You can do a lot yourself by hitting the local library. They probably have the census records back to 1870. Land records are also stored there. I took a non-credit class at my local university and you might find that your library or university has the same. My teacher was a professional genealogist, so that is always a possibility, but Gates did not got far past the slavery. You can get that far by going to the library or talking to your elders.
My brother-in-law had his dna analysis done for a general work-up of his African and European background. (Although, it turns out that there was Asian in there also.) DNA analysis http://www.ancestrybydna.com/welcome/home/index.php Select "Order Now" shown on the left hand side of the website and it will direct you how to fill in the request. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Street" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I want to know how I can get this done for myself and my family I > would love to know the full history and back story. I'm a firm > believer in knowing your past to have a brighter future. I thought the > Tom Joyner story was really deep and I hope he was able to clear his > uncles names. > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
