Annie H HartnettRELATIONS PODCAST: Exploring Slavery’s Legacy Through the Lens of Family HistoryIn the first episode of my new podcast, I interview activist, historian, and genealogist Antoinette Harrell.2 min read·Jan 14, 2024--1--1
Annie H HartnettShout Out to the Universe — and You, Dear Reader!You know that feeling when you’re following your heart and it’s leading you into the middle of nowhere-you’ve-ever-been-before? And of…2 min read·Jul 1, 2023--2--2
Annie H HartnettRELATIONS: Henry and Louisa“Henry sends his love to Louisa. Henry wants to go home but I don’t think I will send him unless we get nearer, which I think we will be…13 min read·May 21, 2023--1--1
Annie H HartnettRELATIONS: What’s in a Logo?When I decided to create a podcast based on this blog, I knew I needed a logo. I tried designing one myself using a free design program…3 min read·May 1, 2023--2--2
Annie H HartnettRELATIONS: Sacred GroundI had always heard that there was a “slave cemetery” at Locust Ridge but had never seen it during my visits there as a child. Finding it…9 min read·Feb 20, 2023--2--2
Annie H HartnettRELATIONS: Runaway!On the Friday morning before the Tyre Nichols video was released, I had been poring over pages from a plantation ledger. The ledger had…6 min read·Jan 31, 2023----
Annie H HartnettAmerica Is Alive in 1860 and Aunt Alice Complains of Tight ShoesIncredibly, I have found America alive in 1860 — not on a document in an archive or a record in a courthouse, but on a loose page from the…5 min read·Jan 20, 2023--5--5
Annie H HartnettRELATIONS: AmericaSoon after I began research into my family history, I discovered that the LSU Special Collections library had an archive of my family’s…11 min read·Jan 10, 2023--5--5
Annie H HartnettRELATIONS: Why focus on this dark chapter of my family history?Somebody recently asked me why I am researching and writing about my enslaver ancestors and the lives of the people they enslaved. Why…4 min read·Jan 3, 2023--3--3
Annie H HartnettinFreeze StoriesThe EncampmentsMy friend Amy and I were distributing blankets and warm clothes to people camped under an overpass ahead of the snowstorm forecast to hit…4 min read·Mar 9, 2022----