Join me for my one-hour virtual Zoom presentation on February 25, 2020, at 12:00 pm central time. I will be presenting a journey of...

I love it when I get the chance to speak about my passion. It is always my hope something I say sparks an interest in someone to start...

It has been said Slave Dick is the only person charged under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 in Iowa. Dick was charged in 1855 in...

This post is a little different. I have The [Iowa] Bystander from November 25, 1920-December 30, 1920 focusing on articles that catch my...

Family historian seeking knowledgeable people of all ethnicities to help find lost records. Your family ran or owned a funeral home that is

1 February 2003 Today was good. I gave my first tour of [Iowa Genealogy Society] library, and I helped a lady join the library. I didn't...

20 January 2003 Today wasn't a good day. I looked through about 13 books on Missouri and slave history. I found nothing that might lead...

18 January 2003 Today I finished with the 1900 Missouri census. I found Edward King and a 10-year-old Art King. On Edward's part I found...

The Iowa general election absentee ballots were mailed yesterday, October 5, 2020. I received mine today. WOW! My name is listed there,...

16 January 2003 Yes, I am Ricki King, and I want to share my research diary over serval installments. I will be sharing my original diary...

Nothing to do and tired of binge-watching. Why not randomly search newspapers from 100 years ago or more. Ok, that is what I do. I set...

Pleasant W. (P.W.) Jones was a colored man who lived in Centerville, Iowa.

Breaking News. Genealogy Know Your Family History Party will be on the 2020 Iowa Presidential ballot. It just happened. Well, it happened...

The Federal Writers’ Project interviewed former slaves and brought us the Slave Narratives Collection. Because of those workers, I get to...

Hear the broadcast of my interview with Michael Libbie of Insight on Business the News Hour and learn more about how Roots to Branches...

I learned of a new museum, well new to me today. Very fascinating and unexpected. You can find the museum in Okoboji, Iowa. Why is it...

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Locality Guide · Iowa Genealogical Society · List of Iowa county genealogy societies that are members of the Iowa Genealogical Society. ·...

Ricki King, the owner of Roots to Branches Genealogy, wrote the story. Elbert Sales Corp. publishes the magazine in the April/May 2020...

I am currently doing a research project about Blacks in Iowa. I came across a story in the Annals of Iowa titled "Passing of a Former...