Jeri Mills' great, great, great grandmother was the daughter of one of the first enslaved people forced to help build Monte Verdi.

It's tough to picture today, but before 1975, an iconic Hill Country dance hall sat silent in what was once a nearly forgotten Texas town. That soon changed when one man's vision sparked a renaissance ...

How it works: Users can visit Ancestry's expanded landing page dedicated to enslavement records and search by name or explore ...