They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

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As I sift through the old records of Liberty County, Georgia, looking for documents that name enslaved and free African Americans, sometimes stories, important details, research tips, etc, jump out at me. This is a place to document those. Even if you are not researching Liberty County, these may give you ideas that apply to your own research elsewhere.

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Unsung Heroes Award

The Genealogy Guys Podcast and Vivid-Pix recently announced that I had received their Unsung Heroes Award in the “individual” category. The award is intended to recognize “those members of the genealogy community who digitize or index photos and other documents of value to genealogical researchers.” The award was for my website, TheyHadNames.net, which I created to document the names of African Americans who lived in Liberty County, Georgia, in mostly antebellum records, to aid their

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