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Felicia Talks History
Your family left more than a surname. Learn where to look.
A clear, step-by-step way to trace your Black family history—from the names you know to the records you haven’t found yet.
Your Surname Ancestry Guide
128 pages. One clear place to begin.Delivered by email after payment verification. Nothing ships.
See what’s inside first ↓01How it works
Check your email
After your payment is verified, your purchased PDFs and a private download link go to the email you use at checkout.
Begin with one person
Open the guide on your phone, tablet, or computer. Start with a relative you know, then work back through the records.
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02A name is a start. A plan takes you further.
You may have a surname, a family story, or a place someone once called home. The difficult part is knowing which clue to follow next.
Searching without a plan
- A familiar name in an online treeBut is this really your relative?
- A family story about Cherokee or Irish rootsBut where would you look for a record?
- Names, dates, and screenshots everywhereBut the connections are hard to follow.
- One search that comes back emptyAnd you are unsure what to try next.
More open tabs. The same unanswered questions.
Research with a clear next step
- Start with one person you already knowCompare ages, relatives, dates, and places.
- Choose records that fit your family’s storyFollow the relevant chapter and source directory.
- Keep each clue beside its sourceKnow where you found it and what it actually says.
- Record what you tried and what is missingBuild a useful next question, even after a dead end.
A family history you can explain and keep building.
A surname match is a research lead. Connecting relatives takes records across generations.
03Look inside
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04What’s inside
Thirteen chapters, from your first family conversation to the story you can support with evidence. Plain explanations, historical record examples, diagrams, and research sheets.
- Start with the person you know and turn a broad ancestry question into a first search. · p. 7
- The names your family carried: surname clues, spelling changes, and the questions worth asking. · p. 15
- Gather the stories before they disappear. What to ask relatives and how to keep what they share. · p. 25
- Make a plan before opening another search tab. Keep track of your question, sources, and next step. · p. 33
- Follow a household through the census. Use the people around an ancestor to help identify a match. · p. 41
- Births, marriages, churches, and cemeteries: records that can connect one generation to another. · p. 51
- Slavery, emancipation, and free Black families. Approach a difficult part of the paper trail with a research plan. · p. 59
- Follow the community and the journey. Neighbors, places, and migration can matter as much as names. · p. 71
- A Cherokee or Freedmen connection in the family? Learn which records to investigate and what they can establish. · p. 79
- Irish connections in a Black family. Place the surname beside the family’s documented history. · p. 89
- Military, land, tax, and probate clues: additional paths when the obvious search runs out. · p. 97
- Put DNA clues beside the paper trail, then write the story the evidence supports. · pp. 105, 111
The guide includes a linked source directory and basic research sheets. It is a book you use with your own family information, at your own pace.
128pages in the main guide
13practical chapters
9historical record scans
10explanatory diagrams
05Get your copy
Your guide arrives as a PDF by email after payment verification. Read it on your device or print the pages you want to work on. Nothing ships.
Your Surname Ancestry Guide
- 128 pages of step-by-step Black family-history guidance
- Dedicated chapters on Cherokee/Freedmen and Irish connections
- Historical records, diagrams, and basic research sheets
- A linked directory to help you find relevant sources
- PDF by email, with a private no-login download link
$19 USD · main guide
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Goes with it · optional companion
Your 30-Day Family History Action Guide
Turn your reading into a four-week project. Get the 20-page schedule, research tools, and archive-request templates in both printable and fillable editions.
Get Both Books · $29 USDThe companion adds $10. You can remove it at checkout.Secure checkout through Whop · One-time payment · 14-day refund-request policy
A note from Felicia Talks History
Every family deserves a place to begin.
A last name. A photograph with no date. A grandmother’s story that nobody wrote down. Sometimes that is all you have when you begin.
You do not have to solve the whole family tree today. You need one person, one question, and a way to decide which record to look for next.
That is what this guide is here to help you do: take the clues seriously, keep the sources with the story, and build one connection at a time.
Felicia Talks History
Questions, answered honestly
Is this a printed book you mail to me?
No. This is a digital PDF book. You can open it on a phone, tablet, or computer, and print pages at home. There is no shipping or physical edition in this offer.
I have never researched my family. Can I use it?
Yes. The guide starts with one person you know and information your family may already have. It then walks through research questions, records, source notes, and the next step.
Will my surname tell me whether I am Cherokee or Irish?
A surname alone cannot prove descent or tribal citizenship. The guide explains how to investigate family connections using records that link specific people across generations. It includes dedicated chapters on Cherokee/Freedmen and Irish connections.
Will someone research my family for me?
This purchase is a self-guided book, not personalized genealogy research or a completed family tree. The companion gives you a four-week plan and reusable tools for your own project.
Do I need a paid ancestry subscription?
You can begin with family information and free record collections. Some external websites or repositories may charge for access or copies. Those fees and subscriptions are not included in the book price.
What does the optional companion include?
The 20-page action guide includes a four-week schedule, research tools, and archive-request templates. You receive a printable PDF and a fillable PDF. It costs $10 with the main guide, for a $29 USD total. A PDF reader that supports interactive forms works best for the fillable edition.
Is this a subscription?
No. The main guide is a one-time $19 USD purchase. The two-book bundle is a one-time $29 USD purchase. There is no recurring membership charge for these books.
How do I receive my books?
After your payment is verified, we email your purchased PDFs and a private download link to your checkout email. No sign-in is needed to download them. Keep that email so you can return to the books.
What if the email does not arrive or I cannot open a file?
Check your spam folder, then contact support@feliciasurname.store with your checkout email and the issue. We can check delivery and help with access. Please do not send card details or sensitive family records.
What is the refund policy?
You may request a refund within 14 days of purchase. Requests are reviewed individually; a request does not guarantee a refund. Applicable consumer rights are unaffected. Read the full refund policy before purchasing.
06Questions before you buy?
Need help choosing the guide or understanding how delivery works? Send your question to Felicia Talks History support.
Email My Questionsupport@feliciasurname.store07Start with the name you know.
You do not need every answer to begin. Give yourself a clear next step—and a place to keep the story as it comes together.
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