I'm hoping you're reading this post after having a fantastic summer full of documented memories for generations of family history research! For me, I am feeling great after a summer full of new discoveries on several research trips and establishing the template for the design, format and structure of Paperdoll Journal. Thank you all for your support, feedback and cheer! Moving forward is my fall theme while  exploring my genealogy and family history leading to the Great Migration. ​~ Lisa

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​Black family history and African American genealogy hints in theater history. 

"From Emmett Till's death to President Obama's acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination, August 28 throughout the years has been a significant date in African-American history. Director Ava DuVernay, who made the orientation film for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, tells Gayle King why she decided to create the film around the historical date." via CBS NEWS