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P. O. Box 90683<br> | P. O. Box 90683<br> | ||
Phoenix, Arizona 85066-0683<br> | Phoenix, Arizona 85066-0683<br> | ||
Website: [http://www.bfghs. | Website: [http://www.bfghs.com/ Black Family Genealogy & Historical Society] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:04, 31 July 2024
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Online Resources[edit | edit source]
Research Strategy[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
The first person, most likely, of African heritage who came to the Arizona area was a member of a Spanish expedition. Esteban was originally from Morocco and was a enslaved to a Spaniard. He first arrived in the New World in 1528. See Esteban, a 16th Century Explorer.
Resources to learn more about African Americans in Arizona history:
Resources[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
African Americans are represented mainly in five categories: Baptist, Methodist, Church of God in Christ, Church of Christ, and Apostolic.
Emancipation Records[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Plantation[edit | edit source]
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
- CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images
Oral Histories[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Reconstruction Records[edit | edit source]
Freedman’s Bank[edit | edit source]
Freedmen's Bureau[edit | edit source]
School Records[edit | edit source]
Slavery Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
The Arizona, Birth Records, 1881-1948 ($) collection contains birth records between 1881 and 1948 for most counties in Arizona. Information often includes name, birth date, sex, father, mother's maiden name, race or color, parents' birth places, condition at birth, and remarks.
Marriage[edit | edit source]
Death[edit | edit source]
The Arizona, County Coroner and Death Records, 1881-1971 ($) collection contains death records between 1881 and 1971 for most counties in Arizona. Information often includes name, age, sex, informant, and death date/place.
The Arizona, Death Records, 1887-1960 collection contains death records between 1887 and 1960 for every county in Arizona. Information usually contains name, gender, race, marital status, birth date and place, death date and place, burial date and place, age, occupation, parents and their birth places, and medical information.
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Voting Records[edit | edit source]
Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Sabio Library
The University of Arizona Libraries
1510 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6406
Website: University Libraries
Pioneer Museum (Flagstaff)
2340 N. Fort Valley Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: 928-774-6272
Email: AHSFlagstaff@azhs.gov
The Pioneer Museum has a few collections documenting African American pioneers. See Black Genesis for reference to Beppie Culin Papers (1850-1900) on page 64 which contain 324 bills of sale for enslaved persons.
Website: Pioneer Museum
African American Multicultural Museum
617 North Scottsdale Road, Suite A
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Phone: 480-314-4400
Societies[edit | edit source]
Black Family Genealogy & Historical Society
P. O. Box 90683
Phoenix, Arizona 85066-0683
Website: Black Family Genealogy & Historical Society
References[edit | edit source]
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