Millions of U.S. vital records have recently been published online! These include updates to the U.S. Social Security...
New U.S. Vital Records Online: Freedmen’s Bureau, Statewide Databases and More
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African-American Articles
What to Ask: African-American Family History Interview Tips
Learning about your African-American family history starts with asking questions, which can sometimes be challenging....
African-American County Slave Records Featured in New and Updated Genealogical Records
African-American county slave records are just one of two new collections to broaden your genealogy research. Also...
Social History for Genealogy and the Colored Farmers’ Alliance
Social history plays a significant role in successful genealogical research. The events of a particular time-frame...
Genealogy Research Techniques for Finding Your Free People of Color
Not all people of color were enslaved prior to the emancipation. In fact, many were freed long before that....
American Slave Records in New and Updated Genealogical Collections
American slave records contained in the Digital Library on American Slavery at the University of North Carolina...
The Faces of U.S. Military Veterans through the Centuries
When I'm not at the podcast microphone, you can usually find me on a plane. And on one of those recent flights I had...
New Resource for African American Family History
AmericanAncestors.org has created a new portal for African American family history research. Explore it for FREE in...
We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online
Every week, we post about exciting new genealogy records online. Scan this week's list for anything you should search...