Eight documented family lines. Over two centuries of history. Read each dossier online or download it — etymology, migration trails, slaveholder records, named individuals, and DNA evidence, preserved for generations to come.
Read each dossier online in the browser, or download it to keep. Every record covers etymology, migration, slaveholder documentation, named individuals, and DNA evidence.
Bound, printed editions of each family dossier will be available for purchase. A dedicated shop is in preparation. Digital downloads are currently free for all documented family members.
Legacy Keepers is a living genealogical archive dedicated to the documentation and preservation of African American family histories. Each record has been assembled from primary sources — census data, Freedmen's Bureau records, land deeds, church registers, military service documents, and oral histories passed down through generations.
The archive currently documents nine completed family dossiers, with additional surnames actively in research. Every dossier covers etymology, spelling variants, migration patterns, slaveholder records, named enslaved individuals, and DNA evidence.
"Bringing Generations Together — Where the Roots of Our Ancestry Are Forever Preserved."
— Legacy Keepers