United States, Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions

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== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==


The Freedmen’s Bureau records are a major source of genealogical information about post Civil War African Americans. The records are also a good source to quickly identify a family group and residence.  To begin your search it is helpful to know the name and some other identifying information such as age, residence or former owner.  
The Freedmen’s Bureau records are a major source of genealogical information about post Civil War African Americans. The records are also a good source to quickly identify a family group and residence.  To begin your search it is helpful to know the name and some other identifying information such as age, residence or former owner.  
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