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Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage Paperback – December 24, 2002

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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Betterway Books
  4. Publication date
    December 24, 2002
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.75 x 11 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1558706054
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1558706057
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Smith, amateur historian, and Croom, author of several genealogy books, offer a helpful resource for overcoming the particular challenges and obstacles faced by African Americans doing genealogical searches. The book provides a three-part approach to researching family history. Part 1 covers the post-Civil War era to the present, showing readers how to search census records and oral histories. Part 2 focuses on pre-Civil War research, and part 3 offers case studies of how three African American families traced their ancestry. Smith and Croom begin by outlining the basic principles of genealogy and advise readers to talk with family elders at reunions and family gatherings. A chapter on special situations regarding black families points to manumission records, free black registers, and tax and land records. Other chapters focus on researching related slaveholding families and post-Civil War mixed-race families. This book, which includes outlines, maps and other materials to assist in research, will be greatly appreciated by black readers searching for their family roots. Vanessa Bush
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Betterway Books; 1st edition (December 24, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1558706054
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1558706057
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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