency. Read more
Tuskegee Airmen Dies - Dr. William Morgan, 85
by
Admin
on Sun 14 Jan 2007 12:09 PM EST
Dr. William Morgan, one of the last Tuskegee Institute airmen living in Minnesota, died Dec. 30 in Minneapolis. The retired dentist from Fergus Falls, Minn., was 85. Read more
Long Island New York vet erects memorial for black servicemen
by
Admin
on Sun 14 Jan 2007 12:01 PM EST
William Thomas is a proud man, an Army vet, a former New York City housing cop.
So when he would visit Veterans Plaza in East Meadow's Eisenhower Park, he always noticed that with all the memorials, there were none to African-American vets. Read more
Famous Quote
by
Admin
on Sun 14 Jan 2007 11:55 AM EST
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these. -- George Washington Carver
Chuck Stone - Short Bio - Former Tuskegee Airman
by
Admin
on Sun 14 Jan 2007 11:43 AM EST
Back when we worked together at the Philadelphia Daily News, I usually could hear and smell Chuck Stone before I saw him. Read more
Lynchings in America
by
Admin
on Sun 14 Jan 2007 11:39 AM EST
Chaotic Convergence. This web blog lists the number of lynchings and related states throughout the the nation during the twentieth century. Read more.
Tuesday, December 26
Saturday, October 7
President's bumpy rides leads to funding for Tuskegee road work
by
Admin
on Sat 07 Oct 2006 03:18 PM EDT
The next time President Bush visits Tuskegee he may have a much
smoother ride than he experienced on his last visit in April, thanks
partly to a quip the president made about the city's potholes.
Gov. Bob Riley announced Tuesday that Tuskegee was getting a $500,000 federal community development grant to fill potholes and make other improvements to city streets. The city is providing $50,000 in local funding for the project. Read more Friday, October 6
African American Billionaire Leads Huge Investment Team to Liberia
by
Admin
on Fri 06 Oct 2006 02:52 AM EDT
Over 20 years ago, Billionaire Robert Johnson started the Black Entertainment Television network after taking a $15,000 bank loan; in 2001, Johnson sold the network to Viacom for $3 billion. With a little bit of luck, one of the richest men in the world will be hoping to rub some of his magic on Liberia. Read more
Saturday, September 23
Notasulga medical clinic fills void in care
by
Admin
on Sat 23 Sep 2006 11:31 PM EDT
NOTASULGA, Ala. - Notasulga residents will avoid a long drive for health care when a medical clinic run by Tallassee Community Hospital opens its doors Monday. "It's very important to us because a lot of people are not able to get to Opelika or Tallassee," Notasulga Mayor Frank Tew said. "And we need it for this town to grow." A clinic here closed in May and the town created a medical clinic board to reopen it. Nancy McDonald, who served on the medical clinic board, said she feels that with the support of the Tallassee hospital, the clinic will grow rapidly into a self-supported. Read moreFriday, September 22
Cosby Appeals to Americans - Give $8 each for Slavery Museum
by
Admin
on Fri 22 Sep 2006 02:46 AM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. -- If every American contributes $8, the U.S. National Slavery Museum could open exhibits as early as next year, Bill Cosby, a key contributor to the project, said Friday.
Cosby joined Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder in launching a new campaign to raise $100 million toward the Fredericksburg museum's $200 million cost by asking people to give up what Cosby termed "the price of two shots of Scotch." Read more Monday, September 18
Friday, September 8
Saturday, September 2
British slave drama set for US Release
by
Admin
on Sat 02 Sep 2006 03:28 PM EDT
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Michael Apted's slave-trade drama
"Amazing Grace" has lined up a U.S. distribution deal on the eve of the
Toronto International Film Festival, where it will make its world
premiere in the closing-night slot.
Independent distributors
Samuel Goldwyn Films and Roadside Attractions said they would release
the film on February 23, the 200th anniversary of the British
parliament's vote to abolish the slave trade. Read more Wednesday, August 23
Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
by
Admin
on Wed 23 Aug 2006 12:45 PM EDT
For forty years, from 1932 to 1972, 399 African-American males were
denied treatment for syphilis and deceived by officials of the United
States Public Health Service. As part of a study conducted in Macon
County, Alabama, poor sharecroppers were told they were being treated
for “bad blood.”In fact, the physicians in charge of the study ensured
that these men went untreated. In the 25 years since its details first
were revealed, the Tuskegee Syphilis study has become a powerful symbol
of racism in medicine, ethical misconduct in human research, and
goverment abuse of the vulnerable. Read more
A Look at Legends
by
Admin
on Wed 23 Aug 2006 12:43 PM EDT
The
Commodores formed in Tuskegee and become one of the top groups of the
'70s and '80s. The band had 17 top-40 hits, including such top-10 hits
as "Sweet Love," "Just To Be Close To You," "Easy," "Brick House,"
"Three Times A Lady," "Sail On," "Still," "Lady (You Bring Me Up)," "Oh
No," and "Nightshift." Read more
Saturday, August 19
Tuskegee Airman's Daughter Given Replica of Lost Medals
by
Admin
on Sat 19 Aug 2006 02:08 AM EDT
The daughter of a Tuskegee Airman has received replicas of her father's
medals after they were destroyed in a flood more than 20 years ago.
