| African American research can be very
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| | individual can do is sharing their finds.
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| challenging. Most families are sitting on
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| | See if there is a county website for your
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| a wealth of information and don't even
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| | family's residence and send them a copy
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| realize it. Reunions are something most
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| | of your family records (leaving off
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| African American families are passionate
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| | personal notes and information on the
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| about. Every two years most families
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| | living). Donate your records to the local
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| unite, take pictures and share many
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| | library and post to the internet. As a
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| stories related to their family. Some
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| | side note, ALWAYS remember to document
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| families make a book with this
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| | your sources. Sources are where you found
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| information.
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| | your facts, whether positive or negative.
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| Information gathered at these reunions
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| | This will save you endless time in
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| can be a great starting point to do an
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| | reviewing information.
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| individual's family history. Families
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| | These are the records that you should
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| tended to live near each other and assist
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| | look for among all family members:
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| each other where needed. Tracking the
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| | • Family Bibles
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| families via the census can help document
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| | • Birth, Marriage and Death
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| their families from 1930 to the 1870
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| | Certificates
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| census. Previous to the 1870 census, only
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| | • Divorce Records
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| the free black and their families were
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| | • Wills
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| listed on the 1860 and 1850 census, etc.
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| | • Deeds to Property
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| But, even tracing to the 1870's, where
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| | • Old Letters
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| some ancestors births are recorded in the
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| | • Photographs
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| late 1790's, can be a great find!
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| | • Plaques, Awards, Honors and other
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| A great website for African American
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| | Memorabilia
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| research is AfriGeneas is a site devoted
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| | • School Certificates
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| to African American genealogy, to
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| | • Insurance Papers
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| researching African Ancestry in the
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| | • Funeral Programs
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| Americas in particular and to
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| | • Obituaries
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| genealogical research and resources in
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| | • Funeral Programs
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| general. It is also an African Ancestry
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| | • Membership Cards
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| research community featuring the
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| | • Anniversary Programs for
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| AfriGeneas mail list, the AfriGeneas
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| | Organizations and Churches
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| message boards and daily and weekly
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| | • School and College Yearbooks
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| genealogy chats.
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| | • Military Discharge Papers
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| Many descendants of slave owners are
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| | • Any other sources with names and
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| realizing the importance of slave records
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| | dates
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| in helping African American's doing their
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| | These sources, if they exist, will help
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| own family research. These descendants
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| | you to complete your first charts and
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| are sharing documentation to the public
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| | guide you to finding additional records.
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| and posting on the internet the slavery
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| | Make sure you make copies of everything
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| records that show families and other
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| | that you find, including photographs. As
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| important genealogical information. Race
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| | African American families do their
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| barriers are more quickly broken in the
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| | genealogy and share with their
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| genealogy research as we all desire to
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| | descendants, this knowledge will be
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| help each other. We tend to understand
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| | handed down to future generations. This
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| the importance of learning our family
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| | will give an added knowledge and strength
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| heritage and respect all cultures.
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| | as they learn about their ancestor's
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| One of the most important helps an
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| | struggles and accomplishments.
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