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Magnolia Plantation Seminar Links

 

Magnolia Plantation Seminar Links

Please join us Saturday, Feb 12 at Noon at the Magnolia Plantation Conservatory for "Lowcountry Africana: Free Resources for African American Genealogy." Below are links to resources mentioned in the seminar. If you were not able to join us, please be sure to visit the highly-recommended websites and resources below!

TheBeginningGenealogistWebsite The Beginning Genealogist website: Angela Y. Walton-Raji shares instructional videos and articles on beginning your African American ancestor search
Afrigeneas Getting Started Guide

Afrigeneas Beginner's Guide to African American Genealogy: by Dee Parmer Woodtor, author of Finding a Place Called Home: An African-American Guide to Genealogy and Historical Identity (Random House, 1999)

Lowcountry Africana SC Ancestors Page: Resources and records for researching South Carolina ancestors
SC Full-Text Reading Room: Read full-text books on South Carolina history and genealogy
The Restore the Ancestors Project
Lowcountry Africana: South Carolina Slave Records on Fold3.com

More Resource Links:

Kinship by Wevonneda Minis, Post and Courier

Documents for Organizing Your Research:

Research Log: http://www.byub.org/ancestors/firstseries/teachersguide/pdf/researchlog.pdf

Pedigree Chart: http://www.byub.org/ancestors/firstseries/teachersguide/pdf/pedigree.pdf
 
Family Group Sheets: http://www.byub.org/ancestors/firstseries/teachersguide/pdf/familygroup.pdf
 
Family Home Sources Checklist: http://www.byub.org/ancestors/firstseries/teachersguide/pdf/checklist.pdf
 
Oral History Interview Record:  http://www.familytreemagazine.com/upload/images/pdf/oralhistory.pdf
 

Resources for Oral History Interviews:

The Importance of Oral Histories: http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/2_oralhs.html?cj=1&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688
 
 
 
Oral History Interview Record: from Family Tree Magazine:  http://www.familytreemagazine.com/upload/images/pdf/oralhistory.pdf
 

Online Resources: Subscription:

 
Ancestry.com: www.ancestry.com

GenealogyBank.com: www.genealogybank.com

Footnote.com: www.footnote.com

Online Resources: Free:

FamilySearch: www.familysearch.org

Lowcountry Digital Library: http://lowcountrydigital.library.cofc.edu/

Lowcountry Africana: http://lowcountryafricana.net/
 
Lowcountry Africana on Footnote.com: http://www.footnote.com/page/282783107_lowcountry_africana_south_carolina/
 
Thanks for joining us at Magnolia Plantation, and Happy Ancestor Hunting from the crew at Lowcountry Africana!
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Negro Myths from the Georgia Coast, Told in the Vernacular

 

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Seven Folk-Tales from the Sea Islands, South Carolina

 

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The Black Border: Gullah Stories of the Carolina Coast

 

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Afro-American Folklore: Told Round Cabin Fires on the Sea Islands of South Carolina

 

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A History of Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion

 

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The Freedmen's Bureau: A Chapter in the History of Reconstruction

 

 

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Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union: pp. 128-138: United States Colored Troops, South Carolina

 

 

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The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies