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African-American Quick Start

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SEARCH LAND DEEDS AND PROBATE RECORDS
Check the electronic card catalog at the Mesa FamilySearch Library  for land deeds and probate records in the state in which your ancestor lived. 
 
MILITARY RECORDS
The National Park Service has records of Civil War Soldiers and Sailors at civilwar.nps.gov/cwss.
 
BOOKS AT THE MESA FAMILYSEARCH LIBRARY

Book Name

 Information Call #
The Source Book - Chapter 14 Federal Census Indexes by State 973 D27ts C.1
Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina from the Colonial Period to 1820 975 F2he v. 1 and v. 2
Free African Americans of
Maryland and Delaware		 from the Colonial Period to 1810 975 F2hp

FREEDMAN'S BANK RECORDS
The Freedman's Savings and Trust Company was started in 1865 and had 37 offices in 17 states.  It failed in 1874, but its records remain today as a rich source of information about the depositors.  You can access the Freedman's Bank records on Heritage Quest (http://www.heritagequestonline.com)(free at Mesa FamilySearch Library intranet site or at home with library card--username is library barcode no. and password is last 4 digits of your phone number) and also on Ancestry (free at Mesa FamilySearch Library  intranet site).
IMPORTANT WEBSITES

FamilySearch.org - Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  This website has a link on the Home Page entitled African American Research that will take you to online pamphlets to guide your research.

BlackLDS.org - Has research tips and biographies of African Americans who joined the Mormon Church.

 Heritage Quest - Has access to census records online and Freedman's Bank records (free at Mesa FamilySearch Library from intranet site or at home with library card--username is library barcode no. and password is last 4 digits of your phone number.)
 
SEARCH THE INTERNET
www.afrigeneas.com - (Sponsored by Ancestry.com and requires a membership or free at Mesa FamilySearch Library)
 freedmensbureau.com - Marriage records, bank records, etc.
 www.ccharity.com - Christine's Genealogy Website for African American Genealogy
 www.dollsgen.com - Doll's Genealogy Website (Some from Ancestry.com)
 www.cyberpursuits.com/gen/ethnic-afam.asp - Cyberpursuits
 www.tngenweb.org/tncolor - People of color in the old South
 www.prairiebluff.com/aacemetery - African American Cemeteries online
 http://aabd.chadwyck.com - Black Biographies (needs membership)
 www.heritagequestonline.com - (at Mesa FamilySearch Library from intranet site or with library card from home--username is library barcode no. and password is last 4 digits of your phone number)
www.ancestry.com - (free at Mesa FamilySearch Library from intranet site)
 Google - A powerful search engine





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