Online Exhibits
The exhibits featured here result from the Last Seen Project’s collaboration with African American genealogy groups and research to uncover letters written by formerly enslaved people to their former enslavers looking for family members. The newest exhibit, “if you should,” offers visitors a different view on the search for family.
Genealogical success stories
Genealogists share how the ads led them to details about their ancestors.
“if you Should think a nuff of me to right me…”
An exhibit of letters by formerly enslaved people to enslavers looking for lost family members