From the Archives: Using Freedmen’s Bureau Records for African American Family Research

Learn about the Freedmen’s Bureau records and its historical significance. Discover how to access the records digitally and start researching your family tree today.
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Book Shout Out:
"The Freedmen's Bureau: Reconstructing the American South After the Civil War" by Paul A. Cimbala
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Additional Resources:
Mapping the Freedmen’s Bureau
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Black Family Research: Records of Post-Civil War Federal Agencies at the National Archives.
Washington, DC: NARA, 2010.
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Federal Records that Help Identify Former Slaves and Slave Owners
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Freedmen’s Bureau Field Office Records
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The Freedmen’s Bureau and Reconstruction: Reconsiderations
By Paul A. Cimbala (1999)
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The Freedmen’s Bureau Project
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