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==Introduction==
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>
<li>[http://www.nvgenweb.org/nvlinks.html NVGenWeb Project]</li>
==Research Strategy==
==Historys==
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.


== Introduction  ==
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


== <br>A Research Strategy  ==
===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


== <br>Archives and Libraries  ==
===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>


== Vital Records  ==
'''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].


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


==== Marirage Records  ====
NAAGS meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month except on July and August at 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM.


==== Death Records  ====
==References==
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== <br>Biography  ==
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== <br>Census  ==
[[Category:Nevada, United States]][[Category:African American Records]]
 
[[Category:Nevada Cultural Groups]]
== <br>Funeral Homes  ==
 
== <br>Genealogy  ==
 
== <br>History  ==
 
== <br>Newspapers  ==
 
== <br>Military  ==
 
== <br>Probate Records  ==
 
== <br>School Records  ==
 
== <br>Societies and Organizations ==
 
== <br>Voting Registers  ==
 
== <br>Other Sources  ==
 
== <br>Websites  ==
 
== <br>References  ==
 
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Nevada Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Introduction

Resources for researching African American ancestors who lived in Nevada.

Online Resources

  • African American Digital Bookshelf - a growing list of digital books on FamilySearch and other websites
  • NVGenWeb Project
  • Research Strategy

    Historys

    Legal history -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.

    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

    Genealogies

    Land and Property

    Plantation

    Obituaries

    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
    4505 South Maryland Pkwy.
    Box 457001
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    89154-7001
    (702) 895-2100

    See 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. See African Americans in Las Vegas.

    Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
    University of Nevada, Reno
    1664 N. Virginia St.
    Reno, Nevada 89557
    775.784.4636

    See University Archives and A Guide to the Nevada Black History Project.

    Societies

    Nevada African American Genealogical Society
    509 S 9th Street
    Las Vegas, NV 89101

    NAAGS meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month except on July and August at 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM.

    References