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=== Archives and Libraries === | === Archives and Libraries === | ||
[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/ Alabama Department of Archives and History] | |||
P.O. Box 300100 / 624 Washington Ave.<br>Montgomery, AL 36130<br>(334) 242-4435 | |||
[http://library.samford.edu/ Samford University Library] | |||
Samford University | 800 Lakeshore Drive | Birmingham, AL 35229<br>Questions or Comments: 205-726-2748 | |||
[http://www4.samford.edu/schools/ighr/ Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR)] | |||
=== Pre-Civil War records === | === Pre-Civil War records === | ||
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An excellent source is the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company. This company was created to assist African-American soldiers of the Civil War and freed slaves. Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company signature cards or registers from 3 March 1865 to 25 July 1874 may list the name of the depositor, date of entry, age, birthplace, residence, complexion, name of employer or occupation, wife or husband’s name, death information, children’s names, name of father and mother, brothers’ and sisters’ names, remarks, and signature. Early books sometimes contained the name of the former master or mistress and the name of the plantation. Copies of death certificates were sometimes attached to the entries. The collection is organized alphabetically by state, then city where the bank was located, then date the account was established, then account number.<br> | An excellent source is the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company. This company was created to assist African-American soldiers of the Civil War and freed slaves. Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company signature cards or registers from 3 March 1865 to 25 July 1874 may list the name of the depositor, date of entry, age, birthplace, residence, complexion, name of employer or occupation, wife or husband’s name, death information, children’s names, name of father and mother, brothers’ and sisters’ names, remarks, and signature. Early books sometimes contained the name of the former master or mistress and the name of the plantation. Copies of death certificates were sometimes attached to the entries. The collection is organized alphabetically by state, then city where the bank was located, then date the account was established, then account number.<br> | ||
=== Reconstruction Era (1868-1878) === | === Reconstruction Era (1868-1878) === | ||
Reconstrucion in Alabama: [http://www.lwfaah.net/alabama/reconstruction.htm Alabama's First Lawmakers] | Reconstrucion in Alabama: [http://www.lwfaah.net/alabama/reconstruction.htm Alabama's First Lawmakers] | ||
Reconstruction in Alabama: [http://www.alabamamoments.state.al.us/sec24.html A Quick Summary] | Reconstruction in Alabama: [http://www.alabamamoments.state.al.us/sec24.html A Quick Summary] | ||
=== Jim Crow Era === | === Jim Crow Era === | ||
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=== <br>Bibliography === | === <br>Bibliography === | ||
Taylor, Frazine K. Researching African American Genealogy in Alabama A Resource Guide. Montgomery, Alabama: New South Books. 2008.<br>Online Resources for African-American Research<br>Alabama Department of Archives and History<br>Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974 (Record Search)<br>Researching African American Genealogy in Alabama by Frazine K. Taylor (Google Books)<br>Birmingham Public Library: Collections and Research<br>Alabama African American Genealogy Research - A list of Alabama genealogy resources, including records and databases.<br>Access Genealogy: Alabama African American Records | Taylor, Frazine K. Researching African American Genealogy in Alabama A Resource Guide. Montgomery, Alabama: New South Books. 2008.<br>Online Resources for African-American Research<br>Alabama Department of Archives and History<br>Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974 (Record Search)<br>Researching African American Genealogy in Alabama by Frazine K. Taylor (Google Books)<br>Birmingham Public Library: Collections and Research<br>Alabama African American Genealogy Research - A list of Alabama genealogy resources, including records and databases.<br>Access Genealogy: Alabama African American Records | ||
=== Slave Narratives === | |||
The African-American Mosaic: [http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam015.html Ex Slave Narratives<br>] | |||
=== Websites === | |||
Samford Univeristy: [http://samford.libguides.com/content.php?pid=48940&sid=360072 Primary Sources/Websites]<br> | |||