Almost Disappeared: Unearthing My Family History is a blog that will primarily share genealogical resources and methodology, and add a new voice to those who feel they have been chosen to call the names of their ancestors and tell their stories.

Alvin Blakes is a lifelong organizer and community worker who has been researching African history since he was a teenager, and has traveled to Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and all over the United States to pursue his studies. For over 20 years, he has researched his family’s history from Woodville, Wilkinson County Mississippi, back to the late 1700s in the Eastern US.  He is a member of the Dallas Genealogical Society’s African American Genealogy Interest Group. He graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University’s School of Engineering. Currently, he is the Manager of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Agency’s Bus Fleet Engineering Group.

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