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United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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==What Do I Do Next?== | ==What Do I Do Next?== | ||
When you have located your ancestor in the Freedmen's Bureau Records, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. | When you have located your ancestor in the Freedmen's Bureau Records, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. | ||
===I Found | ===I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?=== | ||
*Use the place of residence, age, and other information for each person to search for the individuals in census records. | *Use the place of residence, age, and other information for each person to search for the individuals in census records. | ||
*Use the information found to search for church records. | *Use the information found to search for church records. | ||