An avid blogger, Taneya has documented her family history journey, her evolution as a researcher is evident in the evolution of her blog articles.  Beginning with lists of data collected, Taneya gravitated toward collecting the stories around the data.

In this episode Taneya shares:

• Learning about her great-uncle’s military service and why he never talked about it
• How the WPA Slave Narrative project added both information and context to her research
• How a conversation with her grandmother led to a unique record with details of her grandfather’s death

 About Taneya:

Taneya Koonce is an enthusiastic genealogist with a long-standing passion for exploring family history and more than 20 years of professional expertise in information science, research, and information organization. Taneya volunteers extensively in the genealogy community, with current leadership roles in the Nashville Chapter of the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, the USGenWeb Project, and the National Genealogical Society. Taneya also runs a Facebook community for family history enthusiasts, the Academy of Legacy Leaders™, through which she aids in helping others implement strategic and systematic approaches for saving, organizing, and preserving family memories.

Connect with Taneya:

Website                       www.taneyakoonce.com
Instagram                    @taneyakoonce
Facebook Group         Academy of Legacy Leaders
Twitter                         @taneya

 Also Mentioned:

Library of Congress Collection

Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938

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