Comments on: A Strategy for Researching Freedmens Bureau Records

By: eamt

eamt — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:47:55 +0000

Thank you so much for this wonderful advice. I’m a professional historian, but new to these records, and I’m blown away by how clear and helpful you’ve made this. Thank you!!!

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By: Jamila Z. Sloan Barahona

Jamila Z. Sloan Barahona — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:27:03 +0000

Thanks so much for these great tips!

By: Lahnice

Lahnice — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:49:50 +0000

Excellent article. Wish I had read it before I plunged in but my experience reinforces the tips here. I believe I found ancestors in the patient lists and on a labor contract in Georgetown, SC.

By: Teicha Hill Mailhes (@GeneaGirl)

Teicha Hill Mailhes (@GeneaGirl) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:46:19 +0000

Yes, the labor contracts are a pain to search but you have given some wonderful advice. I am lucky to research in Mississippi where the labor contracts are indexed by name of planter, county and freedmen. I have found the labor contracts for my Hathorns, Griffiths and Loflins.