African-American Genealogy Research: Episode 105

In this month’s podcast, we celebrate Black History Month with tips for finding your African-American ancestors.



Ep. 105: February 2017





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In this episode:







News from the Blogosphere with Diane Haddad



Diane talks about six keys to success for african-american genealogy research.







Top Tips



The records of the Freedmen’s Bureau can help you discover freed slaves in your family tree – and FamilySearch’s indexing project makes access easier than ever. Leslie Huber is the author of the Family Tree Magazine article Finding Freedom.







Family Tree University Crash Course



Angela Walton-Raji shares some best practices from her webinar called African-American Genealogy Research Essentials.



Angela’s Tips:



* Pay attention to oral history – ask the right questions* Employ a time line for African American history* Study the Great Migration – Was the family someplace else?* Use the Freedmen’s Bureau







The Publisher’s Desk with Allison Dolan



Allison gives us an update on the upcoming Virtual Conference.







Your Host: Lisa Louise Cooke







Listen to Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems and Genealogy: Family History Made Easy podcasts in iTunes and visit her website for great research ideas, podcast episodes and videos.



Have fun climbing your family tree!