Welcome to the Colvin Family History website.  This genealogy research tool is not just for your American cousins.  Down through the years, we have had a few stalwart Colvin mailing list members from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and Australia.  I would like to see more of you, and for there to be more specific resources available to you.  The latter is up to you to provide to the list and/or the website. 

It is enough of a challenge when researching family history to watch for spelling changes or mistakes with the last name, but another area where you have to use caution is the given or first names of people and their nicknames.

Hello,  fellow Colvin Researchers - my name is Sheila Kell - Michael has generously allowed me to put the following up on the Colvin Family History site. It says how I feel about my research much better than I have been able to on my own. I am the county coordinator for Jennings, Jefferson & Switzerland Counties in Southeastern Indiana with INGenWeb. My father was Earl Colvin Stewart, his mother was Catherine Colvin from Pendleton County Kentucky.

Claudette Colvin made Civil Rights history

I want to be very clear.  If you are an African American with the Colvin surname, you are most warmly welcome here.  Please use this site to explore your roots and uncover your past, wherever that may lead you.  The resources and assistance of this website and the Colvin list are available for you to use.  If you would like to contribute to the website by moderating forum for African American Colvins, I would love to hear from you.