Coloring it in…

Technicolor genealogy
Years ago, my amateur interest in genealogy began to morph into “Big Data Genealogy” as a way to investigate American history and ethnicity beyond my own immediate family.
Part of this project then became about attaching notes and mini-biographies to the people being investigated.
Were they on the wrong side of the law?
Did they experience high child mortality?
Did they live to a venerable age?
Occupation? Ethnicity? Victims of violence? Perpetrators of violence? Members of unusual religious sects? Illnesses? Migration paths? Disabilities?
This means that when I add a new person to my “Big Data Tree”, and run a quick check to see the various ways I am connected to them, I am often presented with an entire list of short biographical notes on a single screen – notes which bring the rich and often dark pageant of American history to life in vivid Technicolor.
#beforewewerewhite #commonpeople
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