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United States, Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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|title=Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872 | |title=Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872 | ||
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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
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== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||
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Image:North Carolina Freedmen's Bureau Letter (09-0472) DGS 4567385 351.jpg|Letter | |||
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The following important genealogical information is often found in Bureau records: | The following important genealogical information is often found in Bureau records: | ||
*Name of the freedman | *Name of the freedman | ||
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=== Search the Collection === | === Search the Collection === | ||
To search the collection | To search the collection:<br> ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page<br> ⇒Select the "Freedmen's Bureau Office or Subordinate Field Office Location"<br> ⇒Select the "NARA Roll Number - Contents" which takes you to the images<br> | ||
Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind: | Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind: | ||
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | |||
*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name. | *There may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | ||
*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name. | |||
*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | *Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | ||