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== Research Steps == | == Research Steps == | ||
There are seven easy steps to begin your research: | There are seven easy steps to begin your research: | ||
See also Char McCargo Bah. '' Starting Your African American Research.'' NGS Magazine 33 #4 (October-December 2007): 20-22 | |||
=== Step One: Start With Yourself === | === Step One: Start With Yourself === | ||
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Records also include voter registration cards, tax information (this is important for slavery research), land grants, deeds, wills and probate, some vital records, cemetery listings and transcriptions, criminal and civil proceedings, etc. | Records also include voter registration cards, tax information (this is important for slavery research), land grants, deeds, wills and probate, some vital records, cemetery listings and transcriptions, criminal and civil proceedings, etc. | ||
Most states have an Archives Office that each county routinely sends information to. This is done to free space at the local level as well as to preserve the history of each locale. | Most states have an Archives Office that each county routinely sends information to. This is done to free space at the local level as well as to preserve the history of each locale. | ||
== What You Will Find == | == What You Will Find == | ||