The Articles

Families and Cabins: Archaeological and Historical Investigations at Wessyngton Plantation. The Search for My African American Ancestry. August 1994.

The Robertson County Times, "Celebrating Black History Month with Local Family History." February 15, 2006.

The Robertson County Times, "Descendants of Former Slaves Trace Roots Back to County's Beginning." February 8, 2006.

The Robertson County Times, "The African American History of Wessyngton Plantation." February 1, 2006.

The Robertson County Times, "African American Businesses of 13th Avenue and Cheatham Street." February 23, 2005.

The Robertson County Times, "First African Americans in Robertson County." February 16, 2005.

The Robertson County Times, "Many African American Soldiers were in Union Army." February 5, 2005.

The Robertson County Times, "The African American Church in Robertson County." February 1, 2005.

The Robertson County Times, "Steeped in Robertson County History, The Bransford Family Stands Out." February 25, 2004.

The Robertson County Times, "DNA Bridges Gap for African American Genealogical Research." February 11, 2004.

The Robertson County Times, "Remembering African American Firsts." February 16, 2000.

Tennessee Home of the World's Finest Celebrating 200 Years, 1996. Provided African American history of Robertson County, Tennessee for its bicentennial.

The Robertson County Times, "Washington Family Made Plantation Biggest in Nation." June 26, 1996.

The Robertson County Times, "Monument Marks Slaves' Final Rest." April 19, 1995.

The Tennessean, "His Roots to be Carved in Stone 39 Ancestors to be Memorialized." April 12, 1995.

The Tennessean, "Chance Glimpse of Photo Unravels Story of a Family: Discovery of Photo in History Book Leads to African Heritage." 1994.

The Tennessean, "Slave Cabins Site of Archaeological Dig." September 25, 1991.