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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/geographic/4?state=25 Minnesota Cemeteries] (Find A Grave) | *[https://www.findagrave.com/geographic/4?state=25 Minnesota Cemeteries] (Find A Grave) | ||
*[http://www.mndigital.org/reflections/ Minnesota Digital Archives] | *[http://www.mndigital.org/reflections/ Minnesota Digital Archives] | ||
*[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ Discover Freedmen] - this site searches all of the Freedmen's Bureau record collections on FamilySearch altogether (and redirects there) | *[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ Discover Freedmen] - this site searches all of the Freedmen's Bureau record collections on FamilySearch altogether (and redirects there) | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1414908 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1414908 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872] | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1231 U.S., Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867 ($)] | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1231 U.S., Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867 ($)] | ||
==Research Strategy== | ==Research Strategy== | ||
*Taylor, David Vassar. ''African Americans in Minnesota'' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1350869?availability=Family%20History%20Library Call Number 977.6 F2td] (includes index). | *Taylor, David Vassar. ''African Americans in Minnesota'' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1350869?availability=Family%20History%20Library Call Number 977.6 F2td] (includes index). | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
*[http://collections.mnhs.org/duluthlynchings/ Duluth Lynchings: Background and Chronology] | *[http://collections.mnhs.org/duluthlynchings/ Duluth Lynchings: Background and Chronology] | ||
*[http://www.mnopedia.org/african-americans-minnesota African Americans in Minnesota] | *[http://www.mnopedia.org/african-americans-minnesota African Americans in Minnesota] | ||
*Johnson, Frederick L. ''Uncertain lives : African Americans and their first 150 years in the Red Wing, Minnesota area''. [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1354893?availability=Family%20History%20Library Call number 977.614/R1 F2j] (includes bibliographical references and index). | *Johnson, Frederick L. ''Uncertain lives : African Americans and their first 150 years in the Red Wing, Minnesota area''. [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1354893?availability=Family%20History%20Library Call number 977.614/R1 F2j] (includes bibliographical references and index). | ||
*Taylor, David Vassar. ''African Americans in Minnesota'' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1350869?availability=Family%20History%20Library Call Number 977.6 F2td] (includes index). | *Taylor, David Vassar. ''African Americans in Minnesota'' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1350869?availability=Family%20History%20Library Call Number 977.6 F2td] (includes index). | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
=== African American === | |||
* [http://www.mnhs.org/duluthlynchings/ Duluth Lynchings, 1920] from the Minnesota Historical Society | |||
===Biographies=== | ===Biographies=== | ||
===Cemeteries=== | ===Cemeteries=== | ||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/geographic/4?state=25 Minnesota Cemeteries] (Find A Grave) | *[https://www.findagrave.com/geographic/4?state=25 Minnesota Cemeteries] (Find A Grave) | ||
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====Plantation==== | ====Plantation==== | ||
===Oral Histories=== | ===Oral Histories=== | ||
*[http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/williams/ T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History] | |||
*[http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/williams/ T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History] | |||
*[http://collections.mnhs.org/voicesofmn/10002616 Minnesota Black History Project] at the Minnesota Historical Society | |||
*[http://collections.mnhs.org/voicesofmn/10002699 Our Gathering Places Oral History Project] at the Minnesota Historical Society | |||
*[http://collections.mnhs.org/voicesofmn/10002704 Rondo Oral History Project] at the Minnesota Historical Society | |||
*[http://collections.mnhs.org/voicesofmn/10002846 Oral History Interview with Nettie Sherman] at Minnesota Historical Society | |||
*[http://collections.mnhs.org/voicesofmn/10002856 Oral History Interviews with S. Edward Hall] at Minnesota Historical Society | |||
===Other Records=== | ===Other Records=== | ||
===Military Records=== | ===Military Records=== | ||
*Board of Commissioners. [https://archive.org/details/minnesotacivil01minnrich ''Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars: 1861-1861'']. St. Paul, Minnesota: Pioneer Press Company, 1890. | |||
*Board of Commissioners. [https://archive.org/details/minnesotacivil01minnrich ''Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars: 1861-1861'']. St. Paul, Minnesota: Pioneer Press Company, 1890. | |||
*''Minnesota Adjutant General’s Report of 1866''. Roseville, Minnesota: Park Genealogical Books, 1997. (Family History Library {{FHL|688637|title-id|disp=book 977.6}}.) The report lists 26,088 names of men who served during the Civil War period, including citizen soldiers who served in local militias. It gives name, age, state or country of birth, dates of service, and remarks, and is arranged alphabetically. Family history researchers should look at both. | *''Minnesota Adjutant General’s Report of 1866''. Roseville, Minnesota: Park Genealogical Books, 1997. (Family History Library {{FHL|688637|title-id|disp=book 977.6}}.) The report lists 26,088 names of men who served during the Civil War period, including citizen soldiers who served in local militias. It gives name, age, state or country of birth, dates of service, and remarks, and is arranged alphabetically. Family history researchers should look at both. | ||
