While it's wonderful to celebrate our history as a people, I think it would be even better to celebrate our own family's black history.
I will always regret letting my grandfather take most of his knowledge and wisdom to the grave, because I was too busy doing me to take time to listen & learn.
I challenge you all to compose a blog or two about your own bloodline, going back as far you as can. Not everyone descends from royalty or is related to celebrities, so don't think your composition will be less interesting because you're not.
You might have to call up Big Mama/Big Daddy, Aunt Juicy/Uncle June Bug to get the facts right, so do it!
I'll start by sharing what I know without making that call, which I still plan to do:
Nettie Graham - my maternal great-grandmother (d. 1971).
Her daughters, Goldie (d. 1965), Dorothy (my Muda) (d. 2000) & Marguerite (d. 1997):
I'll be back when I find out more!
Great idea. We had a family tree done years ago. I think I still remember most of what I heard. I don't have any pictures but I am going to do this. Thanks for the challenge.
ReplyDeleteWow Monni the women in your family are beautiful including yourself. Very nice concept you have here. I don't know much about my family at all. My mother's side all hailed from Walterboro, SC. My mother's parents were distant cousins. I believe that happened a lot during that time. A cousin of mine did trace us way back to Ethiopia.
ReplyDeleteI will also try. Thank God I listened to my grandmother & father before they died & I still have a great grandmother & great aunt to get information on.
ReplyDeleteI really love this idea!!! In fact, I still remember so many of my grandfather's old stories about the family and can trace back to the 1800s, but i'm not clear on the details. I think i'll go and have a lil chit chat with him and see what I can put together. This is a wonderful idea!
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea, Mo :-)
ReplyDeleteThe women in your family were sharp!
I really want to work on a tree, but I think I'll hit some roadblocks due to all these damn secrets.
ReplyDeleteThanks T! I could only hope to trace back to Africa.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kel! I love that picture of Aunt Marg. She looks so sweet but classy.
ReplyDelete*mouth twisted up* You mean Irish Africa? *hitting the door*
ReplyDeleteI'm 1/8 Irish heffa! HAHA
ReplyDeleteAhhh, whatevah! LOL, I think this is a beautiful thing to share though. I love looking at your family pictures. I almost feel like I knew Muda.
ReplyDeleteI talked to my uncle but didn't get much more than what I knew/suspected.
ReplyDeleteI told him I wanted it all. He said what he had to say could not be repeated until Uncle Sam digs a hole for him. I offered a tape recorder. He agreed.
*Lord what have I started?*
Take it!
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