Researching African American Ancestors 📖

African-American Genealogy

Cheat Sheet

You can use this Cheat Sheet as a quick-reference when researching your African-American genealogy.

The tips, charts and resources will help you find records of enslaved people, free Black people, freedmen, US Colored Troops service members, 20th-century African-Americans in the Great Migration and other Black ancestors.

You can download the Cheat Sheet as a PDF and use it right away!

Researching African-American Ancestors
February 22 - March 21

In this 4-week course, join instructor Shamele Jordon and learn how to trace the lives of your African-American ancestors. While this research is very similar to that of other groups, it changes dramatically prior to 1870. This course will help you access, analyze, and uncover sources that document your family's past.

Join us with speaker Ari Wilkins for our live webinar on February 8th. 

Together we'll explore sources and strategies for African American genealogy research before 1870.

Take your African American research to another level by surpassing the 1870 brick wall.