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The Maryland Historical Society and genealogist and author Robert Barnes will once again present a series of four Family History workshops this year.

latest entry (28Jul13) is transcription of Family of Samuel Bates of Scituate Rhode Island Compiled by Frank Green Bates

In an earlier entry, this column reported on several resources available for online African-American research in Virginia. Many more resources are now available, some becoming so just in the past three months since that report, necessitating another visit to the subject.

The Genealogy Box - Genealogy Network - member of the American History and Genealogy Project, utilizing PhpGedView and Surname Search in Genealogy Groups for registered members. Genealogy Network - Amazon store with genealogy books, software and reviews from Amazon.com

When the 1860 federal census was collected and enumerated, slavery was still legal within most of the states south of the Mason-Dixon line. The 1860 federal census enumerated only free people of color in its population schedule; slaves were enumerated namelessly on a separate schedule, identified only by slave owner, age, gender, and color.

Daniel Francis Kemp served as a Landsman in the United States Navy from September 26, 1862 until December 23, 1863, a year long commitment that the Navy extended to 15 months through bureaucratic snafus. During that time Daniel wrote regularly to his parents and sisters. The 34 letters presented here in "Your Affectionate Son" span 65 years and 2 centuries.