The Kinfolk Project

This is a virtual, personal discussion about the Moody family's journey through Louisa County, Virginia, from enslavement to freedom and beyond. LAKE ANNA/3RD SUNDAY

This is a virtual, personal discussion about the Moody family's journey through Louisa County, Virginia, from enslavement to freedom and beyond. LAUREL HILL MOODYTOWN

This is a virtual, personal discussion about the Moody family's journey through Louisa County, Virginia, from enslavement to freedom and beyond. THE FIRST GENERATION

This is a virtual, personal discussion about the Moody family's journey through Louisa County, Virginia, from enslavement to freedom and beyond. THE FREEDMEN...BEAR CASTLE

This is a virtual, personal discussion about the Moody family's journey through Louisa County, Virginia, from enslavement to freedom and beyond. THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES

This is a virtual, personal discussion about the Moody family's journey through Louisa County, Virginia, from enslavement to freedom and beyond. THE ENSLAVERS

This is a virtual personal discussion about the Moody family's journey to Louisa County Virginia, from their enslavement to freedom and after. THE BEGINNING

This episode of the Kinfolk Project Podcast features the legendary Tuskegee Airman.  From 1941-1946, some 1,000 Black pilots were trained at Tuskegee. The Airmen's success in escorting bombers during World War II – having one of the lowest loss records of all the escort fighter groups, and being in constant demand for their services by the allied bomber units. Our guests are Lannell Roberts Br...

Shannon Christmas is a professional genealogist and biological family reunification specialist with years practical experience. His expertise includes genetic genealogy, adoption/unknown parentage research, kinship determination and other studies. "Through The Trees" his blog, has been called "an essential blog for genetic genealogy education" by the Board of Certification for Genealogists. On thi...

Dr. Williams explains how using the "Family Bible", "Obituaries" Military records" and other sources can help in the Family history search

Family Historian Teira Brown  talks about her passion, personal family stories and the importance of telling our side of history.   She also explains how her website "Back 2 Past" and the Facebook group "Kinfolk Limbo" can  help in your Family search.

Dr. Stephanie Felix of the African American World World II Veterans Oral History Project interviews Montford Point Marine and World War II  veteran Wallace Bernard Moody. Mr. Moody details his upbringing in Harrisburg Pennsylvania and Louisa county Virginia.  His induction into the service and experiences as one of the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corp. Sp...

A history lesson concerning the beginnings of the Railroad system in the United States. Railroad historian George Palmer explains the role of the slaves, African-American Railroad inventions,  the story of the infamous "Pullman Porters and much more!

This episode of the Kinfolk Project Podcast features award-winning author, artist and family historian Kathy "Kanika" Marshall. . Her family stories has inspired her to write and publish the books "The Ancestors are Smiling", "Finding Otho",  and "Finding Daisy".  Ms. Marshall has been exploring her family roots off and on since 1976 and is a self-avowed missionary for family history, en...

On June 25, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802 , prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry or in government. With that signature, all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces were now open to African Americans. For the first time men of color were accepted into the U.S. Marine Corps. These men became known as the Montford Point Marines…. They went on to...

The latest episode of the Kinfolk Podcast features Toni Carrier historian, genealogist, founding director of Lowcountry Africana and The International African American Museum in Charleston South Carolina. We talk all things South Carolina genealogy, where to start your search, using the Freedman’s Bureau as a resource and the opening of The International African American Museum.

Known as "Ms. Cemetery Lady" Barbara Barksdale directs the efforts of the "Friends of Midland".  This historic cemetery is the resting place for slaves, United States Colored Troops, Buffalo Soldiers, veterans of World War I and II located in central Pennsylvania. 

Welcome to the Kinfolk Project Podcast  introductory episode. We are a resource for the African-American genealogy experience.  This short will explain our mission and list subjects of future episodes Be Blessed, Bernie Moody email; Moodybernie@yahoo.com Instagram; Kinfolk Project Twitter: Kinfolkdude