> I have the good fortune of living in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. I would >like to offer my services and resources to folks who perhaps have made a >conncection (through a name, a place, a tradition, whatever) to West >Africa, particularly Senegambia (which includes Senegal, Gambia, Guinea and >Guinea Bissau) but also Mali, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. > Searches through the National Archives (Actes Notaires) reveal long lists >of captives, as household inventories and as ships inventories, >particularly through Saint Louis and Goree. Transactions of British French >and Americans are recorded. > My experience and that of several other people I know so far has shown >that making a connection with one's African origins is still possible >(beyond "you look like a Wolof or a Bambara or a Fulani"). > Please feel free to contact me at ncnwwaro@telecomplus.sn. > My name is Sarita Wardlaw Henry > BP 69 > Goree, Senegal >My telephone number, after October 15th, will be 221-825-3767. > >Looking forward to hearing from you. >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- African Ancestored Genealogy Discussion >- To unsubscribe, email: Majordomo@MsState.Edu >- In body of message: unsubscribe afrigeneas >- >- Afrigeneas archives: http://www.msstate.edu/listarchives/afrigeneas/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >