Freedmen's Bureau Project

Formed by an act of Congress at the end of the Civil War in 1865, the Freedmen’s Bureau provided support for newly freed African Americans. With all of this…

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Freedmen's Bureau Records

Descendants of African-American slaves have the almost impossible task of tracing their lineage beyond 1865. However, the Freedmen’s Bureau Records (along with census, vital, and plantation records) will hopefully produce some breakthroughs. Thom Reed of FamilySearch offers insights on how to best use these records.

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Discovering My Passion for Genealogy • FamilySearch

Not everyone is lucky enough to find stories of their ancestors. See how Kenyatta Berry from PBS's Genealogy Roadshow was so successful.

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Tracing Your African-American Genealogy • FamilySearch

Learn about the different records that can help you trace your African American ancestors.

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Getting Started with FamilySearch and The Freedmen's Bureau Records

Gettting Started with FamilySearch and The Freedmen's Bureau Records

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The Freedmen’s Bureau Project: Success Stories Are Possible • FamilySearch

Many of the Freedmen’s Bureau records are now published online. All of the indexed Freedmen’s Bureau records will be accessible on the FamilySearch website by September 24, 2016.

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Watch Roots Full Episodes, Video & More | HISTORY Channel

Join HISTORY and the Freedmen’s Bureau Project to help transcribe names lost to slavery and connect African American families with their Roots.

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Watch Roots Full Episodes, Video & More | HISTORY Channel

Join HISTORY and the Freedmen’s Bureau Project to help transcribe names lost to slavery and connect African American families with their #ROOTS.

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Indexing • FamilySearch

The 10,000th online indexing volunteer has contributed to the project, and volunteers have made more than 15 percent of the records searchable online, bringing the total number of records indexed to more than 440,865.

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Finding African American Ancestors in the 1850 Mortality Schedules • FamilySearch

The 1850 mortality schedules contains a variety of useful information about African American individuals.

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Search the Freedmen's Bureau Records • FamilySearch

"A door is opened when you get a chance to know your history.” —Rev. Cecil L. Murray

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Much Anticipated Historic Freedmen’s Bureau Project Reaches Halfway Point with More Than One Million Records Transcribed and More Online Volunteers Needed to Hit Juneteenth Goal • FamilySearch

Freedmen Bureau Indexing is the process and technology online volunteers use to make these highly sought after records easily searchable online. Nearly 16,000 volunteers have contributed to this effort.

Search the Freedmen's Bureau Records • FamilySearch

To help bring thousands of records to light, the Freedmen’s Bureau Project was created as a set of partnerships between FamilySearch International and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS), and the California African American Museum.

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Uncover your Family’s History with the Freedmen’s Bureau Records- Gladys...

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Much Anticipated Historic Freedmen’s Bureau Project Reaches Halfway Point with More Than One Million Records Transcribed and More Online Volunteers Needed to Hit Juneteenth Goal • FamilySearch

As of February 9, 2016, the Freedmen’s Bureau Project reached a significant milestone with more than one million records transcribed. Nationwide efforts to make these historic records of African Am...

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