African-American Genealogy: The Best No-Cost Websites

African-American Genealogy: The Best No-Cost Websites: "Researching African-American and slave ancestry can be challenging because you're tracing not just your own family tree but also those of slave owners. But as more documents and databases are moved onto the Internet, research is becoming somewhat easier -- and, at least at these sites, less costly.

AfriGeneas: Founded in 1999, Afrigeneas.com is the granddaddy of African-American genealogy sites. The research community's features include an afternoon chat Monday to Friday as well as a Tuesday-night chat; a mailing list; and message boards. The site, which collects information from descendants of slave owners, has numerous searchable databases, including death and marriage records, census records, library records, slave data, surnames and state resources. There are also more than 30 forums to post messages, including Slave Research, Caribbean Research and Free Persons of Color. You can find the site on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. How the site can advance your research: The interactive Guide for Beginners lays out the basics of black-genealogy research on the Internet."

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