African American Resources for Nevada: Difference between revisions

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

CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images

Genealogies

Land and Property

Plantation

Obituaries

CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images

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.

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 ==Introduction==
 Resources for researching African American ancestors who lived in Nevada.
 ==Online Resources==
-*[http://www.nvgenweb.org/nvlinks.html NVGenWeb Project]
+<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==
 ==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.
+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.
 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
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 ===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
 ===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
 ===Oral Histories===
 ===Other Records===
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 ====Death====
 ====Divorce====
-===Voting Registers===
+===Voting Records===
 ==Archives and Libraries==
-'''Lied Library'''
+'''Lied Library'''<br>
+South Maryland Pkwy. <br>
+Box 457001 <br>
+Las Vegas, Nevada <br>
+-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>
-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].
+'''Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center'''<br>
+University of Nevada, Reno<br>
+N. Virginia St. <br>
+Reno, Nevada 89557 <br>
+.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].
-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.]
+==Societies==
+'''Nevada African American Genealogical Society'''<br>
+S 9th Street <br>
+Las Vegas, NV 89101 <br>
-'''Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center'''
+NAAGS meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month except on July and August at 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM.
-(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].
-==Societies==
-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]
 ==References==
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-{{African American|African American}}
 {{Nevada|Nevada}}
 [[Category:Nevada, United States]][[Category:African American Records]]
+[[Category:Nevada Cultural Groups]]