NEHGS - African American Family History

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Obama Ancestry
Barack Obama

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1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Regiment, 1863-1865
Account book of Captain Ethan Earle of boston Pages from the original account book of Capt. Ethan Earle of Boston, commander of the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Regiment Company
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers
The collection emphasizes such topics as the American Civil War, Western migration, African-American history, and Antebellum-era life among other subjects.
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African American Family History

Beginning Your Search:

Getting Started: A Guide to African American Genealogy
Resources: African American Genealogical Resources at the New England Historic Genealogical Society

Online Sources for African American Research

African American Research Articles

Articles
African American Genealogical Resources at the New England Historic Genealogical Society New England Historic Genealogical Society	September 4, 2009
Forgotten Patriots: African Americans and American Indians Patriots in the Revolutionary War Kenyatta D. Berry	August 5, 2008
Profiles in Courage: New England African Americans in the Civil War Kenyatta D. Berry	April 1, 2008
Crossing Borders: Slavery and Two New England Families Rev. David Allen Pettee	January 10, 2008
Summer 2007 - New England African American Resources: A Bibliography
Beginning Your Genealogical Search: A Guide to African American Genealogy Kenyatta D. Berry	October 8, 2007
Online Sources for African American Research Connie Reik	April 6, 2007
Spring 2006 - Researching My Great-Grandfather, a Contraband in the Civil War United States Navy, An Interview with William B. Gould IV
The Sale of Silvanus Warro Diane Rapaport	October 6, 2006
African American Marriage Records Ruby Coleman	February 10, 2006
Researching African American Participation in the Civil War Part One: New England Regiments Beth Anne Bower	March 28, 2003
Summer Reading for Rhode Island Researchers, Part Two Maureen A. Taylor	August 9, 2002
New England African American History Resources Beth Anne Bower	February 13, 2002
African American Family History Resources at NEHGS Beth Anne Bower	May 10, 2002
African American Probate Records Beth Anne Bower	August 2, 2002
Finding African American Vital Records in NEHGS Databases and CD-ROMs Beth Anne Bower	October 11, 2002
Using Local Histories to Research New England African Americans Beth Anne Bower	December 20, 2002

Databases
Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830
People of Color in the Massachusetts State Census, 1855-1865
New England Historical and Genealogical Register