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<li>Turpen, Joan. Register of Black, Mulatto and Poor Person in four Ohio Counties, 1791-1861. (Clinton, Highland, Logan, and Ross Counties) FS Library 977.1 F28r</li> | <li>Turpen, Joan. Register of Black, Mulatto and Poor Person in four Ohio Counties, 1791-1861. (Clinton, Highland, Logan, and Ross Counties) FS Library 977.1 F28r</li> | ||
<li>[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohafram/ Ohio African American Genealogy] has sources to assist you in your search for your ancestors.</li> | <li>[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohafram/ Ohio African American Genealogy] has sources to assist you in your search for your ancestors.</li> | ||
<li>[http://slavenorth.com/ohio.htm Slavery in the North:Ohio]</li> | <li>[http://slavenorth.com/ohio.htm Slavery in the North: Ohio]</li> | ||
==Research Strategy== | ==Research Strategy== | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
African Americans make up a rich part of Ohio's History. | African Americans make up a rich part of Ohio's History. The Ohio Constitution of 1803 outlawed slavery; this was in accordance to the [https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/northwest-ordinance Northwest Ordinance of 1787]. In 1804, Ohio passed Black Laws (sometimes referred to as Black Codes). These laws stipulated that only Freedmen with a valid certificate of freedom (obtained from the court) could reside in Ohio. They also had to register their names in the county clerk's office of where they reside, which cost a small fee. Furthermore, Freedmen could only be employed if they had a certificate proving their freedom. Anyone who harbored an enslaved runaway would be fined. | ||
By the early 1800s, a settlement of African Americans was located in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. This area was controlled by the Wyandot, a Native American tribe. While some of these settlers were free, others were enslaved runaways seeking safety. See [https:// | By the early 1800s, a settlement of African Americans was located in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. This area was controlled by the Wyandot, a Native American tribe. While some of these settlers were free, others were enslaved runaways seeking safety. See [https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/browse-historical-sites/indian-mill Indian Mill] for more information. | ||
*[https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=3ca47f61737c4b7c938b5f84d383c6e0 Tracking Freedom: Tracing the Origins of Ohio's Free Blacks from 1803-1863.] | *[https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=3ca47f61737c4b7c938b5f84d383c6e0 Tracking Freedom: Tracing the Origins of Ohio's Free Blacks from 1803-1863.] | ||
*[https://learn.uakron.edu/beyond/africanam_antebellum.htm African Americans in Antebellum Ohio] | *[https://learn.uakron.edu/beyond/africanam_antebellum.htm African Americans in Antebellum Ohio] | ||
*[https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=34486eb863fa4743a0d4619ee5d56942 Story Map: Birth locations of Ohio's Free Blacks in 1850 & 1860] | *[https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=34486eb863fa4743a0d4619ee5d56942 Story Map: Birth locations of Ohio's Free Blacks in 1850 & 1860] | ||
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===Cemeteries=== | ===Cemeteries=== | ||
===Census Records=== | ===Census Records=== | ||
* | *{{FSC|564229|item|disp=Special enumeration of Blacks immigrating to Ohio, 1861-1863}} | ||
===Church Records=== | ===Church Records=== | ||
===Emancipation Records=== | ===Emancipation Records=== | ||
* | *{{FSC|40992|item|disp=Greene County, Emancipation record, 1805-1844}} | ||
===Funeral Homes=== | ===Funeral Homes=== | ||
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===Oral Histories=== | ===Oral Histories=== | ||
===Other Records=== | ===Other Records=== | ||
* | *{{FSC|564229|item|disp=Ohio. State Auditor. Special enumeration of Blacks immigrating to Ohio, 1861-1863}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|500149|item|disp=Belmont County. Record of Blacks and mulattoes, 1809-1854}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|700567|item|disp=Greene County. Register of Blacks and mulattos, 1805-1844}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|700571|item|disp=Logan County. Register of Blacks and mulattos, 1831-1857}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|700573|item|disp=Miami County. Register of Blacks and mulattos, 1833-1847}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|700575|item|disp=Montgomery County. Register of Blacks & mulattos, 1804-1805}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|607192|item|disp=Pickaway County. Records of Black and mulatto persons, ca.1819-1848}} | ||
===Military Records=== | ===Military Records=== | ||
* | *{{FSC|3754131|item|disp=Eric Eugene Johnson. ''Ohio's black soldiers who served in the Civil War.'' Bellville, Ohio : Ohio Genealogical Society,12014. FS Library 977.1 M26j}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|384668|item|disp=''Enrollment and report of the "Black Brigade" of Cincinnati.'' Cincinnati, Ohio, 1864}}. | ||
===Newspapers=== | ===Newspapers=== | ||
[ | [https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll98 The African-American Experience in Ohio] | ||
===Probate Records=== | ===Probate Records=== | ||
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===School Records=== | ===School Records=== | ||
===Slavery Records=== | ===Slavery Records=== | ||
* | *{{FSC|335438|item|disp=WPA. Slave narratives : 1937, interviews with formerly enslaved persons in Ohio}} Ohio Historical Society | ||
===Vital Records=== | ===Vital Records=== | ||
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[http://www.archives.com/genealogy/free-north-american-genealogy-resources.html African American in Ohio at ArchivesDigital Collection] - Genealogy related information for various States and Provinces is available from a variety of servers which may be official government services, genealogy society efforts, or maintained by interested individuals. A digital archive of materials related to African American in the Ohio. | [http://www.archives.com/genealogy/free-north-american-genealogy-resources.html African American in Ohio at ArchivesDigital Collection] - Genealogy related information for various States and Provinces is available from a variety of servers which may be official government services, genealogy society efforts, or maintained by interested individuals. A digital archive of materials related to African American in the Ohio. | ||
[https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/ | [https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/browse-historical-sites/national-afro-american-museum-cultural-center/ '''National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center''']<br> | ||
1350 Brush Row Rd<br> | 1350 Brush Row Rd<br> | ||
PO Box 578<br> | PO Box 578<br> | ||
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Email: InfoNAAMCC@ohiohistory.org<br><br> | Email: InfoNAAMCC@ohiohistory.org<br><br> | ||
[ | [https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/ohio-history-center/ '''Ohio History Center''']<br> | ||
800 E. 17th Ave.<br> | 800 E. 17th Ave.<br> | ||
Columbus, Ohio 43211<br> | Columbus, Ohio 43211<br> | ||