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African-American Genealogy Examiner
 
 
The African-American Genealogy Examiner discusses the principles and methodology of sound genealogical research, with a focus on African-American genealogy.

 


 
Selected Article Directory:
 

Alex Haley's 'Roots,' revisited

4/22/2009

The genealogical value of runaway slave ads

4/23/2009

Genealogical treasures for the ages... right under your nose!

4/29/2009

Anatomy of the 1930 federal census

5/2/2009

State resources for African-American genealogy: Missouri

5/4/2009

Recommended film: “Family Name”

5/7/2009

From generation to generation... an inspiration

5/11/2009

Shout-outs to African-American Genealogy Blogs

5/12/2009

The myth of the 'master’s name'

5/14/2009

What is the Genealogical Proof Standard?

5/15/2009

Anatomy of the 1920 federal census

5/18/2009

Response to comments on 'The myth of the 'master’s name’ '

5/18/2009

Using Google News Timeline for African-American research

5/20/2009

Great Resource: University of Virginia Library Historical Census Browser

5/22/2009

Happy Memorial Day! The African-American contribution to the Civil War

5/25/2009

Living History: U. S. Colored Troops reenactment groups

5/28/2009

Historic newspapers online

6/1/2009

Highly Recommended Book - The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation by John F. Baker, Jr.

6/5/2009

State online resources for African-American genealogy: Virginia

6/8/2009

The 'master's name' question -- and a call to action

6/12/2009

Update: Chronicling America by the Library of Congress

6/18/2009

Anatomy of the 1910 federal census

6/24/2009

The African-American population in 1860

6/26/2009

Adam Adams, Free Black, Revolutionary War Soldier

7/3/2009

GenealogyWise: New genealogy networking site!

7/9/2009

Horrific abuse at historic African-American cemetery

7/9/2009

More shout-outs to African-American genealogy blogs

7/21/2009

A 'reasonably exhaustive search'

7/21/2009

Anatomy of the 1900 federal census

7/30/2009

Update: Burr Oak Cemetery (Alsip, Ill.) database online

7/31/2009

Using Archives.gov, Part One: Archival Research Catalog (ARC)

8/6/2009

Using 'clusters' to track your ancestors through multiple census years (part one)

8/11/2009

U. S. National Archives and Records Administration debuts new blog

8/13/2009

Using 'clusters' to track your ancestors through multiple census years (part two)

8/20/2009

Researching outside of the box

8/31/2009

More state online resources for African-American genealogy: Virginia

9/16/2009

Anatomy of the 1880 U. S. federal census

9/23/2009

Using 'clusters' to identify slave owners

10/1/2009

Using Archives.gov, part two: The microfilm catalog

10/6/2009

The basics of Y-DNA testing for genealogy

10/20/2009

The Gilder Lehrman Center – Resources for the study of the slave era

10/21/2009

The importance of the 1870 U. S. Census to African-American research

10/23/2009

Anatomy of the 1870 federal census

10/26/2009

American Experience on PBS – ‘Reconstruction: The Second Civil War’ – Watch it free online

11/2/2009

National Blog Posting Month – Can genealogy blogs meet the challenge?

11/2/2009

Are census records reliable for genealogy research?

11/3/2009

Case study for Y-DNA testing in NGSQ

11/4/2009

Civil War pension application files - a rich source of detail

11/5/2009

Crafting a research plan, part one: Defining your problem

11/6/2009

Crafting a research plan, part two: Investigating the location

11/7/2009

Crafting a research plan part three: Identifying records of interest

11/8/2009

State online resources for African-American genealogy: Georgia

11/9/2009

State online resources for African-American genealogy: Maryland

11/10/2009

Happy Veterans Day! Military databases available free online at Archives.gov

11/11/2009

Catholic slaves of the Carroll family of Maryland

11/12/2009

The value of meeting together

11/17/2009

Using maps for your genealogical research

11/20/2009

FBI begins 'Civil Rights-Era Cold Case Initiative' seeking next-of-kin for unsolved murders

11/24/2009

Civil War pension depositions depict horrible realities of slavery

11/25/2009

Discovering where slaves lived

11/27/2009

Finding genealogical evidence in unexpected places

12/8/2009

The African American Genealogy Examiner: 2009 Year in Review

12/9/2009

Cemetery restoration projects need your help!

