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 === Index and Image Visibility ===
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 === To Browse This Collection ===
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 == Collection Content ==
 *[http://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/freedmens-bureau/highlights.html NARA Select Images from Freedmen's Bureau Records]
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 Collection descriptions for the browse images may be located in either the published National Archives preliminary inventory with the "Entry No." or the National Archives Catalog  Online Public Access Catalog "OPA." with the National Archives Identifier "NAID" number.
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Maryland_and_Delaware,_Freedmen%27s_Bureau_Field_Office_Records,_Inventory Inventory ]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Maryland_and_Delaware,_Freedmen%27s_Bureau_Field_Office_Records,_Inventory Inventory]
 == How Do I Search This Collection? ==
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 *The Bureau created many different types of records. Review the record types in the Collection Content section in this article.
 *While searching Bureau records remember to search other records of the local government, including marriage and court records and especially the 1867 or later voter registrations.
-*Consider ancestors who may have been employed as a civilian agent or served as local agent while still in the military.  Look for statewide rosters of bureau personnel in the records of Assistant Commissioners and the Field Office Personnel Coverage Table for this state.  Others may have worked with aid associations or taught school supported by aid associations in the north.
+*Consider ancestors who may have been employed as a civilian agent or served as local agent while still in the military. Look for statewide rosters of bureau personnel in the records of Assistant Commissioners and the Field Office Personnel Table for this state.  Others may have worked with aid associations or taught school supported by aid associations in the north.
-* Freedmen would have determined what their name would be and may have changed it multiple times.
+*Freedmen would have determined what their name would be and may have changed it multiple times.
 === Search the Index ===
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 === View the Images ===
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 {{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1989156 Maryland and Delaware, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
 === How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
 Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
 == What Do I Do Next? ==
-Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.
 === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
 *Add any new information to your records
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 *Search land and probate records for bill of sales
 *Search court records
 === I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
 *There may be more than one person in the records with the same name
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 *Search the indexes and records of nearby counties
 *Former slaves may have had used multiple names or changed their names until they decided upon one particular name. Search all possible names along with variations or spellings of their known names
 === Research Helps ===
 The following articles will help you research your family in the states of [[Maryland, United States Genealogy|Maryland]] and [[Delaware, United States Genealogy|Delaware]].
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 * [[Step-by-Step Maryland Research, 1880-Present]]
 * [[Step-by-Step Delaware Research, 1880-Present]]
 == Other FamilySearch Collections ==
 These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
 === FamilySearch Catalog ===
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/722504 Paula K, Byers, ed. ''African American genealogical sourcebook'' New York, New York : Gale Research, c1995 FS Library 973 F27afg] See pages 68-98 The Freedmen's Bureau
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 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1193866 Records of the field offices for the states of Maryland and Delaware, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872: M1906]]
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/566385 general editor, Kenneth M. Stampp ; associate editor, Randolph Boehm ; guide compiled by Martin Schipper, ''A guide to records of ante-bellum Southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War : Series D, Selections from the Maryland Historical Society'' Frederick, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1985 FS Library 975 H2sm ser. D]
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/767103 Jerry M. Hynson. ''Maryland freedom papers.'' Westminster, Maryland : Family Line, 1996-c2001.Contents: vol. 1. Anne Arundel County -- v. 2. Kent County -- v. 3. Maryland Colonization Society manumission book 1832-1860.]
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1106806 Trish Surles, comp., '' Kent County, Maryland commission of slave statistics, 1864 : includes civil war enlistments'' 1 volume. Gambrills, Maryland : T. Surles, c2002. FS Library 975.234 U3s]
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 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3031233 Charles County, Certificates of freedom, 1826-1860]
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2030571 St. Mary's County, certificates of freedom, 1806-1852]
 === FamilySearch Historical Records ===
 *{{RecordSearch|2431126|Records of the Commissioner}}
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 *{{RecordSearch|3161105| United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860}}
 *{{RecordSearch|1438024|United States Census, 1870}}
 === FamilySearch Digital Library ===
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/702586?  Elaine Everly, Willna Pacheli, comp. ''Preliminary inventory of the records of the field offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands : record group 105.''Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Service, 1973.]
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2021516 ''Officers' manual : Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands'' Washington D.C. : Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1866]
 == Citing This Collection ==
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