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==Introduction==
Resources for researching African American ancestors who lived in Nevada.  
Resources for researching African American ancestors who lived in Nevada.  


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==Online Resources==
 
<li>[[African American Digital Bookshelf]] - a growing list of digital books on FamilySearch and other websites</li>
== Introduction  ==
<li>[http://www.nvgenweb.org/nvlinks.html NVGenWeb Project]</li>
 
==Research Strategy==
== Research Strategy  ==
==History==
 
Legal history -[http://salonsubrosa.com/timeline-of-african-american-legal-history-in-nevada-1861-2011/ The Timeline of African American Legal History in Nevada (1861-2011)] by Professor Rachel J. Anderson depicts selected events in the history of African American lawyers, civil rights, and diversity in Nevada’s bar and on the bench.  
== Archives and Libraries  ==
 
=== Lied Library  ===
 
4505 South Maryland Pkwy. <br>Box 457001 <br>Las Vegas, Nevada <br>89154-7001 <br>(702) 895-2100<br>Search the [http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/index.html special collections] for oral histories and other resources. Also see [http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/nevada_repositories/index.php Nevada Repositories].
 
UNLV Libraries have received funding from the Nevada State Library and Archives under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a collaborative project with the public libraries, the university, the State Museum, the public television station, and city and county government to document the African American experience in Las Vegas. [http://www.library.unlv.edu/oral_histories/african_americans_in_lv.html See African Americans in Las Vegas.]  
 
=== Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center  ===
 
(University of Nevada, Reno)<br>1664 N. Virginia St. <br>Reno, Nevada 89557 <br>775.784.4636<br>[http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/univarch/ University Archives]<br> See [http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/specoll/mss/96-47.html A Guide to the Nevada Black History Project].
 
== Vital Records  ==
 
=== Birth Records  ===
 
=== Marriage Records  ===
 
=== Death Records  ===
 
== Biography  ==
 
== Census  ==
 
== Churches  ==
 
== Funeral Homes  ==
 
== Genealogy  ==
 
== History ==
 
Legal history -[http://salonsubrosa.com/timeline-of-african-american-legal-history-in-nevada-1861-2011/ The Timeline of African-American Legal History in Nevada (1861-2011)] by Professor Rachel J. Anderson depicts selected events in the history of African-American lawyers, civil rights, and diversity in Nevada’s bar and on the bench.  
 
== Newspapers  ==
 
== Military  ==
 
== Probate Records  ==
 
== School Records  ==


== Societies and Organizations  ==
Rusco. Elmer R. ''Good Time Coming''. Black Nevadans in the nineteenth century; forward by Kenneth W. Porter. West port, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1975. xix, 230 p. - (Contributions in Afro-American and African studies; no. 15) E185.93.N52 R87
==Resources==
===Biographies===
===Cemeteries===
===Census Records===
===Church Records===
===Emancipation Records===
===Funeral Homes===
*[https://app.air.inc/a/borzvL1af/b/8dc76b25-27b0-42b5-a889-6c7027db068f CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection] at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images


Nevada African American Genealogical Society - NAAGS meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month except on July and August at 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM at the family history center located at <br>509 S 9th Street <br>Las Vegas, NV 89101 <br>[http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/lvrj_ProcServ/dbpage=page&mode=display&gid=01352001051121471290397877 Website]
===Genealogies===
===Land and Property===
====Plantation====
===Obituaries===
*[https://app.air.inc/a/borzvL1af/b/8dc76b25-27b0-42b5-a889-6c7027db068f CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection] at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images


== Voting Registers  ==
===Oral Histories===
===Other Records===
===Military Records===
===Newspapers===
===Probate Records===
===Reconstruction Records===
====Freedman’s Bank====
====Freedmen's Bureau====
===School Records===
===Slavery Records===
===Vital Records===
====Birth====
====Marriage====
====Death====
====Divorce====
===Voting Records===
==Archives and Libraries==
'''Lied Library'''<br>
4505 South Maryland Pkwy. <br>
Box 457001 <br>
Las Vegas, Nevada <br>
89154-7001 <br>
(702) 895-2100<br><br>
See [https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collections Collections] for oral histories and other resources. UNLV Libraries have received funding from the Nevada State Library and Archives under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a collaborative project with the public libraries, the university, the State Museum, the public television station, and city and county government to document the African American experience in Las Vegas. [http://www.library.unlv.edu/oral_histories/african_americans_in_lv.html See African Americans in Las Vegas.] <br><br>


== Other Sources  ==
'''Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center'''<br>
University of Nevada, Reno<br>
1664 N. Virginia St. <br>
Reno, Nevada 89557 <br>
775.784.4636<br><br>
See [http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/univarch/ University Archives] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130223053746/http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/specoll/mss/96-47.html A Guide to the Nevada Black History Project].


== Websites  ==
==Societies==
'''Nevada African American Genealogical Society'''<br>
509 S 9th Street <br>
Las Vegas, NV 89101 <br>


*[http://www.nvgenweb.org/nvlinks.html NVGenWeb Project]
NAAGS meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month except on July and August at 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM.


== References ==
==References==
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