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:*Library of Congress' free Internet site that indexes 2,300 narratives in ''[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project]''. | :*Library of Congress' free Internet site that indexes 2,300 narratives in ''[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project]''. | ||
:* | :*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/DB.aspx?dbid=4342 Slave Narratives] at Ancestry ($) - 3,500 slave narratives | ||
:*Howard E. Potts, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36284310 A Comprehensive Name Index for the American Slave]'' (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997) {{FHL| 973 F22p}}. | :*Howard E. Potts, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36284310 A Comprehensive Name Index for the American Slave]'' (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997) {{FHL| 973 F22p}}. | ||
:*[http://www.fullbooks.com/Slave-Narratives-A-Folk-History-of-Slaveryx1026.html Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery] | :*[http://www.fullbooks.com/Slave-Narratives-A-Folk-History-of-Slaveryx1026.html Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery] | ||
:*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/ North American Slave Narratives] from the University of North Carolina | |||
==== Apprenticeship and Orphans’ Records ==== | ==== Apprenticeship and Orphans’ Records ==== | ||
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== Guidebooks and Histories == | == Guidebooks and Histories == | ||
Walker, James D. Black Genealogy: How to Begin. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia, Center for Continuing Education, 1977. {{FHL|973 F27w.}} | *Walker, James D. Black Genealogy: How to Begin. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia, Center for Continuing Education, 1977. {{FHL|973 F27w.}} | ||
*Tony Burroughs, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45068561 Black Roots: a Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree]'' (New York: Fireside Book, 2001){{FHL|Book: 973 D27bt}}. | |||
Gutman, Herbert G. The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom. New York: Pantheon, 1976. {{FHL|973 F2gu.}} | *Gutman, Herbert G. The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom. New York: Pantheon, 1976. {{FHL|973 F2gu.}} | ||
:*A short, step-by-step guide with charts,worksheets, and definitions. | |||
*A short, step-by-step guide with charts,worksheets, and definitions. | :*Good background information about family life in various parts of the country at different times. | ||
*Good background information about family life in various parts of the country at different times. | :*Tells about surname customs and how surnames changed. | ||
*Tells about surname customs and how surnames changed. | *Burkett, Randall. Black Biographical Dictionaries 1790–1950: Cumulative Index. 3 vols. Alexandria, Va.: Chadwyck-Healey, 1991. {{FHL|973 F2bbd.}} | ||
:*Indexes 300 African American biographical dictionaries that are available on microfiche | |||
Burkett, Randall. Black Biographical Dictionaries 1790–1950: Cumulative Index. 3 vols. Alexandria, Va.: Chadwyck-Healey, 1991. {{FHL|973 F2bbd.}} | :*Available for a fee on the Internet at: | ||
*[http://www.bu.edu/library/guides/biog.html#dict Boston University Libraries: Research Guides ] scroll down to ''Dictionaries and Encyclopedias'' to access ''African American Women: A biographical Dictionary. 1993 ''Also included in this listing is the following: | |||
*Indexes 300 African American biographical dictionaries that are available on microfiche | *''African American National Biography. 8 vols. 2008 ''contains biographical entries, historical and contemporary, for 4100 African Americans indexed alphabetically, arranged by birthplace and by subject area and realm of renown; as well as a list of African American prizewinners, medalists, members of Congress, and judges. | ||
*Available for a fee on the Internet at: | |||
[http://www.bu.edu/library/guides/biog.html#dict Boston University Libraries: Research Guides ] scroll down to ''Dictionaries and Encyclopedias'' to access ''African American Women: A biographical Dictionary. 1993 ''Also included in this listing is the following: | |||
''African American National Biography. 8 vols. 2008 ''contains biographical entries, historical and contemporary, for 4100 African Americans indexed alphabetically, arranged by birthplace and by subject area and realm of renown; as well as a list of African American prizewinners, medalists, members of Congress, and judges. | |||
== Tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center == | == Tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center == | ||