Top 5 African American Genealogy Websites

Top 5 African American Genealogy Websites

Do you have African American ancestry and looking for records, tools, and resources that can help in your African American genealogy research? African Amercian research is not that easy once you need to go further back than the 1870 U.S. Census, but here are my top 5 websites for African American genealogy to help you climb your family tree!


1. FamilySearch/FamilySearch Research Wiki African American Genealogy  (FREE)

FamilySearch.org for African American Genealogy Research

FamilySearch Research Wiki- African American Genealogy

FamilySearch Research Wiki- African American Online Genealogy Records

FamilySearch Research Wiki- Quick Guide to African American Records

• How to Guide/Getting Started
• Resources
• Census Records
• Vital Records
• City Directories
• Military Records
• Slave Birth Records (some MA and PA)
• Freedman’s Bureau Records
• Freedman’s Bank Records
• Colored Troops in the Civil war Records
• And More 

​2. Ancestry ($ & Free)

Ancestry.com for African American Genealogy research

• How to Guide/Getting Started
• Resources
• Family Tree Building Tools
• Census Records
• Vital Records
• City Directories
• Military Records
• Slave Schedules
• Some Freedmen’s Bureau Records
• Freedman’s Bank Records
• Colored Troops in the Civil war Records
• African American Newspapers
• Oral History/Former Enslaved Interviews/Slave Narratives
• Slave Manifests
• Slaves and Property Lists
• DNA Testing
• And More

​3. National Archives- African American Research (Free)

National Archives- African American Heritage for African American Genealogy Research

• Inspection Rolls
• Articles
• Records
• Historical Documents
• And More

​4. The Freedmen’s Bureau Online  (Free)

The Freedmen's Bureau Online for African American Genealogy Research

• Ration Applications
• Program Reports
• Free Slave Testimonies
• Marriage Records
• Labor Contracts
• And More

5. AfriGeneas (Free)

AfriGeneas for African Amercian Genealogy Research

• How to Guide/Getting Started
• Research Guides
• Resources
• Forums/Message Boards
• Genealogy Chats
• African Americans & Free Persons of Color Census Records
• Slave Schedules
• Marriage Records
• Death Records (Obituaries, Funeral Programs & Cemetery Records)
• Slave Owner/Slave Data Collection
• Surname Database
• Articles & Papers
• Family Histories
• Photos
• And More

More African Amercian Genealogy:
Find more of the Irish genealogy under the African Amercian Genealogy category.

 
More Genealogy Resources:
Learn about more family history and genealogy resources under the Genealogy Resources category and on my dedicated Genealogy Resources page.

 
More Top Genealogy:
Find more of the best of family history and genealogy under the The Best of Genealogy category.


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