29 April 2022
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A Guide to the Frederick County (VA.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1795-1871
A collection in the Library of Virginia.
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A Guide to the Westmoreland County (VA.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1780-1863
A collection in the Library of Virginia.
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AMS Online Journals - American Meteorological Society - Monthly Weather Review
The issues give weather and climate information by the year (1873-present) for U.S., but does include some World. It is somewhat general, but can give specifics on major weather. Historical data such as flooding, tornadoes, droughts, etc. can be found in articles.
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From the Fairfax Circuit Court Historic Records Center, a description of the index they created that lists the names of slaves found in Will Books and Deed Books in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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Free at Last? Slavery in Pittsburgh in the 18th and 19th Centuries
From the University of Pittsburgh.
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GenealogyBlog - Piles of Paper – Part 1
By William Dollarhide
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GenealogyBlog - Piles of Paper – Part 2
By William Dollarhide
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GenealogyBlog - Piles of Paper – Part 3
By William Dollarhide
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GenealogyBlog - Piles of Paper – Part 4
By William Dollarhide
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Library of Congress - Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories
The recordings of former slaves in Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories took place between 1932 and 1975 in nine states. Twenty-two interviewees discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, coercion of slaves, their families, and freedom.
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National Transportation Library - Investigations of Railroad Accidents 1911-1993
Digitized copies of the United States Interstate Commerce Commission railroad accident reports, dating from 1911 to 1993. Incident reports are searchable by site of incident and date of incident.
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National Transportation Safety Board - Railroad Accident Reports
The NTSB issues an accident report following the investigation. These reports are available online for reports issued since 1996, with older reports coming online soon. The reports listing is sortable by the event date, report date, city, and state.
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Ohio History Connection - Severe Weather in Ohio
Learn about more than 25 of the most extreme or most unusual weather events from Ohio’s history, from mysterious tidal waves and tornadoes causing local devastation and snowstorms to floods with statewide impact. This timeline is based on the Severe Weather in Ohio online exhibit created in 2006 in collaboration with numerous institutions across the state.
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P.A. Miller - Slave Records from my research
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Maryland.
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Plane and Train Wrecks | Online Collections
Investigations of Aircraft Accidents 1934 - 1965, Investigations of Railroad Accidents 1911 - 1993.
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Slave Biographies: The Atlantic Database Network
An open access data repository of information on the identities of enslaved people in the Atlantic World. It includes the names, ethnicities, skills, occupations, and illnesses of individual slaves.
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St. Louis Probate Court Records Court Ordered Slave Sales
Research by Miel Wilson, Books C and D, and contemporary Newspaper Accounts and Advertisements Researched by Bob Moore.
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Texas Runaway Slave Project - East Texas Digital Archives
The Texas Runaway Slave Project is a database of runaway slave advertisements, articles and notices from newspapers published in Texas, as well as materials from court records, manuscript collections, and books. It documents more than 2,500 fugitive slaves from Texas. The project is ongoing and new content is regularly added to the webpage.
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Database of slave and slaveholder populations in Texas during the Republic era (1837-45).
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Virginia Museum of History & Culture - Unknown No Longer
Biographical details of enslaved Virginians from unpublished historical records in its collections.
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Runaway slave advertisements from 18th-century Virginia newspapers.
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History of the year without a summer of 1816, which affected weather worldwide, including New England.
