Know Your Caribbean Family History!
Linford Sweeney - Caribbean Family Historian and Author
Linford, who was born in Clarendon, Jamaica, has been tracing his own family history for the past twenty years, and he is keen to share his experiences with, and teach others.
Tracing Your Caribbean Family History
There has been a growing interest in people seeking to trace their family history, with popular programmes such as "Who Do You Think You Are" reaching millions of people worldwide.
There are several reasons why this interest is growing, and these include:
* Hereditary health issues and how it may have affected their ancestors.
* A yearning to know where their family originated, e.g. Africa, Europe, Asia, etc.
* For self-discovery purposes
* Curiosity about family resemblances and characteristics
Whatever the reasons there are are next to unlimited resources available on the internet, in universities, family history centres, genealogy departments and archives in many countries, churches, within families, etc.
The Caribbean and the Enslavement of Africans
Tracing Caribbean ancestors back to, and through, slavery and to Africa (or Europe) is an expanding area of interest. It is also an area of research fraught with difficulties owing to the lack of records going back to the 1800s.
How I can help you
Although people are at different levels in their research, Linford Sweeney is able to provide support at all levels. For instance, you may be just beginning your journey and need to know where to begin. Or you may have already begun your research and you have now become a little 'stuck'. There are others who are at a more advanced level who may need one-to-one support and to deepen their knowledge.
I may be able to help you on your way!
Caribbean History presentations
Caribbean history is complex and unique in the world and as such an understanding of its past is required by all persons tracing their Caribbean family history.
You may be interested in finding out more about Caribbean History. Presentations and classes, covering a 4,000 year period, is also available.
Linford Sweeney is available for bookings to make presentations, or run classes or workshops anywhere in the UK.
List of presentations, Workshops and Classes available to organisations:
- Introduction to Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors
- Introduction to Caribbean History
- Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors Workshops
- Caribbean History Classes
- Special projects, including researching, editing, and producing booklets on Caribbean, African and UK history
List of presentations, Workshops and Classes available to individuals:
- Introduction to Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors
- Introduction to Caribbean History
- Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors Workshops
- Caribbean History Classes
- One-to-one Coaching for people tracing their Caribbean ancestors
- Carrying out research into your Caribbean ancestry, online or through visits to Jamaica
Linford Sweeney currently lives in Manchester (UK) and can be heard on Peace FM 90.1 FM on Thursday mornings, as a guest on The Sam Brown Joint. You can also listen on-line at http://www.peacefm.co.uk
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I love you uncle!
Myself and my niece Tamika
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What can be provided?
- Genealogy or Caribbean History presentations, where you can get a basic background to Caribbean Family History searches
- Classes for those people who have already embarked upon their family research
- Workshops for the more advanced researcher where practical research methods are more important to uncovering the past.
- One-to-one genealogy coaching.
- Advice on embarking on DNA tests and its interpretation
- A chance to socialise with other like-minded people - maybe even family!
- Membership of the Caribbean Family History Society (to be launched in 2012).
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Little Ochi, Jamaica
Cousin Gaile
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