Web Directory

» AfriGeneas
   Site devoted to African American genealogy. Features mail lists, message boards, and daily and weekly genealogy chats.
   http://www.afrigeneas.com/

» African American Cemeteries Online
   A database of Black cemeteries.
   http://www.prairiebluff.com/aacemetery/

» African American Genealogy
   African American genealogy links and information on the following surnames: Kizer/Kaiser, Ferguson, Posey/Posley, and Gelham.
   http://afrogenealogy.8m.com

» Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
   Dedicated to the encouragement of scholarly studies in both academic, local, and family history of all ethnic groups with particular focus on African Americans.
   http://www.aahgs.org/

» Ancestry.com: African American Research
   Tips and resources on how to research African American ancestry.
   http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/2052.asp

» Ancestry.com: The Transition from Slavery to Freedom
   Article by David Thackery on African-American genealogical research.
   http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/3318.asp

» Cyndi's List - African-American
   Links to archives, families, libraries, mailing lists, museums, records, researchers, societies and general resource sites.
   http://www.cyndislist.com/african.htm

» Family Tree Maker: African-American Research
   A listing of websites and contact information for genealogical research.
   http://www.genealogy.com/00000360.html

» Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware
   Family history of most families who were free in this region during the colonial period. Includes extracts from government records.
   http://www.freeafricanamericans.com

» Freedmens Bureau Online
   Online transcriptions of the records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands (Freedmens Bureau).
   http://www.freedmensbureau.com/

» Sankofa's African Slave Genealogy
   This site has plantation and slave trade databases and links to other sites for those researching slavery or ancestors who were slaves.
   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~afamerpl/