Reference Guides

There are many guides that show you the different kinds of records or sources that can be researched.

The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy. Rev. ed. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing Company, 1997.
Morris Library – Reference (Ref CS49 .S65 1997)

Delaware Genealogical Research Guide. 3^rd ed. Wilmington, DE: Delaware Genealogical Society, 2002.
Morris Library – Reference (Ref F163 .D349 2002)
Morris Library – Special Collections (Del F163 .D349 2002)

The most important guide for doing genealogical research in Delaware. It covers specific types of records and where they can be found in the state. Edited by Thomas P. Doherty and published by the Delaware Genealogical Society (http://delgensoc.org).

Research Guides for Genealogy. UD Library (http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/genealogy/resguide/)

Types of Records

Cemetery Records
Census Schedules
Church Records
City Directories
Court Records
Immigration & Ships Passenger Lists
Land Records    Military Records
Naturalization
Newspapers
Tax Records
Vital Records (birth, marriage, death, divorce)
Wills and Probate Records

Note: Census Schedules and City Directories are covered in the Genealogy for Beginners workshop.

African American Genealogy Guides

In the Library

African American lives [videorecording] / a film by Kunhardt Productions. Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2006. Written by Henry Louis Gates. Jr. ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inc. and Thirteen/ WNET New York.
Location: Morris Library – Media | DVD-Limited Circulation DVD 2472
Location: Internet (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/2006/index.html)

Black Family Research: Records Of Post-Civil War Federal Agencies at the National Archives. Compiled by Reginald Washington. Series (Reference information paper; 108)  Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006.
Location: Morris Library | U.S. Documents-Lower Level AE 1.124:108/2006

Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy. By James M. Rose & Alice Eichholz. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2003.
Location:  Morris Library | Reference CS21 .R57 2003

Ethnic Genealogy: A Research Guide. Edited by Jessie Carney Smith ; foreword by Alex Haley.
Location: Morris Library | CS49 .E83 1983

A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage. By Franklin Carter Smith, Emily Anne Croom. Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2003.
Location: Morris Library | Reference E185.96 .S6514 2003

Slave Genealogy: A Research Guide With Case Studies. By David H. Streets. Bowie, MD : Heritage Books, 1986.
Location: Morris Library | E185.96 .S817 1986

Subject phrases to browse/search in DELCAT/WorldCatLocal:

Freedmen — United States — History
African American families — History
African Americans — Genealogy

Key phrases:

black indians

On the Internet

African American Research (National Archives)

African-American (Cyndi’s List)

See especially, the How To section.

Freedmen’s Bureau, 1865-1872 (National Archives)

Researching Slavery and Freedom (Philadelphia Regional National Archives)

The Six Phases of African American Genealogy (Ancestry.com Learning Center)

Guides on the UD Library Web

Go the the UD Library web at http://www.lib.udel.edu/

Select “Subjects Guides”

Scroll down to “Genealogy”

Select “Research Guides” http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/genealogy/resguide/