Last Seen Project @InfoWantedOrg
Finding Family After Slavery Educate | Collaborate | Preserve Follow us on Facebook ∙ Instagram (@lastseenproject) @NHPRC funded informationwanted.org United States Joined May 2017-
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Check out Clint Smith's article about the role of Black History and how things have changed under the current presidential administration! Smith uses Last Seen ads to speak about the history of familial separations. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Welcome to the team, Sophie St. Amand! "Hello, I'm Sophie St. Amand. I am an undergraduate student at Georgetown University. I am very grateful for the opportunity to work on this project that creates a resource for many people, regardless of whether they study history."
#OnThisDay in 1893, Jane Horton was searching for her mother and her brother. Her mother, Louisa Banks, was sold by a speculator in 1842 alongside two children. Jane's brother, Benjamin, left to serve as a soldier in the Civil War. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy
Launched in 2017, Last Seen initially aimed to publish 1,000 ads. Today, we reached our goal of 5,000 ads. Thank you to everyone who has supported the project throughout the years! See you at 6,000! #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
In ad 4,999 of 5,000, William H. Scott offers a five-dollar reward for any information about his wife, Margaret Gray Scott. Margaret was originally from Washington D.C. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
In ad 4,998, Charley Torrence of Pineville, N. C., inquires for his family in Mississippi. Torrence was formerly known by the name of Jeff Pounds and was married with a child. He had four brothers and two sisters. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
In ad 4,998, Charley Torrence of Pineville, N. C., inquires for his family in Mississippi. Torrence was formerly known by the name of Jeff Pounds and was married with a child. He had four brothers and two sisters. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
Ad 4,997 of 5,000 was published by Rev. N. W. Edwards in the New York Age. Edwards was searching for his brother, John A. P. Edwards, who left South Carolina for Washington D.C. in 1877. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
Ad 4,996 out of 5,000 comes from Samuel Togood of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Toogood was searching for his mother, Priscilla, or any of her living relatives. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
Ad 4,995/5,000 comes from Martha Jennings-Lucas, who was separated from her mother, siblings, and husband. Martha and her daughter, Elizabeth, were taken to Atalla County, MS. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
In ad 4,994/5,000, Rebecca Jones of Newark, NJ, searches for Elizabeth Harriet Spratty and William Spratty. William was sold to Peter Hare, while Elizabeth was sold to Reuben Raglan of Petersburgh. #BlackHistory #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
Ad 4,993/5,000 from the Star of Zion, James Craig is being searched for by his mother, Menerva, who was separated from James 28 years prior. She had returned to Tennessee with the hopes of finding her son. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
Ad 4,992/5,000 is from Mrs. Harriet R. Steward of New York City, who was searching for her sister-in-law, Catherine Wise, formerly Burrill. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
Ad #4,991/5,000 comes from Ann Eliza King of Fondulac, WI. King was sold away from her family at 12 years old. In this ad, she searches for her mother, father, three sisters, and brother. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
Only 16 more ads until we hit 5,000! Please consider helping us on our journey to 5,000 by donating to the Last Seen Project at give.villanova.edu/campaigns/3330… #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
#OnThisDay in 1893, Emma Thompson was searching for her son, John Bryant. Bryant was last heard of working at a barber shop in Montgomery, AL. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
#OnThisDay Reverend Samuel Ginyard was searching for John Young, his wife's brother. Young was last known to be in Sumter County, AL. Ginyard also mentions Henderson Pierson and Millie Donald as other separated family members. #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy @USNatArchives @NHPRC
#OnThisDay Charlotte Holt of Coffeyville, KS, was searching for her two sons. Levi Holt was last known to be in Kansas City, while Archie Holt's last known whereabouts were in Denver, CO. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC
#OnThisDay Mrs. Hannah Lathan posted an ad in the Council Grove Republican searching for her husband, Albert Lathan. He had left home to search for work and had not been heard from in 8 weeks. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory @USNatArchives @NHPRC

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