by Toni | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Original Research |
In the days following the U.S. military’s capture of Port Royal, South Carolina in November of 1861, hundreds of enslaved men, women and children flocked to military encampments and Union Navy vessels, seeking freedom and protection from Confederate raids...
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by Toni | Aug 11, 2017 | Family History Research, Featured, Lowcountry Ancestors, Original Research |
Freedmen’s Bureau records are such a rich resource for African American genealogy and history. From these records, you can learn more about your ancestors’ lives, and what was happening where your ancestors were living just after the end of the Civil War....
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