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| − | *[ | + | *All [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927065 records collections for Ghana] available on FamilySearch.org. |
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| + | *[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Africa/Ghana.pdf BYU Research Outline for Ghana] | ||
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| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/ghana/resources/ghana-genealogy.html Genealogy: Ghana] |
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/ghana-genealogy Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Ghana] |
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| − | + | *[[Ghana,_Census_1982-1984_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Ghana, Census 1982-1984 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |
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Getting started with Ghana research
Ghana with its current borders has only existed for approximately hundred years. Earlier on several kingdoms inhibited the area, each with their own history, which are only briefly mentioned on this page. Similar to most of Africa, the history of pre-colonial Ghana is not known in complete details. This is due to years of neglect from colonisers and western historians, but also has to do with the nature of traditional African storytelling, which is oral (not written). Read more…
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Research Tools
- All records collections for Ghana available on FamilySearch.org.
- BYU Research Outline for Ghana
- Ghana
- Genealogy: Ghana
- Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Ghana
- (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
- (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
- Ghana, Census 1982-1984 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Ghana, Accra, Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
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