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2023 Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference
The Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference was held this March in Ocean City, Maryland. I was honored to present at this year’s conference along with professors, colleagues, and other professional archaeologists. The paper that I presented was entitled “A Decade in Review: Research Opportunities for Descendants of Public Archaeology Sites.” This research paper highlighted the array of…
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Smithsonian Descendant Communities Social Innovation Lab
March continues its roar into spring in our nation’s capital with more people throughout the country recognizing the continuing challenges that people in our communities face on a daily basis. These challenges are often met with resistance from many individuals and groups in our country who are resistant to change and reluctant to see all…
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White House Correspondent April Ryan Uncovers Her Ancestral Origins Through African Ancestry DNA Test
White House correspondent, April Ryan discussed her highly anticipated book entitled Black Women Will Save the World at the Martin Luther King Library in Washington D.C. for Women’s History Month. The renowned journalist is considered a jewel in Washington political circles, but she is not without her share of detractors and naysayers. This does not stop her from…
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Forensic Facial Reconstruction Sculpture Workshop at Texas State University
The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State (FACTS) is located on the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. FACTS is the largest forensics research facility in the world that includes an outdoor human decomposition research laboratory (body farm). I spent the past week completing a certificate in Forensic Facial Reconstruction Sculpture. The…
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Louisa County Historical Society’s Virtual Black History Month Program
Celebrate Black History Month with the Louisa County Historical Society! On Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 10am, join us as Michelle Taylor, freelance genealogist, presents her research into her family’s history. Michelle uses history and archaeology to arrive at a complex and nuanced approach to the lives of her enslaved ancestors at James Madison’s Montpelier.
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Virtual Historians Podcast
Virtual Historians (VH) is a podcast that is the collaborative work of Terri O’Connell and David Allen Lambert. At VH you will find us discussing history, archaeology, technology and virtual reality. This week David and Terri talk with special guest, Michelle Taylor. Michelle is a triple threat: a genealogist, archaeologist and anthropologist. We enjoyed talking…
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Archaeologists in Quarantine
Over the weekend, I was invited to speak on YouTube Live about genealogy with Natasha Billson, commercial archaeologist and TV presenter based in the United Kingdom. Special thanks to Natasha for inviting me to be apart of her Archaeologists In Quarantine series. Please like and subscribe to her YouTube channel (Behind the Trowel).
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Montpelier Digital Collections Project
The Montpelier Digital Collections Project is a collaborative effort to build an online, publicly accessible, collections management database that will integrate the many collections that are housed by The Montpelier Foundation. The project is a joint endeavor between The Montpelier Foundation and Michigan State University’s MATRIX, to build a tool that will enhance collaborative research…
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