The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2002 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry A recent Associated Press article describes the work of the International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry. This society offers research tools such as a slave database, oral histories, old photographs, census data, and birth and death certificates. Several other groups assist in genealogical research, but this Chicago-based organization specializes in slave ancestry, and a proven link to a slave is a requirement for membership. The newspaper article describes how Janis Minor Forte found her great-grandfather in a jail document -- he was listed among the possessions his owner lost in a bet. "Needless to say I let out a holler," Forte said. The discovery was chilling and exhilarating: "a certain Negro man slave, Walton, about 26 years of age and of black complexion." Forte had found another slave in her family tree. You can read this interesting article at: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020731/ap_wo_en_po/fea_us_slave_ancestry_1 The International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilissdsa/ --- Sounds like an *excellent* place to post any information about slaves that we come across in our research. Valorie PS: Eastman's newsletter is available here: http://www.rootsforum.com/newsletter