Frazine Taylor’s interest in genealogy began while tracing her own family. (Courtesy Laura Newland Hill) After spending years working through the intricacies of completing her African American family history, Frazine Taylor, author of Researching African American Genealogy in Alabama: A Resource Guide, has created a very practical approach to help others get started. “You should begin by writing out your family tree,” she recently explained during a workshop of the Alabama African American Family History Study Group at the Elmore County Black History Museum in Wetumpka, Alabama.