CNN News:弗吉尼亞史學學會成功開創(chuàng)家譜網(wǎng)站

A historical society in Virginia is running a unique genealogy project. It`s using information from millions of old letters, books and diaries to identify more than a thousand slaves whose names have been lost.

在弗吉尼亞州一個史學學會正在研究一項特別的家譜項目。這個項目主要查詢翻閱大量古老信件，書籍和日記來重新找回那些曾作為奴隸而被更改掉的名字。

The historians running the project hope it`ll help Americans, both black and white, learn about their ancestors. Athena Jones has the details.

歷史學家稱研發(fā)這一項目的目的是幫助美國人，無論是黑人還是白人，了解更多本家族先祖信息。下面是Athena Jones發(fā)回的詳細報道。

African slaves first arrived in Virginia in 1619. Now in fading ink and yellowed paper, more of their stories are being told.

第一批從非洲運過來的奴隸在1619年到達弗吉尼亞?，F(xiàn)在根據(jù)泛黃的古書及古老的文字，他們的故事也將詳細展開。

This is just the beginning.

這只是此次研究項目的開始。

A new online database allows users to track down information about their ancestors in this state, whether they were slaves, free blacks or slave owners, says Dr. Lauranett Lee.

Lauranett Lee教授說，在網(wǎng)上我們設立了一個新的數(shù)據(jù)庫，可以方便人們查找自己家族的信息，無論是奴隸，或者自由黑人亦或是奴隸主都可以查到相關家族信息。

You can see all of the enslaved people that were listed in this broadside.

在這里你可以看到所有被奴役的人名單。

More than 80 people came to the Virginia Historical Society`s first workshop to learn how to navigate their site, including a history teacher, who flew in from Indiana --

已經(jīng)有80多人來到弗吉尼亞史學學會第一個工作室來詢問這個網(wǎng)站的使用方法，其中還有一位從印第安納州飛過來的歷史老師。

I think it is just innately human to want to know our origins.

我只是覺得想要了解自己的來源是人的本性。

-- an amateur genealogist, Robert Payne --

還有一位家譜愛好者Robert Payne

Researching black folk is difficult. So, anytime you can find a new resource, it is always good to investigate.

Robert Payne說研究黑人歷史非常困難，所以每次碰到新資源的時候都會去咨詢了解一下。

The Unknown No Longer project and workshops, made possible with $125,000 in grants from the energy company, Dominion, is aimed at helping people fill in the gaps in their own family history, and, in the process, the nations.

“知道”項目和工作室可能有125,000美元來自能源公司Dominion的撥款，這樣做的目的是為了幫助人們彌補自己家族歷史上缺少的時光，同樣也填補一下國家的歷史。

We`re not only looking at African-American history, we`re looking at American history, from a Virginia perspective.

我們沒有只顧找尋非裔美國人歷史，我們也在尋找美國歷史。一個弗吉尼亞人說。

The society has amassed more than 8 million documents, donated mostly by well-to-do Virginia families.

學會已經(jīng)累積了800萬份文件，這些文件大都是來自弗吉尼亞富裕家庭的捐贈。

More slaves lived in Virginia than in any other state. And this city, Richmond, was at the heart of the U.S. slave trade. Many black men, women and children were brought here to be sold to other states.

居住在弗吉尼亞的奴隸數(shù)量要遠遠高于其他地區(qū)。而弗吉尼亞首府里士滿則是美國奴隸交易的中心。大量的黑人被帶到這里賣到其他地區(qū)，無論是男人，女人或者孩子。

Some 3,200 names of slaves, free blacks and slaveholders have been entered into the database so far, and the site is updated weekly.

目前為止已經(jīng)有3200種奴隸，自由黑人和奴隸主的名字被輸入到了這個網(wǎng)站上，并保持每周更新。

For so long people did not know who their ancestors were, did not know where to even go to look for it. And it`s important for people to know who they are, because having that sense of identity enables people to have a sense of dignity, a sense of knowing who they are within this American landscape.

人們已經(jīng)有很長一段時間不知道自己的先祖是誰了，甚至不知道到哪里去找。了解自己的家族史是非常重要的，因為歸屬感可以給予人們尊嚴，在美國這片廣闊的土地上認識自己。

The documents, deeds and wills, papers granting slaves their freedom, and even passes that allowed slaves from one plantation to visit another, are now searchable for free with the click of a button. Assistant archivist Paige Newman walked me through a search of a slave inventory list.

文件，契約和意愿，宣告奴隸自由的文件，還有允許奴隸拜訪參觀其他農(nóng)場的通行證，這些都可以鼠標輕輕一點就可以實現(xiàn)。檔案管理助手Paige Newman帶我參觀了一個奴隸詳細目錄清單。

So, you`ve got the names, the ages, their occupation.

所以你們已經(jīng)掌握了姓名，年齡和他們的職業(yè)。

And values.

和價值。

The Virginia Historical Society is helping to fill in the details of America`s slave history, uncovering pieces of the past, name by name -- Athena Jones, CNN, Richmond, Virginia.

弗吉尼亞史學學會正在努力填補美國奴隸歷史缺失的信息，一個名字接一個名字的查找翻閱。CNN記者Athena Jones在里士滿為您報道。