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Web sites, books and organizations on criminal ancestors.
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Should you upgrade to Family Tree Maker 2009? Our software expert's review will help you decide.
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A research project to document slave ships captured during the early 1800s after the slave trade became illegal.
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Select records and documents on slaves are finally digital.
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The research institute at the new National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will help African-Americans fill in gaps in their genealogy research.
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Tracing your African-American ancestors before the Civil War almost always means identifying their slaveholders. Here's how to get started.
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A childhood discovery sparks a mission to document and preserve a slave cemetery.
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Follow these steps for using 1850 and 1860 slave schedules to trace your slave ancestors.
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Books, Web sites and more
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These African-American genealogy and history organizations may have the resources you need for your research.
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