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*[[African American Research]] FamilySearch list of records, databases, indexing projects, presentations and other guides. | *[[African American Research]] FamilySearch list of records, databases, indexing projects, presentations and other guides. | ||
*Dee Parmer Woodtor, ''[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)(FS Library book 973 F2wd). This book explains the basic as well as complex research techniques required for African American research. | *Dee Parmer Woodtor, ''[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)(FS Library book 973 F2wd). This book explains the basic as well as complex research techniques required for African American research. | ||
*Marie Taylor, ''{{FSC|956235|item|disp=FamilySearch Library bibliography of African-American sources: as of 1994}}'' (Salt Lake City: FamilySearch Library, 1994 | *Marie Taylor, ''{{FSC|956235|item|disp=FamilySearch Library bibliography of African-American sources: as of 1994}}'' (Salt Lake City: FamilySearch Library, 1994, FS Library book 973 F23tm). This book lists 3,320 African American sources, including Canadian records. It also includes articles from historical and genealogical periodicals. | ||
The following records can help determine if an ancestor was born free or enslaved. | The following records can help determine if an ancestor was born free or enslaved. | ||
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For records of the Underground Railroad, go to [https://freedomcenter.org/freedomstations/ The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center] | For records of the Underground Railroad, go to [https://freedomcenter.org/freedomstations/ The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center] | ||
To make a slavery connection, you must first identify the enslaver, and then study the enslaver's records for clues to family information. About 15 percent of formerly enslaved persons took their last enslaver's surname. Sources for identifying the enslaver include Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution Through the Civil War: Series A through N, {{FSC|564176|item|disp=FS Library Film nos. 1,534,196-1,534,236}}. | To make a slavery connection, you must first identify the enslaver, and then study the enslaver's records for clues to family information. About 15 percent of formerly enslaved persons took their last enslaver's surname. Sources for identifying the enslaver include Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution Through the Civil War: Series A through N, ''{{FSC|564176|item|disp=FS Library Film nos. 1,534,196-1,534,236}}''. | ||
The Freedman’s Savings and Trust Records include birthplace, place brought up, residence, age, complexion, name of employer or occupation, spouse, children, father, mother, brothers and sisters, remarks, and signature. These records are found in {{FSC|133425|item|disp=Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, 1865—1874 FS Library Film nos 928,571-928,591.}}. An additional guide for Freedmen’s Bureau field office records is Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Field Offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands: Record Group 105 by Elaine Everly and Willna Pacheli FS Library Book: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/702586?availability=Family%20History%20Library 973 F23ea]. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/294566-preliminary-inventory-of-the-records-of-the-field-offices-of-the-bureau-of-refugees-freedmen-and-abandoned-lands-record-group-105-pt-01?offset=1 Part 1 includes Alabama and Louisiana], P[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/321539-preliminary-inventory-of-the-records-of-the-field-offices-of-the-bureau-of-refugees-freedmen-and-abandoned-lands-record-group-105-pt-02 art 2 includes Maryland and South Carolina], and [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/263792-preliminary-inventory-of-the-records-of-the-field-offices-of-the-bureau-of-refugees-freedmen-and-abandoned-lands-record-group-105-pt-03 Part 3 includes Tennessee and Virginia]. | The Freedman’s Savings and Trust Records include birthplace, place brought up, residence, age, complexion, name of employer or occupation, spouse, children, father, mother, brothers and sisters, remarks, and signature. These records are found in {{FSC|133425|item|disp=Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, 1865—1874 FS Library Film nos 928,571-928,591.}}. An additional guide for Freedmen’s Bureau field office records is Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Field Offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands: Record Group 105 by Elaine Everly and Willna Pacheli FS Library Book: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/702586?availability=Family%20History%20Library 973 F23ea]. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/294566-preliminary-inventory-of-the-records-of-the-field-offices-of-the-bureau-of-refugees-freedmen-and-abandoned-lands-record-group-105-pt-01?offset=1 Part 1 includes Alabama and Louisiana], P[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/321539-preliminary-inventory-of-the-records-of-the-field-offices-of-the-bureau-of-refugees-freedmen-and-abandoned-lands-record-group-105-pt-02 art 2 includes Maryland and South Carolina], and [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/263792-preliminary-inventory-of-the-records-of-the-field-offices-of-the-bureau-of-refugees-freedmen-and-abandoned-lands-record-group-105-pt-03 Part 3 includes Tennessee and Virginia]. | ||