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Strategies and records to learn about African American ancestors including contents, uses and availability of major nationwide sources.

American Ancestors - Articles - Topics - African American Family History

From the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Ancestry.com - African American Research, Part 1

A series of articles by Roseann Reinemuth Hogan, Ph.D.

Ancestry.com - Finding Your African American Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide

Article by David Thackery.

Ancestry.com - Help for African American Research

Article by Curt B. Witcher.

Ancestry.com - The Challenge of African American Research

Article by Curt B. Witcher.

Beginners Guide to African American Genealogy

From AfriGeneas. An Online interactive guide for beginners by Dee Parmer Woodtor.

FamilySearch - Research Guidance - African American Records Quick Guide

Genealogy at a Glance: African American Genealogy Research

By Michael Hait. From the special laminated "Genealogy at a Glance" series from Genealogical Publishing Company.

Genealogy.com: African-American Research

Midwestern African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI)

Explore and use genealogy resources and research strategies targeting African ancestral family historians. Located at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, Missouri.

National Black Genealogy Summit

October 20-22, 2011 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sponsored by the Allen County Public Library Foundation & The African American Genealogical Society of Fort Wayne.

Part 2

A series of articles by Roseann Reinemuth Hogan, Ph.D.

Part 3

A series of articles by Roseann Reinemuth Hogan, Ph.D.

Pathfinder- African American Genealogy

From the Athens Regional Library System in Georgia.

QuickSheet: Citing Online African-American Historical Resources Evidence! Style

By Elizabeth Shown Mills. For sale from Genealogical Publishing Company.

SHOESTRING GENEALOGY: Researching African Americans

Article by Alva Griffith. Myths, tips and techniques for researching African-Americans and their families. Educational. Several helpful links, too.

ShopFamilyTree.com - Family Tree University $

Independent Study Courses (CD or download) from the publishers of Family Tree Magazine.

Some Research Tips On How To Get Started Tracing Your African-American Roots

The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy - Ancestry.com Wiki

The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy is a reference book published by Ancestry Publishing. The first edition was published in 1984 and was edited by Arlene H. Eakle and Johni Cerny. A revised edition, edited by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, was published in 1997. The current edition, the third, was published in 2006 and was also edited by Szucs and Luebking. In 2010, Ancestry.com digitized the content of The Source and made it available in wiki format as one of the foundational sources for the Ancestry.com Wiki. Each chapter has been broken into one or more series of articles.