Comments on: Ex-Slave Pension Records

By: khreed1

khreed1 — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:18:28 +0000

I had not heard of these records. Thank you for bringing them to our attention.

By: Styln

Styln — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:22:32 +0000

Fascinating post! Great information! Thanks for sharing.

By: Jamila Z. Sloan Barahona

Jamila Z. Sloan Barahona — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:18:58 +0000

Thank you for providing additional research avenues. I have always enjoined your insight and direction. You keep my to do list full!

By: zenobiajo

zenobiajo — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:56:24 +0000

As always, thank you for your wonderful work and for your sharing many of the fruits of your research efforts.

By: A Sunday Walk Around the Blogs | Digging in the Roots

A Sunday Walk Around the Blogs | Digging in the Roots — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:21:26 +0000

[...] Robyn at Reclaiming Kin has an informative post about Ex-Slave Pension Records, a source with incredible potential for documenting the lives of former slaves. Robyn has taken the [...]

By: msualumni

msualumni — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:30:25 +0000

I’m so glad you all found something new & interesting–its one of the best parts of genealogy. I spent hours poking around these records. Let me know what you find!

By: Yvette Porter Moore

Yvette Porter Moore — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:27:06 +0000

This is excellent information…I am headed over to the slave pension records to get a better look…Who know’s I might find some ancestors!

By: dionneford

dionneford — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:24:53 +0000

These records are new to me. Thanks for sharing them!

By: Kathy Reed

Kathy Reed — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:36:21 +0000

This is an amazing piece of research. Thanks so much for bringing it to light for the rest of us.