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Bienvenue sur le portail français de Geni !====== For an introduction in English, please go to the International French Portal =====.==Objectif==L’objectif du portail se résume en quatre points…* Faciliter la coopération entre francophones dans la recherche généalogique* L’amorce de nouveaux projets communs qui concernent la communauté francophone* L’ identification de sources permettant aux no...
African Missionaries South Africa, Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi) and beyond. Missionaries were amongst the first people to explore the interior of Africa. This project is a place to assemble them and to explore their family history. Please link the profiles of people who were missionaries in Africa to this project. Their names can also me added to the lists under denominatio...
This is a project I Sharon have been publicly talking about doing for a long long time. It's one of those niche areas of human research that you know someone is going to do a very significant inter-disciplinary PhD on - sometime in the near future. But, until then - it exists as a huge aporia that we need to fill in order to be able to work with the data we're garnering on Geni, in a way that r...
1700 Dlamini chiefdoms move south from Delagoa Bay and settle on land north of the Phongolo River; thereby forming the core of the future Swazi nation. 1767 The Cape frontier is pushed further eastward, beyond the Gamtoos River into the land of the AmaXhosa. Armed confrontations between the AmaXhosa and the Dutch colonists ensue. 1775 The death of Phalo increases the political tensions and st...
O termo Inquisição refere-se a várias instituições dedicadas à supressão da heresia no seio da Igreja Católica. A Inquisição foi criada inicialmente para combater o sincretismo entre alguns grupos religiosos, que praticavam a adoração de plantas e animais e utilizavam mancias. A Inquisição medieval, da qual derivam todas as demais, foi fundada em 1184 no Languedoc (sul da França) para combater ...
International Projects = International Help Portal Civil Registry and Church Records around the World Wonders of the World Ode to Joy - Anthem / European Union , Listen to 10 Top Anthems Please feel free to list your Project under (1) Country of Origin, or (2) Global Area of Interest. If a link doesn't work, just go to Projects Page and paste the project name in the search...
American Colonization Society =The American Colonization Society (ACS) (in full, The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America), founded in 1816, was the primary vehicle to support the return of free African Americans to what was considered greater freedom in Africa. It helped to found the colony of Liberia in 1821–22 as a place for freedmen. Among its founders were Charle...
Historical criminals, thieves and vagabonds Famous historical criminals are those individuals whose criminal behaviors became widely known to the general public for their unscrupulous acts. Aim of this project is to list people worldwide who have been convicted of serious crimes, or are notable for their criminal activities in the past. This is a worldwide project Australia Ivan Milat (194...
The Africa Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom on 8 July 1943 for award to subjects of the British Commonwealth who served in the Second World War, specifically in North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943 inclusive.Three clasps were instituted to be worn on the medal ribbon, the North Africa 1942–43 Clasp , the 8th Army Clasp and the 1st Army Clasp .==Th...
The tribes and people of Zimbabwe (Individual projects will follow) > The following at this stage are various notes - the aim is to refine them into a comprehensive and more cohesive overview of the Zimbabwean people. Zimbabwe is a mixture of people. More than two-thirds of the population speaks Shona as their first language. Shona-speaking people live mainly in the eastern two-thirds of the co...
Colonials who owned land and slaves in countries, not their homeland and traveled frequently. My concentration is in Jamaica and USA.The likely hood that an American Plantation owner had other Plantations and relatives in other countries is always possible. I know most of mine did, and this creates a problem for genealogy searches in Jamaica.If u know of or have ancestors who fit this descripti...
This project is about Sullivan's Island as the African-American Ellis Island==Summary== Carolina's Lowcountry holds a major place of importance in African-American history for many reasons, but perhaps most importantly as a port of entry for people of African descent. According to several historians, anywhere from 40 to 60 percent of the Africans who were brought to America during the slave tra...
African Queens Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.These are the words of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, distinguished Black author, editor, publisher, and historian (December 1875 - April 1950). Carter G. Woodson believed that Blacks should know their past in order to participate intelligentl...
Plantagenet Cousins: Selected Descendants of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou in Australia, America, Africa, Europe and Asia : Biography, History and Genealogy. 360 Genealogies with full lines and biographies.by: Book by Ian Fettes and Leo Van de Pas 2007If you are lucky enough to own this book, please join this projectLines of Descent - Name - Relationship on Geni - Page Number* Line 1 - Werner von ...
This Portal or Master Project is to link all the projects related to Africa and the African Continent. Africa An African Diaspora sub-project will be added. This is a work in progress. Much help is needed!==What can you do here?==*Ask questions.*Collaborate on your research.*Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own research in a specific area.*Problem finding an ancestors , open ...
Tea ROOMS & Coffee CORNERS===for a break at geni-time* British ===for a cup of what-so-ever wherever* African TEA Room * Asian TEA Room * South & North American TEA Room ===und wir brauchen noch verschiedene KONDITOREI-en zum begegnen unsere Deutsch-sprachige Nachbarn, wie* ALLE Bundes-LANDER-&-Staten Deutschland's* Osterreich* und so weiter hinseits ....
WORK IN PROGRESS==========< BACK =====* Ports of Departure . * Motives * African Kingdoms and Kings (background: Kingdoms in Pre-Colonial Africa )* Africa1800-1875 * African Queens * African Kings * Slave Traders (background: Atlantic Slave Trade )* U.S. SLAVE TRADE * Ports of Departures * Slave Data
This is a Master Project with sub-projects for the different types of leaders.KHUFU (CHEOPS) - PHAROAH OF EGYPT Renowned as builder of the world’s greatest wonder - the Great Pyramid in 2560 BC.SHEBA - QUEEN OF ETHIOPIARenowned for her visit to King Solomon in 1000 BC, and wealthy dynasty founded in Ethiopia.CLEOPATRA VII - QUEEN OF EGYPTRenowned for her relationship to Julius Caesar & Marc Ant...
Uganda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coordinates: 1°N 32°ERepublic of Uganda Jamhuri ya Uganda Flag Coat of arms Motto: "For God and My Country" Anthem: "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty" MENU0:00 Location of Uganda (dark blue)– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union (light blue) Location of Uganda (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union (ligh...
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Jamaican Creole traces the connections between early families from the British island whose port cities of Black River, St. Ann's Bay, Port Antonio and Kingston formed the basis for international trade, commerce and cultural exchange. * Mary Seacole, Jamaican nurse
Après le massacre de 400 000 juifs par les romains en Cyrénaïque, les rescapés traversent le Sahara et s'installent dans les oasis. Leur empire va durer près de 1300 ans. Aujourd'hui, on peut retracer leur histoire.Dans le sud Saharien a existé pendant des centaines d'années un empire juif, l'empire Juif du Touat, un empire sans empereur, ni vie civique, un empire confectionné par plusieurs vil...
The Africa General Service Medal 1902-1956 was a campaign medal of the Commonwealth. It was awarded for minor campaigns in tropical Africa, it was still current in 1914 and nine later clasps were issued. The medal is never seen without a clasp and some are very rare, most being granted to local forces like the King's African Rifles.==Description==* The obverse with uncrowned head, name and titl...
The purpose of this project is to collect all of the profiles of those who were awarded the NATO Non-Article 5 Medal for Africa .
This project is for female film directors and producers who were born in Cuba of African heritage.See Nuestra Cuba project==notables==* Sara Gomez* Gloria Rolando==links and resources==