Tracing one's African-American ancestry can be uniquely challenging. This guide helps overcome the obstacles and pitfalls of specialized research by offering a proven, three-part approach.
Part One covers post-Civil War era to present, showing readers how to access and utilize sources ranging from census records and vital documents to oral histories. Part Two provides comprehensive coverage of pre-Civil War experience research. Since this is where many genealogists find the most difficulty, the authors carefully demonstrate how to use information compiled in part one to find pre-Civil War documents, such as slave records.
Part Three offers detailed case studies of three African-American families and how these research tactics helped them trace their ancestors. Throughout, readers will find forms, examples, outlines, maps and other aids that will help them save time and document their research accurately.

Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors. How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage

History

Smith, Franklin Carter

CROOM, Emily Anne

Africa

Genealogical Pub. Co

A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors provides easy, step-by-step instruction for researching slave and free black ancestors pre- and post-Civil War. More than an exhaustive list of resources, this book draws a map to guide researchers, whether novice or experienced, through the genealogical wilderness to their ancestors long forgotten. It introduces readers to a systematic approach that should help eliminate months or years of aimless wondering. And, the unique and winning combination in authors - an African-American who can relate his research experience into black slave family history and a white slave-owning family who were also his ancestors, and a best-selling, nationally recognised genealogical author - will make this book stand out among the rest.

Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage

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Genealogy

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