Get a boost in finding ancestors who lived in former Confederate states!

Freedmen’s Bureau Records:

A Family Historian’s Guide

Are you searching for ancestors living in the former Confederate states, Border states, or Washington, D. C. during the Reconstruction Era, 1863 – 1877?

If yes, the records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands will benefit your research. These records document Freedmen taking advantage of their new freedoms, such as legalizing marriages, agreeing to contracts, securing rations, receiving an education, and fighting for justice.

Join Shamele Jordan for this week-long workshop! You'll learn the history of the Freedman's Bureau, as well as the  types of documents associated with it. Most importantly, you'll learn how to access Freeman's Bureau documents and incorporate them into your genealogy research.

January  9th - January 15th

Meet your instructor

honoree; researcher for the PBS series Oprah’s Roots: African American Lives I and II; NJ State Library grant recipient, researching Civil War Burials in Lawnside, NJ; board member and faculty at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, University of Athens, Ga, former president of the African American Genealogy Group in Philadelphia, workshop volunteer at the Family History Center in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Take a sneak peek inside the course!

What you’ll learn:

• Why and where the Freedmen’s Bureau was established
• What types of documents were created
• How to access and search the Freedmen’s Bureau records
• How to use in these records in your body of research

Plus: You’ll have instructor Shamele Jordon there to answer your questions and guide you through each step of the way.

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