Welcome to Family Pearl!

When I considered what I might present at this year's AAHGS Conference , I first considered the conference theme, "Fighting Erasure:...

Once again, I was a presenter at the AAHGS National Conference. Held virtually again, the theme of the 2023 Conference was "Hiding in...

I was asked by Jim Beidler, Interim Executive Director of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, whether I would like to be a Featured...

Brian Seltzer, a Producer for KYW Newsradio podcasts, reached out to the African American Genealogy Group (AAGG) about a story he was...

This year's Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) Conference theme is "Bridging the American Colonial Divide:...

I am honored to be asked to sit on a panel with three other Black Compatriots (members of the National Society Sons of the American...

I'm pleased to announce that I was recently elected to the Board of Directors of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania...

The answer is Yes! And No! In some African American families, their ancestral stories read like a chapter out of Alex Haley's book Roots,...

The 2021 Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society's (AAHGS) 2021 Virtual Conference is almost here, and the early bird...

In honor of Juneteenth, WITF-TV's Toward Racial Justice series of virtual community conversations hosted by Charles Ellison digs into...

In recognition of Black History Month 2021, I was interviewed by fellow professional genealogist and podcaster extraordinaire Denys...

I am so looking forward to the first ever AAHGS VIRTUAL Conference! While it would have been great to travel to Hampton Virginia as...

Happy New Year! 2020 is getting off to a fast start for Family Pearl and me. As a member of the the African American Genealogy Group, I...

After 6 years with the old website, it's time for a new look! At the same time, I am refocusing the services that Family Pearl offers. We...