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| {{TOC left}}[[Image:National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.jpg|thumb|right|350px|National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati]]Most archives and libraries collect records about local residents (biographies, family histories, local histories) and about nearby places (maps, gazetteers, place-finding aids). They often compile reference helps and special indexes to important local sources. In many communities they serve as a meeting place for local historical and genealogical societies, and may provide referrals to people who are willing to look up information in local records. Before you visit an archive or a library, contact them and ask for information on their collection, hours, services, and fees. | | {{TOC left}}[[Image:National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.jpg|thumb|right|350px|National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati]] | ||
==Archives and Libraries== | |||
Most archives and libraries collect records about local residents (biographies, family histories, local histories) and about nearby places (maps, gazetteers, place-finding aids). They often compile reference helps and special indexes to important local sources. In many communities they serve as a meeting place for local historical and genealogical societies, and may provide referrals to people who are willing to look up information in local records. Before you visit an archive or a library, contact them and ask for information on their collection, hours, services, and fees. | |||
When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in the African American Research Wiki pages, return to this section for the address. | When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in the African American Research Wiki pages, return to this section for the address. | ||
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