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As we remember our history, it is important to consider those who have made meaningful political contributions, oftentimes fighting for the …

Every year in May, people in the United States celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (also called AAPI month), and in…

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This is part 4 of the four part African American mini-series. In this class we will review record sets that are uniquely African American, including Freedmen’s Bureau records, newspapers and military records.*The websites demonstrated from 13:30-14:30 and 15:20-18:25 have changed in design. These sites still have similar functionality.*

This four part miniseries will cover the basics to research your African American Research. You can switch between the parts of the series by click on the title to the left. Part 1: "Where Do I Begin? Getting Started with African American Research" is for the beginner new to genealogy and will touch on such subjects as gathering home records, interviewing relatives, analyzing the family information and research strategies for getting started in 20th century records. Part 2: "Finding Helpful Resources, Post 1865" digs a bit deeper into building the family pedigree and finding and using record sets beyond vital records and census. Part 3: "How FamilySearch Tools Can Help with Post 1865 Research will build on the resources for African American Research" specific to FamilySearch, such as the Research Wiki and the FamilySearch Catalog. Part 4: "Unique African American Records, Post 1865" will review record sets that are uniquely African American.

Objectives • Follow the standard process for African American genealogical research • Use five strategies for successfully locating your ancestors in historical records • Organize and evaluate your research results • Find unique African American sources

This lesson teaches how to use the database from the Norwegian American Genealogical Center. The database discusses early emigrants and where they settled in the United States of America.

This presentation demonstrates the value of using FamilySearch as a resource to help the viewer discover their lineage and answer questions of identity. Viewers learn to effecitvely use the historical records collections, the browes-only collections, the Familysearch catalog, and the digital "Books" (a shared collections of over a dozen institutional libraries). Effective search techniques are taught. African American collections, some unique to FS, are highlighted. This class was originally presented at the AAHGS 2020 virtual conference.

In this section we briefly discuss where to get started with Native American Research in the Mountain West.