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American Ancestors - Articles - Topics - African American Family History
From the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
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Beginning Your Genealogical Search: A Guide to African American Genealogy
An article by Kenyatta D. Berry.
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Ancestry.com Wiki - The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
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. This wiki is a free service of Ancestry.com.
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Ancestry.com Wiki - Overview of African American Research
This article originally appeared in "African American Research" by Tony Burroughs, FUGA in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy This wiki is a free service of Ancestry.com.
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Beginners Guide to African American Genealogy
From AfriGeneas. An Online interactive guide for beginners by Dee Parmer Woodtor.
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Articles, news, opinions, reviews, updates and how-tos on researching African ancestry.
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A new, fresh take on family history and genealogy research techniques from and for people of color.
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FamilySearch Wiki - African American Research
Strategies and records to learn about African American ancestors including contents, uses and availability of major nationwide sources.
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Finding Black Roots in a White World
From J Mark Lowe, a webinar for African American Genealogy Group of KY & Scott Co Genealogy Society.
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Genealogy at a Glance: African American Genealogy Research
By Michael Hait. From the special laminated "Genealogy at a Glance" series from Genealogical Publishing Company.
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Legacy QuickGuide: African-American Genealogy $
There is no question that African American genealogy research has many challenges. Many families are rooted within the system of American Slavery that ended officially in 1865 presenting many hurdles for descendants of those enslaved families. Fortunately in recent years, the community of researchers has expanded and there are more resources for African Ancestored researchers than ever before. Whether your ancestors were enslaved, Free People of Color, or immigrants to this country, a handy set of tools and resources is needed. The African-American Genealogy Legacy QuickGuide
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Midwest African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI)
MAAGI is the only African American focused event offering a total of 48 classes over 3 days with evening lectures, and guided personalized instruction. In 2016 attendee selected a track in which they immersed themselves in a core curriculum for three days taking 12 different classes, guided by nationally recognized instructors.
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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.
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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.
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QuickSheet: Citing Online African-American Historical Resources Evidence! Style
By Elizabeth Shown Mills. For sale from Genealogical Publishing Company.
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Reclaiming Kin - Taking Back What Was Once Lost
Reclaiming is a genealogy teaching blog, over 10 years old, that focuses on growing genealogical skills for all genealogists and on the special challenges of researching the enslaved. Reclaiming Kin is all about: to document family history research in a way that teaches and engages the reader; to share discoveries, finds, approaches and tools that further research; to provide ways to make our research exciting for others by adding social history; to shine a light on resources, repositories, websites and other sources; and to highlight and discuss the many challenges of slavery and slave research.
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