Anne Mitchell and Thomas Tisdale
Recorded
May 16, 2022
Archived
May 16, 2022
37:49 minutes
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Id:
ddv001702
Description
Colleagues Thomas S. Tisdale (83) and Anne Mitchell (60) talk about South Carolina's history and their personal projects of tracing family genealogy.Subject Log / Time Code
TT shares how he got involved in ancestry and family history.
AM shares her familial connection to the American Revolution and her ancestors who fought in the war.
TT asks AM how she got involved with ancestry.com. AM shares how she was able to combine her work skills with her personal passions at ancestry.com.
TT talks about his books on his ancestor Thomas Sumter's daughter-in-law, Natalie Sumter and on Charleston, SC.
AM asks TT about the role of the South in the American Revolution. TT emphasizes the importance of knowing history and being able to reflect on it as we face contemporary issues with racism and democracy.
AM speaks on her family history in the South and discovering that her ancestors were slave owners.
TT talks about discoveries of his ancestors' owning slaves and the racial integration of his family.
Participants
- Anne Mitchell
- Thomas Tisdale