Black History Documented: Finding Caribbean Ancestors Emerging From Slavery

Most people researching Caribbean family history eventually reach a point where records appear to stop connecting. In this online Black history talk, genealogist and author Paul Crooks examines a documented family lineage traced across the Caribbean and beyond, exploring what historical records can reveal about family connections, identity, and ancestry after emancipation.

Drawing on his own research, Paul Crooks examines how these records relate to the gaps, inconsistencies, and unanswered questions that many encounter.

This session forms part of a wider series on tracing Black ancestry, examining how historical records can be interpreted to reconstruct family histories.