A passion for finding family roots

Blacks in Colorado dig deep into past to discover their origins By Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain NewsJanuary 17, 2005 Peeling back the layers of her distant past, Annie Mabry discovered teachers, carpenters, farmers, freemen and slaves. Ultimately, she found a court record of the sale of 8-year-old Isaac Washington, her great- great grandfather. The same Isaac her father remembered as an old man, "a fine gentleman, caring and honorable. Full Story: http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_3476399,00.html