Genealogy Research

Slave Names: Finding the Formerly Enslaved

This article was published on the FamilySearch Blog by Amie Tennant Exploring your African American heritage has historically presented challenges, especially before 1870, when records rarely mentioned the names of enslaved people. However, it is becoming increasingly easier to uncover these histories. A growing number of databases, indexes, and digital collections are now making it… Read More Slave Names: Finding the Formerly Enslaved

Family History

Family Search Partner Sites

Since 2014, FamilySearch and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had a partnership with many organizations that provide genealogical resources. Some of these partners can be linked to directly from FamilySearch. If you are looking for records for a family member and want to find additional records, you can search these records… Read More Family Search Partner Sites