Older Than Us: The Elders of the Trask 250

Nicka Smith
Oct 29, 2022
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About this webinar

From Sago and Fatima, Randall and Esther, to Moosa and Katy, learn the ancestral story of the Trask 250 from the vantage point of their oldest traceable ancestors. These incredible individuals were born before the founding of the United States, survived the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and count more than 6,000 descendants between them.

About the speaker

Nicka Smith is more than just a genealogist; she's a storyteller. With a keen eye for detail and a compassionate heart, she brings the past to life, one ancestor at a time. Her expertise in African an...
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    Erika Lusco
    11 months ago

    Nicka always inspires! I would love to see the tables she used to track her data. Multicolumn spreadsheets are not required in my line of work, and the logic for creating them to hold large quantities of data from many different sources doesn't come naturally to me. Please bring her back for the nitty gritty how-to! :)

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    Jabarian Dunbar
    2 years ago

    I watched the video on YouTube and I didn't know that I was going to find My Ancestors, Moosa and Katy Dunbar and many others who survived the Transatlantic Slave Trade and who were born before the founding of the United States. Thank You Nicka Smith for revealing the truth.

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    Crystal Williams-Jackson
    3 years ago

    Excellent as usual...Nicka is does amazing research.

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    Arlene Dukanauskas
    3 years ago

    A powerful story with excellent documentation. This is how real genealogical research is done.

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    Shi Smith
    3 years ago

    The most moving and riveting empirical evidenced-based history of the enslaved on American soil, with deed records, census records, estate transaction records that has every occurred. Groundbreaking history in the making. Nicka has done an outstanding job uncovering the undisclosed and hidden facts that deserve to be revealed as our ancestors are commissioning us to tell their stories, as they were prohibited from doing do. "I am Moosa Dunbar!" "I am Katy Dunbar!" I am the direct descendant of these remarkable people, who dared to survive through the dehumanization.

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    claire Hamilton
    3 years ago

    Lots of new information. Presented clearly and with passion.

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    Brian Boneham
    3 years ago

    An absolutely must watch again webinar, The detailed analysis and fact finding is breath taking. An amazing story!!

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    Mary K. Clark
    3 years ago

    Excellent presentation.

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