I thought I’d throw Google Books a little kudos today – not that this online publishing…
Category: Enslaved Research Strategies
Strategies you can use when researching your enslaved ancestors
The indenture of former slaves in the early Reconstruction Era
I have been blessed to have found a wealth of American and European family history information…
Freedman’s Bank Records – an amazing research tool
For more information about Freedman’s Bank Records – and access them online, please visit FamilySearch.org: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Freedman’s_Bank_Registers_1865-1874_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)
Getting to grips with the USA 1866 Cohabitation Records (aka Register of Colored Persons)
This video covers the US 1866 Cohabitation Records. These records were produced by the Freedmen’s Bureau…
Register of Colored Persons cohabiting together as Husband and Wife, 1866 Feb.
The Library of Virginia has an extensive digital collection. This is a collection of documents that…
Pushing the clock back for your slave ancestors
Your search for African American ancestors needn’t end at 1860 or 1850. Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org have…
Getting to grips with the 1850 and 1860 Slave Schedule census – Part 2
What’s the detective work when searching for your ancestors in the Slave Schedules? A bit of…
Getting to grips with the 1850 & 1860 Slave Schedule census – Part 1
If you’re an African American, the chances are you will come up against Slave Schedule census…