Princeton Public Library - African American Genealogy (State Guides)

Links are compiled and maintained by Terri Nelson. Please send suggestions, comments or corrections to tnelson@princetonlibrary.org.

African American Genealogy on the Web / State Guides

(A-Z by State)

Alabama
- African-American Records (Alabama Dept. of Archives & History)
Connecticut
- African American Resources at The Connecticut Historical Society
- Research Guide to African-American Genealogical Resources at the Connecticut State Library
Florida
- The Black Experience: A Guide to Afro-American Resources in the Florida State Archives
  PDF format; requires Acrobat Reader.
Georgia
- African American Resources (Georgia Dept. of Archives & History)
- Georgia's Slave Population in Legal Records: Where and How to Look
  An introduction to courthouse resources by David E. Paterson.
Illinois
- African-American Records (Illinois State Archives)
Indiana
- Family History - African-American Research (Indiana State Archives)
- Guide to African-American History Materials in Manuscript Collections at the Indiana Historical Society
- Indiana African-American Resources (Indiana Historical Bureau)
- Underground Railroad in Indiana (Indiana Historical Bureau)
Kentucky
- African American Research (Kentucky Historical Society)
- Researching Your African-American Ancestors (Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives)
Louisiana
- African-American Genealogical Materials (Louisiana Division, New Orleans Public Library)
- Guide to African American Genealogical Research in New Orleans and Louisiana
  From the African American Resource Center, New Orleans Public Library.
Maine
- Maine Black History Resources (Visible Black History)
Maryland
- African American Resources (Maryland State Archives)
- Inventory of African American Historical and Cultural Resources (SAILOR, Maryland's Public Information Network)
  A list by county of every sort of resource, from buildings, sites, and settlements to museums, libraries, and historical societies.
Missouri
- African Americans in Missouri
  A Local History Network Project.
- African Missouri (Thomas Jefferson Library, University of Missouri-St. Louis)
- Missouri's African American History (Missouri State Archives)
New Jersey
- Afro-Americans in New Jersey: A Short History (Giles R. Wright)
  PDF format; requires Acrobat Reader.
New York
- Tracing African-American Family History (New York State Library)
North Carolina
- Guide to African-American Documentary Resources in North Carolina
Ohio
- The African American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920
Oklahoma
- The African-Native American Genealogy Webpage
Tennessee
- History and Genealogy (Tennessee State Library and Archives)
- Tennessee History: A Guide to Primary Sources - African Americans (Middle Tennessee State University)
Virginia
- Afro-American Sources in Virginia: A Guide to Manuscripts (Michael Plunkett)
Multistate
- Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware (Paul Heinegg)

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