Digital Archive

BGHRA’s digital archive brings together recorded presentations, conference programs, and newsletters for research and education. Access is available by request while we complete the protected entry to the collections.

To request access to the research collections, email info@bghra.org. Please include your name, any affiliation, and a brief note about the materials you wish to consult.

Private family collections require separate approval from the people responsible for those collections. Research access does not include family collections. Families interested in contributing materials can contact BGHRA to discuss privacy and sharing preferences.

Open-access publications by Rosemarie Peña

Read and download these publicly available publications through the publisher or open-access repository.

From Both Sides of the Atlantic

Peña, Rosemarie. “From Both Sides of the Atlantic: Black German Adoptee Searches in William Gage’s Geborener Deutscher (Born German).” Genealogy 2, no. 4 (2018): 40.

Download article PDF from the publisher · Article and citation · CC BY 4.0

Black Germans: Coming Home to Self and Community

Peña, Rosemarie H. “Black Germans: Coming Home to Self and Community.” Chapter 8 in Adoption across Race and Nation: US Histories and Legacies, edited by Silke Hackenesch. Columbus: The Ohio State University Press, 2022.

Read or download the complete open-access book at OAPEN · Publisher information · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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