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=== Did you know?<br> === | === Did you know?<br> === | ||
*The first African settlers in the U.S. were indentured servants in Jamestown, Va., in 1619 (before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock) and freed after 7 years. | *The first African settlers in the U.S. were indentured servants in Jamestown, Va., in 1619 (before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock) and freed after 7 years. | ||
*African American is the most common ancestry in: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. | *African American is the most common ancestry in: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. | ||
*The Freedman's Bank and the Freedmen's Bureau were separate organizations, from different federal departments, in separate National Archives record groups. | *The Freedman's Bank and the Freedmen's Bureau were separate organizations, from different federal departments, in separate National Archives record groups. | ||
*Ten percent of the African American population was free before the Civil War. | *Ten percent of the African American population was free before the Civil War. | ||
*Only 15 percent of freed slaves used the family name of a former owner. | *Only 15 percent of freed slaves used the family name of a former owner. | ||
*From 1865 to 1875 many African Americans changed their family name. | *From 1865 to 1875 many African Americans changed their family name. | ||
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In the beginning, you may use the same type of genealogical records other groups use to identify ancestors. For this reason there is no need to duplicate state resources here. Consult the state and county articles on the FamilySearch Wiki first until you exhaust them. See [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/AfricanAmerican.pdf Finding Records for Your Ancestors, Part A-African American 1870 to Present]. You will find records become somewhat scarce as you move back in time.<br> | In the beginning, you may use the same type of genealogical records other groups use to identify ancestors. For this reason there is no need to duplicate state resources here. Consult the state and county articles on the FamilySearch Wiki first until you exhaust them. See [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/US/AfricanAmerican.pdf Finding Records for Your Ancestors, Part A-African American 1870 to Present]. You will find records become somewhat scarce as you move back in time.<br> | ||
Once you notice you are no longer able to find your ancestors on the records most commonly used by others, return here and choose the state above where your ancestor lived to discover records not commonly used in genealogy research. | Once you notice you are no longer able to find your ancestors on the records most commonly used by others, return here and choose the state above where your ancestor lived to discover records not commonly used in genealogy research. | ||
=== Key Internet Links === | === Key Internet Links === | ||
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*[http://www.lwfaaf.net/ Resting Places of United States Colored Troops, Officers and Sailors] | *[http://www.lwfaaf.net/ Resting Places of United States Colored Troops, Officers and Sailors] | ||
*[http://www.africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online] | *[http://www.africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries Online] | ||
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sthtml/sthome.html American Memory - Slaves and the Courts 1740-1860]<br> | *[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sthtml/sthome.html American Memory - Slaves and the Courts 1740-1860]<br> | ||
*[http://www.menare.org/research.html The Menare Foundation] | |||
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*[[United States Freedmen’s Bureau Letters (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[United States Freedmen’s Bureau Letters (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
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[[Category:African_Americans]] [[Category:Ethnic,_Political,_or_Religious_Groups]] | [[Category:African_Americans]] [[Category:Ethnic,_Political,_or_Religious_Groups]] | ||