12/10/2009

‘Censuses’ in between the censuses

12/15/2009

Reading history blogs for genealogical context

12/17/2009

State online resources for African-American genealogy: North Carolina

12/18/2009

Setting New Year’s resolutions for your genealogy research

12/30/2009

Two must-read online resources for African-American genealogy research

1/7/2010

Learning from genealogical failure

1/18/2010

Unenhanced images on Ancestry.com

1/18/2010

Records of the Slave Claims Commission

2/7/2010

The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part one)

2/20/2010

The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part two)

3/2/2010

African-American Genealogy webinar with Tony Burroughs free on Ancestry.com

3/12/2010

The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part three)

3/19/2010

The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part four)

3/26/2010

Shout-outs to African-American genealogy blogs, part three

3/31/2010

The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part five)

4/7/2010

NARA releases list of digitized records – African-American research

4/20/2010

The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part six)

4/30/2010

The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part seven)

5/18/2010

Recommended Website: ‘African-Americans to Liberia, 1820-1904’

5/24/2010

The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part eight)

6/14/2010

Creation of the Freedmen's Bureau

6/26/2010

Freedmen's Bureau records on NARA microfilm

6/29/2010

Family Bibles as an underutilized genealogical resource

7/4/2010

Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Slaveowner

7/4/2010

The Kentucky Slave Claims Commission

8/26/2010

Soul of a People: the WPA’s Federal Writers Project

11/2/2010

Anatomy of the 1850 and 1860 federal census ‘slave schedules’

11/6/2010

‘Direct’ vs. ‘Indirect’ evidence in genealogical research

11/8/2010

Elizabeth Shown Mills’s newest Quicksheet for citing your sources

11/8/2010

Continuing your education with online genealogy videos

11/9/2010

Information is only as good as the source

11/11/2010

The Civil War through the eyes of its soldiers

11/11/2010

Summary of the Jefferson Clark online case study

11/12/2010

NEW BOOKS:  The Civil War Draft in Maryland - Lists of Drafted Men

11/15/2010

Do you write up your genealogy research?

11/18/2010

Researching the family history of potential slave owners, part one

11/19/2010

Researching the family history of potential slave owners, part two

11/30/2010

Researching the family history of potential slave owners part three

12/9/2010

Resources for research on the Library of Congress website

1/15/2011

Celebrate Black History Month by researching your African American ancestors

1/18/2011

Researching the family history of potential slave owners part four

1/19/2011

Making assumptions in your genealogy research

1/31/2011

Researching the descendants of the Vincendiere slaves, part one

2/21/2011

African genealogy efforts by FamilySearch

2/27/2011

Journal of the Maryland Slave Claims Commission

2/27/2011

Researching the family history of potential slave owners part five

5/15/2011

Researching the family history of potential slave owners part six

5/15/2011

Researching the family history of potential slave owners part seven

5/17/2011

Summary of the Jefferson Clark online case study, part two

5/17/2011

Applying multiple research techniques to genealogy problems

5/23/2011

Locating the plantations of slave owners, part one

7/17/2011

The myth of the African American Confederate soldier

8/24/2011

The strengths and limits of online genealogy research

10/22/2011

Revisiting online resources in your genealogy research

11/1/2011

Using the Family History Library catalog to find microfilmed records

11/2/2011

Access worldwide records close to home!

11/3/2011

A Friend of Friends Friday: Slaves of Nicholas Wilson, Iberville Parish, La.

11/4/2011

Using the online catalogs of state archives to locate records of interest

11/8/2011

Are you looking for your ancestors in the right place?

11/11/2011