On Monday Congressman Steve Chabot presented Ena Fletcher, of College Hill, with 13 medals.
Her late father, Harold Hillery, was a Tuskegee Airman who flew in both World War II and the Korean War. Read more
Tuesday, August 15
Design delays hold up Tuskegee Airmen medals
by
Admin
on Tue 15 Aug 2006 02:09 AM EDT
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A spokesman for a New
York congressman said design revisions are behind delays in giving
Congress' highest honor to the surviving World War II Tuskegee airmen.
U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y., co-sponsor of the legislation
to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the black aviators who trained
at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, wanted the medals to be ready in
early September, aide Emile Milne told Newsday. Read more
Tuskegee Airman Recalls Time as POW
by
Admin
on Tue 15 Aug 2006 02:03 AM EDT
Signing copies of his book, retired Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson
jovially spoke to all who approached his table. He took a few moments
to share how his early years were shaped by his experience as a
Tuskegee Airman, fighter pilot and prisoner of war.
Colonel Jefferson, who was one of 32 Tuskegee Airmen who were
prisoners during World War II, offered insight into his career and
life. Read more
Tuskegee University Gets 1 Million Dollar Donation
by
Admin
on Tue 15 Aug 2006 01:54 AM EDT
Tuskegee University receives a $1 million dollar gift. The
money comes from the Praxair Foundation. Praxair is a global, fortune
300 company that supplies atmospheric, process and specialty gases to
industries. It has 27-thousand employees in 40 countries and annual
sales of $7.7 billion. Read more
Thursday, August 10
Sunday, August 6
Pilots Medals up in Air
by
Admin
on Sun 06 Aug 2006 01:50 PM EDT
Spann Watson wants Washington to make good on its promise, before it is
too late for him and these other aging pilots who flew their way to
glory.
Nearly five months after Congress voted to bestow its highest honor on
the Tuskegee Airmen -- pioneering aviators who during WWII broke the
color bar banning black pilots in the U.S. military -- the
Congressional Gold Medal is still not in their hands. Read more
Thursday, August 3
Tuskegee Legends
by
Admin
on Thu 03 Aug 2006 11:28 AM EDT
Each year, the Tuskegee Airmen's Lonely Eagle ceremony seems a little more lonesome.
When the lights are dimmed and the candles lighted, there are fewer
airmen listening to the small brass bell tolling once for each comrade
who has died since the last convention.
Last year the bell tolled 47 times. This year it was 53. Read More
Wednesday, August 2
Court Upholds Tuskegee University's Decision to Name New Miss Tuskegee
by
Admin
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 12:53 PM EDT
TUSKEGEE, Ala. - (August 1, 2006) - In a
decision released today by Judge Myron Thompson, U.S. District Court
for the Middle District of Alabama, Eastern Division, the Court upheld
the University decision to name Calida Joy McCampbell, as the new Miss
Tuskegee University. Read more
Friday, July 28
Tuskegee Airman Dies, Elmore Kennedy, 90
by
Admin
on Fri 28 Jul 2006 01:15 PM EDT
Elmore M. Kennedy Jr., 90, one of the dwindling number of Tuskegee
Airmen who served during World War II, died of complications of a
stroke July 22 at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del., near the home of
his niece, Kim McKinnie. He lived in West Philadelphia. Read more
Tuskegee Airman Dies, Thomas B. Smith, 96
by
Admin
on Fri 28 Jul 2006 01:12 PM EDT
Thomas B. "Smitty" Smith, 96, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, died July 17, 2006, at his home in Reston.
