THE LAST SEEN PROJECT - FINDING FAMILY : INFORMATION WANTED ORG ; A COLLECTION OF ADS BY FORMER SLAVES TO RECONNECT WITH LOVED ONES

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INFORMATION WANTED ORG

Excerpt: Last Seen is recovering stories of families separated in the domestic slave trade. Formerly enslaved people placed these ads hoping to reconnect with family and loved ones for decades following emancipation. The ads serve as testaments to their enduring hope and determination to regain what was taken from them. As of today, we have recovered 5020 ads.

Formerly enslaved people placed ads looking for loved ones from all over the United States and sometimes from as far away as Africa. Explore the map to see the locations of those placing ads or locations where ads appeared.

My search used the word 'Washington' and brought up ads that included an offer of $5 for information to find a wife. You can go to to the State and search newspapers from there too.

The Last Seen Project is committed to supporting the genealogical work of descendants of enslaved people. Transcribing the ads helps people today find their ancestors. You may also wish to contact us and tell us about your ancestors. Please let us know when you find an ancestor in the ads.  

(Yes there are some genealogy success stories!)

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WE (ALMOST) ALL GOT HERE ONE WAY: ANCIENT HUMANS MATED WITH OTHER BREEDS OF HUMANS

NATURE : MYSTERY HUMANS SPICED UP ANCIENTS SEX LIVES

"All modern humans whose ancestry originates outside of Africa owe about 2% of their genome to Neanderthals. Certain populations living in Oceania, such as Papua New Guineans and Australian Aboriginals, share about 4% of their DNA with Denisovans, members of a group named after a cave in the Altai Mountains in Siberia, Russia, where they were discovered. The cave contains remains deposited between 30,000 and 50,000 years ago."

WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT THERE IS SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT THERE WERE DIFFERENT BREEDS (my word) OF HUMAN ANCESTORS LIVING AT THE SAME TIME AND THAT THEY INTERBRED.

I'm thinking of my dog when I use this word.  I think it may be useful to image, since we all know that sometimes a maltese and a poodle, and other dogs that are not similar in look or size, do breed, or are bred.  In this case, some lonely Neanderthals found the Denisovans all right!

So if you think you have an uncle who is more than 4% Neanderthal...

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