Tag: African American Genealogy

Library of Congress-SUBJECTS beginning with: Liberia–History–To 1847.

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Library of Congress-SUBJECTS beginning with: Liberia--History--To 1847. PUBLISHER: Library of Congress REQUIRES MEMBERSHIP: No CLICK ICON TO EXPLORE IN SPATIAL.IO  No LINK TO SOURCE: https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchArg=Liberia--History--To%201847.&searchCode=SUBJ%2B&searchType=1&recCount=25

African Americans Colonization in HathiTrust

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Primary Sources: Slavery & Abolition: Colonization PUBLISHER: hathitrust.org REQUIRES MEMBERSHIP: No CLICK ICON TO EXPLORE IN SPATIAL.IO  No LINK TO SOURCE: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Search/Home?type%5B%5D=subject&lookfor%5B%5D=%22African%20Americans%20Colonization%22&page=1&ft=ft

Archival Resources of the Virginias

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Archival Resources of the Virginias (formerly Virginia Heritage) is a consolidated database of finding aids that provides information about the vast array of manuscripts and archival materials housed in Virginia and West Virginia PUBLISHER: Archival Resources of the Virginias REQUIRES MEMBERSHIP: No CLICK ICON TO EXPLORE IN SPATIAL.IO  No LINK TO SOURCE: https://arvasarchive.org/

ArchiveGrid

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ArchiveGrid includes over 7 million records describing archival materials, bringing together information about historical documents, personal papers, family histories, and more. With over 1,400 archival institutions represented, ArchiveGrid helps researchers looking for primary source materials held in archives, libraries, museums and historical societies. PUBLISHER: OCLC, Inc. REQUIRES MEMBERSHIP: No CLICK ICON TO EXPLORE IN SPATIAL.IO  [...]

Sierra Leone, Civil Births and Deaths, 1802-2016

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Index of civil birth and death registration in Sierra Leone from 1802 to 2016. Records are organized chronologically by place. PUBLISHER: Family Search REQUIRES MEMBERSHIP: No CLICK ICON TO EXPLORE IN SPATIAL.IO  No LINK TO SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3245338

Liberia, Vital Records, 1912-2017

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1912-2017 Collection of applications for marriage licenses, marriage licenses, marriage returns, documents certifying marriages from Liberia, and death records. Original records in the National Archives in Monrovia, Liberia and Ministry of health and social welfare, Liberia. PUBLISHER: Family Search REQUIRES MEMBERSHIP: No CLICK ICON TO EXPLORE IN SPATIAL.IO  No LINK TO SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2100287

Liberia, Monrovia, Census, 1843

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Index to the 1843 census for the town of Monrovia in the colony of Liberia. This census was included in a report of the 28th U.S. Congress entitled, "Information relative to the operations of the United States squadron on the west coast of Africa, the condition of the American colonies there, and the commerce of [...]

Maryland Slavery Commission

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Under the auspices of the Slavery Commission, the Maryland State Archives is preparing a series of volumes in the Archives of Maryland series relating to the history of slavery in Maryland. Completed and in-progress volumes include: PUBLISHER: Maryland State REQUIRES MEMBERSHIP: No CLICK ICON TO EXPLORE IN SPATIAL.IO  No LINK TO SOURCE: https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/html/commission.html

Legacy of Slavery Maryland

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The Beneath the Underground database features entries of over 400,000 individuals including, white and black, slave owners, enslaved and free individuals from primarily the years of 1830 through 1880 to review. Listed below are the record series currently searchable online. Click on the record series name to view the titles available in that record series. [...]

District of Columbia Court and Emancipation Records, 1820-1863

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Images of National Archives records from three the microfilm publications. Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Emancipation of Slaves in the District of Columbia, 1862-1863, M520, 4 rolls in Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, RG 217, Records of the United States District Court for the District of [...]