Wednesday, June 6, 2012

The First African American in the State of Georgia to be inducted in to the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution!

Michael Nolden Henderson was featured in an
episode of PBS's History Detective on the Galvez Papers.
If you don't know Michael Nolden Henderson, then people...now is the time for you to Look-Him-Up!  As a graduate of Louisiana's Xavier University and a retired US Naval Officer, his latest project has landed him smack dab in the middle of your history books.  On June 29th 2012, Mr. Henderson became the First African American in the state of Georgia to be inducted in to the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution.  Featured recently on the extremely popular BlogTalk Radio Show, Research at the National Archives and Beyond with Host Bernice Bennett, Mr. Henderson's fascinating story has its genesis in the records of a free creole woman of color by the name of Agnes Mathieu.  I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Henderson and his significant other today as they happened to drop by the National Archives in Washington, DC.

For more on the incredible story go to:

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/12/georgia-lineage-society-installs-first-african-american-as-chapter-president.html


1 comments:

  1. We all have stories to share about various ancestral discoveries we've been fortunate to uncover over the years. I personally have come across many which have given me a tremendous sense of pride and appreciation for being born a descendant of a group of people known today as Louisiana Creoles. And like many of you who particularly in this group have determined to research, document and gain a better understanding of your ancestral connections to Louisiana and elsewhere, so as to help others appreciate what it means to be a Creole. I have taken another step in making something a personal reality, and that is having the story of my own journey and discovery published.

    In my new book titled, GOT PROOF! My Genealogical Journey through the use of documentation, I hope to take the reader along with me back to my very early days of becoming curious about my family Colonial Louisiana history having first discovered such through the surname of my Grandmother - Nellie Mathieu and all the way back to discovering a French ancestor and his relationship with a french creole enslaved woman of color who was successful with gaining her freedom during a very interesting time in Spanish Colonial Louisiana's history. I am able to tell such a story because and as the title of the book states - GOT PROOF! http://myemail.constantcontact.com/GOT-PROOF--Order-your-books-today-.html?soid=1011324031341&aid=T7VCkPIXAhE

    I hope each of you are encouraged and inspired to one day tell your story, so that we all can be inspired and proud of the journey you to have been on.

    Remember, "Until the Lion has his or her own storyteller, the hunter will always have the best part of the story" an African Proverb.

    Once again, I encourage each of you to become your family's "Storytellers" and also your ancestor's "Living Memorials".

    ReplyDelete