Other Research Sources to Trace Family History WHERE TO START The central organizing principle of the discipline of genealogy is the interpretation and analysis of kinship Carolyn Earle Billingsley PhD ID: 625427
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Tracing Your Roots: Using Archives of HBCU’s and
Other Research Sources to
Trace Family HistorySlide2
WHERE TO START?Slide3
The central organizing
principle of the discipline
of genealogy is theinterpretation and analysis
of kinship.
Carolyn Earle Billingsley, Ph.D.Slide4
PRIMARY SOURCE
One which had its origins with someone directly involved with the event being reported near the time of the eventSlide5
BIRTH CERTIFICATES
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DEATH CERTIFICATES
2Slide7
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES
3Slide8
CENSUS RETURNS
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Census Bureau 1940Slide9
SECONDARY SOURCE
Everything else that is not included on the list for primary sourcesSlide10
OBITUARIES
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TOMBSTONESSlide12
WHERE TO START
START WITH YOURSELFSlide13
GATHERING INFORMATION
ORAL HISTORIES
HOME-BASE RESEARCH
CHURCH RECORDS
TOWN/CITIESSlide14
GATHERING INFORMATION
cont’d
LIBRARY/ARCHIVES
STATE, NATIONAL AND FEDERAL AGENCIES
STATE AND NATIONAL ARCHIVESSlide15
WHEN THE SEARCH BECOMES DIFFERENT
PRIOR TO 1870
WHITE FAMILY RECORDS
MANUMISSIONS
FREEDMEN BUREAU RECORDSSlide16
COMPUTERS AND YOUR FAMILY HISTORY
Technology Aid
Searching for Ancestors on-lineSlide17
Some Useful Web Sites
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Family Search: Uniting Families
Ancestry.com
www.newsouthbooks.com/aagenealogySlide18
Genealogical Resources
Located At
HBCUs
Yearbooks
School Catalogues
Oral Histories
Slave Narratives
Founders’ Day Programs
Manuscripts Collections
Thesis & Dissertations
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Alabama State University
Bishop State
Delaware State University
Florida Memorial University
Clarke/Atlanta University
Southern University at New Orleans
Jackson State UniversitySlide20