Tag Archives: Ancestry
The Invisible Line Between White and Black
What defines race? Is it color? Is it DNA? Is it the labels you choose for yourself? In The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White, author Daniel J. Sharfstein argues that it is becoming ever harder to view race neatly in black and white. He does so by looking [...]
Genealogy for Beginners: Five Steps to Tracing Your Family’s History at the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library
Most people in America can trace their family back to some sort of immigration wave, whether their ancestors came over on the Mayflower or flew into JFK airport. And withNew York being large point of entry, many families of immigrants either settled here or spent time here before moving on. With our large collection of [...]