===Newspapers=== | ===Newspapers=== | ||
*[http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=Obituaries&klp=5obit&cam=3394&KW2=Minnesota&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&msid=se3RX8DYZ_dc%7Cpcrid%7C23786364669%7Cpkw%7Cminnesota%20obituaries%7Cpmt%7Cb&gclid=CN3d_ff-rbkCFWfhQgodoSoAcw Archives.com: Minnesota Obituaries] | |||
*[http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=Obituaries&klp=5obit&cam=3394&KW2=Minnesota&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&msid=se3RX8DYZ_dc%7Cpcrid%7C23786364669%7Cpkw%7Cminnesota%20obituaries%7Cpmt%7Cb&gclid=CN3d_ff-rbkCFWfhQgodoSoAcw Archives.com: Minnesota Obituaries] | |||
*[http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers Digital Newspapers at the Minnesota Historical Society] | |||
===Probate Records=== | ===Probate Records=== | ||
===Reconstruction Records=== | ===Reconstruction Records=== | ||
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Online collections of Freedman's Bank records: | Online collections of Freedman's Bank records: | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874] | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8755 U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871 ($)] | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8755 U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871 ($)] | ||
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**{{RecordSearch|2492627|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872 }} | **{{RecordSearch|2492627|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872 }} | ||
**{{RecordSearch|2427894|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education, 1865-1872 }} | **{{RecordSearch|2427894|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education, 1865-1872 }} | ||
Other FamilySearch collections not included: | Other FamilySearch collections not included: | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2575789|United States Freedmen's Bureau Miscellaneous Records,1865-1872 }} | *{{RecordSearch|2575789|United States Freedmen's Bureau Miscellaneous Records,1865-1872 }} | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2721171|United States Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872 }} | *{{RecordSearch|2721171|United States Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872 }} | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2427901|''United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872'' }} Images only. These reports primarily contain statistical and historical information. | *{{RecordSearch|2427901|''United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872'' }} Images only. These reports primarily contain statistical and historical information. | ||
*More collections are available in the FamilySearch Catalog. Search for "FREEDMEN - MINNESOTA" in the Subjects search bar to find. | *More collections are available in the FamilySearch Catalog. Search for "FREEDMEN - MINNESOTA" in the Subjects search bar to find. | ||
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====Marriage==== | ====Marriage==== | ||
The Freedmen's Bureau (1865-1872) was created by the US government to assist former slaves in the southern United States. One of their responsibilities was to record the marriages (past and present) of the former slaves. These records can be found in the collections below and include the lists of marriages that occurred previously, marriage certificates, and marriage licenses. The information contained on the records may include the name of the husband and wife/groom and bride, age, occupation, residence, year or date of marriage, by whom, number of children, and remarks. | The Freedmen's Bureau (1865-1872) was created by the US government to assist former slaves in the southern United States. One of their responsibilities was to record the marriages (past and present) of the former slaves. These records can be found in the collections below and include the lists of marriages that occurred previously, marriage certificates, and marriage licenses. The information contained on the records may include the name of the husband and wife/groom and bride, age, occupation, residence, year or date of marriage, by whom, number of children, and remarks. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1414908 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1414908 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872] | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1231 U.S., Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867] | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1231 U.S., Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867] | ||
====Death==== | ====Death==== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1680831 Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990] - information may include name, gender, death date and place, age, birthplace, race, marital status, and parents and their birthplaces | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1680831 Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990] - information may include name, gender, death date and place, age, birthplace, race, marital status, and parents and their birthplaces | ||
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{{Minnesota|Minnesota}} | {{Minnesota|Minnesota}} | ||
[[Category:Minnesota, United States]] [[Category:African American Records]] | [[Category:Minnesota, United States]] | ||
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