Only 51 ads until we hit our goal of 5,000! Make sure to be here when we do and keep an eye out as we upload new ads to our website! informationwanted.org #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory

#OnThisDay Jane Stokes of New Orleans, LA., was searching for her mother, Harriet Cooley, and her siblings in San Francisco, CA. The ad also asks Ministers from Black Churches to aid in this search. U.S. National Archives NHPRC #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #DigitalHistory

Please welcome one of our newest Last Seen Project team members, Anthony McDonnell! A lifelong resident of Philadelphia, Anthony received his B.A. in history from Temple University and recently completed his first year in Villanova University’s history M.A. program.

#OnThisDay Henry Jackson of Evansville, IN, was searching for his niece, Evaline Evans, who had previously resided in New York City and was last known to be in Canada. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory

Only 44 more ads until 5,000! #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #DigitalHistory #BlackGenealogy

#OnThisDay the 4th of July of 1891, Samuel T. Davis was searching for his mother and sister. Davis was sold from his parents and siblings before the start of the war and believed their last location to be in Arkansas. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy

#OnThisDay J. McMicheal was searching for his father, 7 uncles, and aunt. The family had previously lived in St. Helena, LA, but McMicheal relocated to Texas. He had last heard from his father in 1867. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #DigitalHistory U.S. National Archives NHPRC

#OnThisDay The Kansas City Times reported on a case of Enoch Arden. Enoch Arden refers to a poem by Alfred Tennyson in which a shipwrecked captain returns to find his wife remarried, a stark reality for separated couples after Emancipation. NHPRC U.S. National Archives #BlackHistory

#OnThisDay Sue Ann Heneson was searching for her mother's family in Pickens County, AL. Heneson was taken to Tennessee by a speculator but ended up in Texas following emancipation. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory U.S. National Archives NHPRC

#OnThisDay Eliza Dyson was searching for her family who were enslaved in Defate County, MS. Her family left after learning about emancipation, but were not able to take her with them because she was kept in the house. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory U.S. National Archives NHPRC

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#OnThisDay in 1891, Lucindy Millsap was looking for her brother, London and Anderson Bass. London was blind but was led to Sherman's Army in Atlanta by Anderson in 1864. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory U.S. National Archives NHPRC

#OnThisDay Willy Woods was searching for his sister, cousin, aunt, and uncle. His mother's name was Matilda Eastland, while his cousin's mother was named Emily Harper. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory U.S. National Archives NHPRC

#OnThisDay Mrs. Hannah Lathan posted an ad in the Council Grove Republican searching for her husband, Albert Lathan. He had left home to search for work and had not been heard from in 8 weeks. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory U.S. National Archives NHPRC

#OnThisDay Charlotte Holt of Coffeyville, KS, was searching for her two sons. Levi Holt was last known to be in Kansas City, while Archie Holt's last known whereabouts were in Denver, CO. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory U.S. National Archives NHPRC

#OnThisDay Reverend Samuel Ginyard was searching for John Young, his wife's brother. Young was last known to be in Sumter County, AL. Ginyard also mentions Henderson Pierson and Millie Donald as other separated family members. #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy @usnatarchives NHPRC

#OnThisDay in 1893, Emma Thompson was searching for her son, John Bryant. Bryant was last heard of working at a barber shop in Montgomery, AL. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory @usnatarchives NHPRC

Only 16 more ads until we hit 5,000! Please consider helping us on our journey to 5,000 by donating to the Last Seen Project at give.villanova.edu/campaigns/3330… #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalHistory U.S. National Archives NHPRC

Ad #4,991/5,000 comes from Ann Eliza King of Fondulac, WI. King was sold away from her family at 12 years old. In this ad, she searches for her mother, father, three sisters, and brother. #LastSeenProject #BlackHistory #DigitalHistory U.S. National Archives NHPRC