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United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education - FamilySearch Historical Records (view source)
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*The Bureau created many different types of records. Review the record types in the Collection Content section in this article. | *The Bureau created many different types of records. Review the record types in the Collection Content section in this article. | ||
*While searching Bureau records remember to search other records of the local government, including marriage and court records and especially the 1867 or later voter registrations. | *While searching Bureau records remember to search other records of the local government, including marriage and court records and especially the 1867 or later voter registrations. | ||
*Consider ancestors who may have been employed as a civilian agent or served as local agent while still in the military. Look for statewide rosters of bureau personnel in the records of Assistant Commissioners | *Consider ancestors who may have been employed as a civilian agent or served as local agent while still in the military. Look for statewide rosters of bureau personnel in the records of Assistant Commissioners. Others may have worked with aid associations or taught school supported by aid associations in the north. | ||
* Freedmen would have determined what their name would be and may have changed it multiple times. | * Freedmen would have determined what their name would be and may have changed it multiple times. | ||