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''[[Portal:United States of America|United States ]] > [[African American Research|African American Research ]] > [[ | ''[[Portal:United States of America|United States ]] > [[African American Research|African American Research ]] > [[Quick_Guide_to_African_American_Records|Search Strategies]]'' | ||
This ''Search Strategies'' section describes: | This ''Search Strategies'' section describes: | ||
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:*See [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=All_T3_ResMeth_-_How_Do_I_Begin.ASP ''How Do I Begin?''] for more information. | :*See [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=All_T3_ResMeth_-_How_Do_I_Begin.ASP ''How Do I Begin?''] for more information. | ||
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= Searching Recent Records = | = Searching Recent Records = | ||
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Start with the most recent generations. Look at general federal and state records and then look at records specifically for African Americans. | Start with the most recent generations. Look at general federal and state records and then look at records specifically for African Americans. | ||
For step-by-step instructions for finding African-American families in recent U.S. records, see Finding Records of Your Ancestors, Part A: African American, 1870 to Present ( | For step-by-step instructions for finding African-American families in recent U.S. records, see ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/images/36367_africanamer2_color.pdf Finding Records of Your Ancestors, Part A: African American, 1870 to Present]'' (requires Adobe Acrobat PDF reader). | ||
=== General U. S. Records === | === General U. S. Records === | ||
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1. Search United States records, as described in the United States Research Outline (30972) such as: | 1. Search United States records, as described in the United States Research Outline (30972) such as: | ||
*[[United States Census Online|Census records]][[United States Military Records|<br>]] | *[[United States Census Online|Census records]][[United States Military Records|<br>]] | ||
*[[United States Military Records|U.S. military records]][[United States Land and Property|<br>]] | *[[United States Military Records|U.S. military records]][[United States Land and Property|<br>]] | ||
*[[United States Land and Property|Homestead records]][[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|<br>]] | *[[United States Land and Property|Homestead records]][[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|<br>]] | ||
*[[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Social Security Death Index]] | *[[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Social Security Death Index]] | ||
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2. Search records from the state where your ancestor lived. | 2. Search records from the state where your ancestor lived. | ||
*[http://www.africanamericancemeteries.com/ Cemetery records]<br> | *[http://www.africanamericancemeteries.com/ Cemetery records]<br> | ||
*City directories | *City directories | ||
*Church records<br> | *Church records<br> | ||
*Court records | *Court records | ||
*Land records | *Land records | ||