Jewish New York was once defined by pushcarts and peddlers; immigrants arriving through Ellis Island; densely packed kosher restaurants; lively Yiddish theater and daily newspapers in Yiddish and Ladino. Those days are long gone — but that period is just some of the Jewish history captured in documents and ephemera collected and carefully cataloged by …
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A Boston-Based Group Is Trying to Track Down the Names of Everyone Who Was Ever Enslaved in the U.S.
American Ancestors’ newest initiative, 10 Million Names, combines the work of historians and genealogists to bring the past to the present. It’s a sad fact that identities of people who were enslaved in the United States have historically been obscured, if not completely unreported. But a Boston-based non-profit organization hopes to bridge the gap between …
Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Legislation To Ban First Cousin Marriages
In Tennessee, there’s a proposal to make it illegal for first cousins to marry each other. Representative Darren Jernigan introduced the proposal in the House, and Senator Jeff Yarbro introduced it in the Senate. The proposal wants to change a part of Tennessee law about who can marry who. Right now, it’s not allowed for cousins to marry, …