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4. An excellent guide that carefully explains how to search for your ancestors is: | 4. An excellent guide that carefully explains how to search for your ancestors is: | ||
:*Woodtor, Dee Parmer. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40331192 Finding a Place Called Home: An African American Guide to Genealogical and Historical Identity]''. New York: Random House, 1999. {{ | :*Woodtor, Dee Parmer. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40331192 Finding a Place Called Home: An African American Guide to Genealogical and Historical Identity]''. New York: Random House, 1999. {{FSC| 973 F2wd}}. This explains basic as well as complex research techniques. It includes unique sources such as the records of the Freedmen’s Bureau. | ||
5. Join an African American Genealogical Society in your area or the area where your ancestors lived. | 5. Join an African American Genealogical Society in your area or the area where your ancestors lived. | ||
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African American records at the Family History Library are listed in the bibliography below. Look for records from the place and time your ancestor lived. | African American records at the Family History Library are listed in the bibliography below. Look for records from the place and time your ancestor lived. | ||
*Taylor, Marie. ''Family History Library Bibliography of African American Sources''. Salt Lake City: Family History Library, 2000. ({{ | *Taylor, Marie. ''Family History Library Bibliography of African American Sources''. Salt Lake City: Family History Library, 2000. ({{FSC|956235|title-id|disp=FS Library call no. 973 F23tm}}) | ||
:This bibliography: | :This bibliography: | ||
:*Has citations for about 3,320 African American sources. | :*Has citations for about 3,320 African American sources. | ||
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Many slaves "stole" themselves and escaped north into Canada and freedom from the fugitive slave laws that required their return from northern states. See: | Many slaves "stole" themselves and escaped north into Canada and freedom from the fugitive slave laws that required their return from northern states. See: | ||
*Taylor, Marie. ''Family History Library Bibliography of African American Sources''. Salt Lake City: Family History Library, 2000. ({{ | *Taylor, Marie. ''Family History Library Bibliography of African American Sources''. Salt Lake City: Family History Library, 2000. ({{FSC|956235|title-id|disp=FS Library book 973 F23tm}} & {{FSC| 6002568}}.) Look under "Migration" in both the "Subject" and "Locality" sections. (For help see "Note" under the heading, African American Records.) | ||
*National Underground Railroad Freedom Center at [http://tinyurl.com/6sktldj Freedman's Bank Records] (accessed 22 Dec. 2011). | *National Underground Railroad Freedom Center at [http://tinyurl.com/6sktldj Freedman's Bank Records] (accessed 22 Dec. 2011). | ||
*National Geographic, [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.html "The Underground Railroad"] (accessed 22 Dec. 2011). | *National Geographic, [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.html "The Underground Railroad"] (accessed 22 Dec. 2011). | ||
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==== [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 Freedman’s Savings and Trust Records] ==== | ==== [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 Freedman’s Savings and Trust Records] ==== | ||
Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865–1874. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0816. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1969. {{ | Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865–1874. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0816. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1969. {{FSC| 0928571}} | ||
:*Information includes birthplace, place brought up, residence, age, complexion, name of employer or occupation, spouse, children, father, mother, brothers and sisters, remarks, and signature. | :*Information includes birthplace, place brought up, residence, age, complexion, name of employer or occupation, spouse, children, father, mother, brothers and sisters, remarks, and signature. | ||
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For a guide to the field office records, see: | For a guide to the field office records, see: | ||
Everly, Elaine, and Willna Pacheli. Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Field Offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands: Record Group 105. Washington, D.C.: NARA, 1973. {{ | Everly, Elaine, and Willna Pacheli. Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Field Offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands: Record Group 105. Washington, D.C.: NARA, 1973. {{FSC| 973 F23ea}} | ||
The records are divided as follows: | The records are divided as follows: | ||
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==== Southern Claims Commission Records ==== | ==== Southern Claims Commission Records ==== | ||
United States. House of Representatives. Commissioners of Claims. Records of the [[Southern Claims Commission|Commissioners of Claims ]]1871–1880. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0087. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1945. {{ | United States. House of Representatives. Commissioners of Claims. Records of the [[Southern Claims Commission|Commissioners of Claims ]]1871–1880. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0087. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1945. {{FSC| 1463963}} | ||
:*Nearly 22,300 cases are filed by individuals, family groups, churches, and businesses. | :*Nearly 22,300 cases are filed by individuals, family groups, churches, and businesses. | ||
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A master index to these case files is: | A master index to these case files is: | ||
Mills, Gary B. Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1994. {{ | Mills, Gary B. Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1994. {{FSC| 975 M2s}} Gives the name of the claimant, his or her county and state, the commission number, office and report numbers, and the year and status of the claim. | ||
==== American Slave Narratives ==== | ==== American Slave Narratives ==== | ||
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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 ($) - 3,500 slave narratives | :*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/DB.aspx?dbid=4342 Slave Narratives] at Ancestry ($) - 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) {{ | :*Howard E. Potts, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36284310 A Comprehensive Name Index for the American Slave]'' (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997) {{FSC| 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 | :*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/ North American Slave Narratives] from the University of North Carolina | ||
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Several large industries owned slaves. See: | Several large industries owned slaves. See: | ||
Slavery in Antebellum Southern Industries. Bethesda, Md.: University Publications of America, 1991. {{ | Slavery in Antebellum Southern Industries. Bethesda, Md.: University Publications of America, 1991. {{FSC|975 H6s }} | ||
Indian tribes also owned African slaves. See: | Indian tribes also owned African slaves. See: | ||
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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. {{ | *Walker, James D. Black Genealogy: How to Begin. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia, Center for Continuing Education, 1977. {{FSC|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){{ | *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){{FSC|Book: 973 D27bt}}. | ||
*Gutman, Herbert G. The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom. New York: Pantheon, 1976. {{ | *Gutman, Herbert G. The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom. New York: Pantheon, 1976. {{FSC|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. {{ | *Burkett, Randall. Black Biographical Dictionaries 1790–1950: Cumulative Index. 3 vols. Alexandria, Va.: Chadwyck-Healey, 1991. {{FSC|973 F2bbd.}} | ||
:*Indexes 300 African American biographical dictionaries that are available on microfiche | :*Indexes 300 African American biographical dictionaries that are available on microfiche | ||
:*Available for a fee on the Internet at: | :*Available for a fee on the Internet at: | ||
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