He was born Oct. 21, 1909, in Georgia to the late Reuben and Rose
Smith. He received a bachelor's degree from Wilberforce University in
Wilberforce, Ohio; a master's degree from the University of Michigan;
and a doctorate from the University of Bonn, Germany. Read more
Tuskegee Airmen Gather for Int'l Black Aviation Co-Conventions July 31-Aug 5
by
Admin
on Fri 28 Jul 2006 01:06 PM EDT
Phoenix, Arizona - Dozens of famous World War II black
aviators, the Tuskegee Airmen, will celebrate the 35th meeting of their
national convention with fellow members of Tuskegee Airmen,
Incorporated (TAI) in conjunction with six other black aviation groups,
all members of the International Black Aerospace Council (IBAC). Read more
New Tuskegee Airmen Film Gets Special Screening
by
Admin
on Fri 28 Jul 2006 12:53 PM EDT
(CBS 3)
WASHINGTON A film celebrating the legacy of World War II’s
Tuskegee Airmen, who were America’s first black military pilots, was
screened during a special presentation on Capitol Hill in Washington
D.C. on Tuesday. Read more and view video clip!
Tuesday, July 25
Tuskegee Lawyer Named to Elite Group
by
Admin
on Tue 25 Jul 2006 11:17 PM EDT
TUSKEGEE -- A Tuskegee lawyer has become a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Walter
McGowan received the award at the college's spring meeting in
Hollywood, Fla. McGowan is the only lawyer from Alabama to receive the
honor this year. Read more
Tuskegee Airman Dies, Major Moton Ross, 84
by
Admin
on Tue 25 Jul 2006 11:14 PM EDT
Major Moton Ross, an Oak Park resident and former Tuskegee Airman, died
of kidney failure Sunday at Providence Hospital in Southfield. He was
84. Read more
University Awarded Two Grants to Reserve Historical African Amerian Materials
by
Admin
on Tue 25 Jul 2006 11:11 PM EDT
TUSKEGEE, Ala. - (July 20, 2006) -
Tuskegee University's Library Services recently received two grants to
further preserve and make more accessible the historical
African-American data housed in its special collections on campus. Read more
Wednesday, July 19
Tuskegee Airmen - Anniversary - July 19, 1941
by
Admin
on Wed 19 Jul 2006 12:00 AM EDT
On Jul. 19, 1941, the AAF began a program in Alabama to train black Americans as military pilots. Primary flight training was conducted by the Division of Aeronautics of Tuskegee Institute, the famed school of learning founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881. Read more
Friday, July 14
63rd Anniversary of the George Washington Carver Monument
by
Admin
on Fri 14 Jul 2006 12:00 AM EDT
July 14, 1943: The George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri, was founded on this date. Diamond, Missouri, is located in Newton County in southwest Missouri. The 210 acre park is a unit of the National Park service and preserves the boyhood home of Carver as well as the 1881 Moses Carver house and the Carver cemetery.
Monday, July 10
The Tuskegee Airmen - My Thoughts
by
Admin
on Mon 10 Jul 2006 12:34 PM EDT
My earliest memory of the Tuskegee Airmen came from talks between those people who had lived in Tuskegee--my parents, aunts and uncles, etc. Not only did they speak of the Airmen but Tuskegee Institute, Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver and the numerous other folks residing in the area.
But attending a predominately white school there was no mention of the Tuskegee Airmen in my history book. Back then Ebony & Jet Magazines were the history books for people of color. I'm writing about the Tuskegee Airmen because their numbers are dwindling (sad but true) by the week it seems. Why did it take America so long to recognize their bravery and heroism? It's a question that I already know the answer. What a proud moment it would have been for each man to receive a heroes welcome after the end of WWII. Instead they were met with hostility, racism, bigotry and their accomplishments downplayed. Many died empty without knowing how great they were and the long term effect it has had on millions of people throughout the country. May those Tuskegee Airmen who have gone on....fly and soar to greater heights. You are loved and will be missed!! I SALUTE YOU!! Saturday, July 8
NAACP to Honor Tuskegee Lawyer for Years of Service
by
Admin
on Sat 08 Jul 2006 11:57 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Veteran attorney Fred Gray, who represented the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior and was chief counsel during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, will be honored for 51 years of service in promoting civil rights on July 17th. Read more
High Cotton: Original Musical Set in 'Skegee
by
Admin
on Sat 08 Jul 2006 11:45 PM EDT
I'm a card-carrying member of the Dyann Robinson fan club. She's an extraordinary dancer, educator and playwright. And she lives and works in Tuskegee, which is less than an hour from Columbus. Her latest production, "The Cotton Club Comes to 'Skegee," can be seen July 13-30 at the Jessie Clinton Arts Centre in downtown Tuskegee. Read more Wednesday, July 5
A Tampa's Filmaker Research for a Documentary...Zora Hurston - Born in Notasulga
by
Admin
on Wed 05 Jul 2006 11:29 AM EDT
The dead of summer 1973, a young afro'd Alice Walker hiked her skirt to her knees and set out across an overgrown cemetery in the small town of Fort Pierce to find the pauper's grave of Zora Neale Hurston. Read more
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