African American families seldom learn any details of their slavery background including even the slave names themselves, but John King...

Several years ago, David Foote, a volunteer, transcribed the news from Lawrence County as printed in the Robinson newspapers. Since...

From a book about the English Settlement in Edwards County, Illinois, founded in 1817, John K discovered some interesting black history...

An article in the Sumner Press, 6/7/1888, page 4, caught J King’s attention—“Henry Gowen of the regular Army 10th U S Cavalry visited...

Our newest volunteer, Wanda B, has been organizing the church files at the Research Library. These include histories of churches in the...