Omaha – Good Genes Genealogy

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How to begin your ancestry/family history research

September 21, 2023

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My* mother, Angeline Cecil Owen, approximately one-year-old, with her parents, Helen Wilks Owen and Eugene Owen, Jr., in Springfield, Missouri (*Ann Wead Kimbrough) For many, the question of where to...

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How to find your ancestors in historical newspaper articles

July 8, 2023

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Breaking through brick walls to learn more about your African American ancestors Sampson Luster Wead, center facing to the right, at the Reed's Ice Cream Shop boycott The tall dude...

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Finding genealogy linkages through Depression-era photographs

March 20, 2023

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Through their residency in these PWA housing complexes, African Americans were able to save money and plan for their future. “PWA (Public Works Administration) housing project for Negroes.” Omaha, Nebraska,...

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Black History Month Genealogy Tour

February 1, 2023

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Don't you love Black History Month? Although February is the shortest month in days of our calendar year, it is nonetheless a time to pause, respect and relish the fantastic...

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Get this sweet treat for Black History Month: Recipes for Success e-book

January 31, 2023

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Thank you for your support. It's available on our Lulu Publishing site and on Feb. 1, 2023, on all other sites. Enjoy!

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How the passing of ancestors brings us life

January 22, 2023

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Black Genealogy research requires attention to obits, homegoings and surviving family members Camden, Tenn. – About 340 miles northwest of Atlanta, lies a small community with a big heart that...

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All set: Precious finds from our grandmother’s China set collection

October 17, 2022

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There are many ways to learn of our ancestor's good taste in fine things. The Good Genes Genealogy team -- First Cousins Ann Wead Kimbrough and Mark Owen -- are...

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White Cane Day: Seeing ways to celebrate visually impaired ancestors

October 15, 2022

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In our family, we are aware of at least two relatives -- one is an ancestor -- who were and are visually impaired. In our lineage, Great Aunt Ada Chitwood...

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Freebie Friday: Historical mapping

January 7, 2022

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Photo by Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections on flickr · · "Flood - June 22, 1947 Photo looking east on Broadway from Eleventh Street." Photograph credit: Council Bluffs Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. I was moved...

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Aunt Ancestor Still Leading me on Genealogy Journey

January 6, 2022

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Paternal Aunt Beverly Ann Wead Blackburn Jones On this annual day of Epiphany, it is also the birth of my most cheriished ancestor. Today, Jan. 6, 2022, would have been my...

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