Joseph Roby
Enslaved at Oakley & Beyond Project's website: https://enslavedatoakley.com/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10008931
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- Research Specialties
- African American
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- Research Counties
- Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
- Essex County, New Jersey, United States
- Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
- Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
- Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
- Monroe County, New York, United States
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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- Research Provinces / States
- Massachusetts, United States
- New Jersey, United States
- New York, United States
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Virginia, United States
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- Research Countries
- United States
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- Research Time Periods
- 18th Century
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
While not currently taking clients, Joseph continues to work on a major research/writing project tentatively entitled "Enslaved at Oakley & Beyond." His research traces an enslaved population held in bondage by his ancestors in northern Virginia. His extensive research experience includes the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States, as well as Ireland and Russia/Poland. He has also spent many hours combing through archives in manuscript collections. Joseph has presented to in-person and virtual audiences. He has a BA in history with a concentration in American history.
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- Degrees
- BA (History with a concentration in American History)
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- Languages
- English
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- Repositories
- Thomas Balch Library (Leesburg, VA); Library of Virginia; Virginia Museum of History and Culture; Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library (Univ of VA, Charlottesville); Gott Library (Marshall, VA); Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County (The Plains, VA); Loudoun County Historic Records Division, Leesburg, VA; Fairfax County Historic Records Center, Fairfax, VA; Clarke County Historical Association, Berryville, VA; Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Germantown (PA) Historical Society; Chestnut Hill (PA) Historical Society; Free Library of Philadelphia; Philadelphia Register of Wills (Philadelphia City Hall); Philadelphia City Archives; Historical Society of Montgomery County (PA); Pennsylvania State Archives
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- Lectures
- Enslaved at Oakley & Beyond Project; Finding Records of Enslavers and Their Families; Enslaved at Oakley & Beyond Project: How and Why a Descendant of Enslavers Is Researching Enslaved Persons; Dissecting Records of Enslavers To Find Enslaved Persons
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- Affiliations
- Greater Philadelphia Area Chapter of APG; APG Writer's SIG; New Jersey Chapter of APG; National Genealogical Society; New England Historic Genealogical Society; New York Genealogical & Biographical Society; Bucks County (PA) Genealogical Society; Virginia Genealogical Society; Hudson County (NJ) Genealogical & Historical Society; Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association; Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Virginia; Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County; African American Genealogy Group of Philadelphia
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- Blog
- Blog link
Contact
Contact
- Website: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=...
- Business site: enslavedatoakley.com/
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| Email: | toomanyancestors@gmail.com |
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| City: | Philadelphia |
| State/Province: | Pennsylvania |
| Country: | United States |
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