Black Genealogy: Finding ancestors in Audubon's happy land
After touring Wakefield, we visited Rosedown Plantation, built by Sarah Turnbull Stirling’s brother, Daniel Turnbull, and his wife, Martha Barrow Turnbull. (The Barrows purchased my Jesuit-enslaved ancestors.) Known for its gardens, Rosedown is one of the most documented and well-preserved plantations. The Louisiana Office of State Parks bought it in 2000, and it is now open to the public.