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<li>[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ Discover Freedmen] - this site searches all of the Freedmen's Bureau record collections on FamilySearch altogether (and redirects there)</li> | <li>[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ Discover Freedmen] - this site searches all of the Freedmen's Bureau record collections on FamilySearch altogether (and redirects there)</li> | ||
<li>'''1800-1932''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1672 Delaware, Birth Records, 1800-1932] at Ancestry ($)</li> | <li>'''1800-1932''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1672 Delaware, Birth Records, 1800-1932] at Ancestry ($)</li> | ||
<li>'''1815-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1674781|Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955}} at FamilySearch </li> | <li>'''1815-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1674781|Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955}} at FamilySearch — [[Delaware Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] </li> | ||
<li>'''1846-1867''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1231 U.S., Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867] at Ancestry ($)</li> | <li>'''1846-1867''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1231 U.S., Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867] at Ancestry ($)</li> | ||
<li>'''1861-1872''' | <li>'''1861-1872''' {{RecordSearch|1414908|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] </li> | ||
<li>'''1865-1872''' {{RecordSearch|1989156|Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch - | <li>'''1865-1872''' {{RecordSearch|1989156|Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch; images — [[Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] </li> | ||
<li>'''1865-1874''' | <li>'''1865-1874''' {{RecordSearch|1417695|Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Freedman's Bank Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] </li> | ||
<li>'''1913-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1609795|Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954}} at FamilySearch</li> | <li>'''1913-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1609795|Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954}} at FamilySearch — [[Delaware Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] </li> | ||
<li>[[African American Digital Bookshelf]] - a growing list of digital books on FamilySearch and other websites</li> | <li>[[African American Digital Bookshelf]] - a growing list of digital books on FamilySearch and other websites</li> | ||
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Online collections of Freedman's Bank records: | Online collections of Freedman's Bank records: | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1417695|United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874}} | *{{RecordSearch|1417695|United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Freedman's Bank Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8755 U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871 ($) | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8755 U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871] at Ancestry ($) | ||
====Freedmen's Bureau==== | ====Freedmen's Bureau==== | ||
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*[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ DiscoverFreedmen] - the search on this site will utilize all of the Freedmen's Bureau records on FamilySearch, including: | *[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ DiscoverFreedmen] - the search on this site will utilize all of the Freedmen's Bureau records on FamilySearch, including: | ||
**{{RecordSearch|2432941|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records,1865-1872}} | **{{RecordSearch|2432941|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records,1865-1872}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
**{{RecordSearch|2432992|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Hospital and Medical Records, 1865-1872}} | **{{RecordSearch|2432992|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Hospital and Medical Records, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Freedmen's Bureau Hospital and Medical Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
**{{RecordSearch|2475025|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records, 1865-1872}} | **{{RecordSearch|2475025|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
**{{RecordSearch|1414908|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872}} | **{{RecordSearch|1414908|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
**{{RecordSearch|2431759|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Ration Records,1865-1872}} | **{{RecordSearch|2431759|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Ration Records,1865-1872}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Freedmen's Bureau Ration Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
**{{RecordSearch|2515868|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Records of Persons and Articles Hired, 1865-1872 }} | **{{RecordSearch|2515868|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Records of Persons and Articles Hired, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Freedmen's Bureau Records of Persons and Articles Hired - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
**{{RecordSearch|2515865|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Freedmen's Court Records, 1865-1872 }} | **{{RecordSearch|2515865|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Freedmen's Court Records, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Freedmen’s Bureau, Freedmen’s Court Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
**{{RecordSearch|2515867|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Land and Property Records, 1865-1872 }} | **{{RecordSearch|2515867|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Land and Property Records, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Land and Property Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
**{{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}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
**{{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}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
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}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Freedmen's Bureau Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2721171|United States Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872 }} | *{{RecordSearch|2721171|United States Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Freedmen’s Bureau, Records of Freedmen - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1989156|Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}} Images | *{{RecordSearch|1989156|Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch; Images — [[Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2427901| | *{{RecordSearch|2427901|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch; Images — [[United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
===School Records=== | ===School Records=== | ||
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====Birth==== | ====Birth==== | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1672 Delaware, Birth Records, 1800-1932] ($) - information usually includes name; birth date and place; gender; race; father's name, age, occupation, and birth place; mother's name, age, and birthplace; and child's number in the family | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1672 Delaware, Birth Records, 1800-1932] at Ancestry ($) - information usually includes name; birth date and place; gender; race; father's name, age, occupation, and birth place; mother's name, age, and birthplace; and child's number in the family | ||
====Marriage==== | ====Marriage==== | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1609795|Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954}} - | *{{RecordSearch|1609795|Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954}} at FamilySearch — [[Delaware Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
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. | ||
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====Death==== | ====Death==== | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1674781|Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955}} - | *{{RecordSearch|1674781|Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955}} at FamilySearch — [[Delaware Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
====Divorce==== | ====Divorce==== | ||