Denise I. Griggs - A Mulatto Slave - The Events in the Life of Peter Hunt

Join Janice and Cherekana for a conversation with award winning author, Denise I. Griggs.  She will share her research journey with us regarding her enslaved ancestor, Peter Hunt (1844-1915).

Denise Griggs is an Author of books for children and young adults about Genealogy, Diversity, and Theology. She is the Owner/Publisher of Blue Eclipse Publishing for young adults and Owner/Publisher of Glass Tree Books for children. She earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees from a Christian University and has worked in both Education and Ministry. Ms. Griggs volunteered for over 30+ years in children's ministry, family genealogy research, and teaching African American Genealogy. She has researched the Griggs and Hunt families for over 40 years and for the Hunt family back to eighth century England, and Ireland. She’s connected with DNA cousins in Ireland, Canada, England, MS, and across the United States.

To learn more about Denise Griggs, please visit blue-eclipse-publishing.com and glasstreebooks.com or check her out on Twitter twitter.com/digriggs.

Denise is a 2021 Phyllis Wheatley award recipient from the Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage, a 2022 Finalist Award recipient from the Next Generation Indie Book award in the category of African American History & Culture. She is the Exhibit Chair of the Greater Sacramento Genealogy Society, and a prospective member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She also volunteers for the subcommittees of History and Research, part of the PR/Marketing Team for the Natchez U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Monument Committee - Natchez, MS, a volunteer for the National Park Service and she has an ancestor who was a homesteader listed on their Black Homesteader webpage.