GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: How to Search for Family in the Freedmen's Bureau Records

 

The panel, Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, Mary Kircher Roddy, and I learn how to search for family in the Freedmen's Bureau Records from Shelley Murphy.

Watch as Shelley walks us through how to find and search through these records that can help families connect with ancestors during the aftermath of the Civil War in many southern states. We learn that these records are often mistaken for records of African Americans, but they include all ethnic groups, from labor contracts to letters and more.

Have you used the Freedmen's Bureau in your research?

We'd love to hear about it.

Links in this episode:

Freedman's Bureau 

https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/freedmens-bureau

Freedmen's Bureau FamilySearch

https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2721171

Mapping the Freedmen's Bureau

https://mappingthefreedmensbureau.com/maps/

Freedmen's Friday

https://thebpog.org/thebpog/

Freedmen Friday

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063649637247

Contact the panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

http://ageneaTlogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

Bernice Bennett-BerniceBennett.com

http://www.BerniceAlexanderBennett.com

Jenny Hawran-Like Herding Cats Genealogy

https://like-herding-cats.com/

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

https://treasurechestofmemories.com/

Mary Kircher Roddy-MKR Genealogy

https://www.mkrgenealogy.com/

https://appliedgen.institute/

Shelley Murphey-Family Tree Girl

https://familytreegirl.com/

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