Ethnic Resources

AFRICAN-AMERICAN

• Western Historical Manuscript Collection, St. Louis
  University of Missouri, St. Louis
  Thomas Jefferson Library
  8001 Natural Bridge Rd.
  St. Louis, MO 63121
  Phone: (314) 516-5060
  Fax: (314) 516-5853
   
• Western Historical Manuscript Collection, Columbia
  University of Missouri, Columbia
  23 Ellis Library
  Columbia, MO 65201-5149
  Phone: (314) 882-6028
  Fax: (573) 884-6345
  E-mail: whmc@umsystem.edu
   

• Africa WorldGenWeb Page

• The African-American Migration Experience
  Presented by The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

• African American Tool Kit by Family Tree Magazine
  Family Tree Magazine has gathered Web sites, books, organizations and other resources plus essential tips to get you started exploring your African American heritage. (Check this page often, as they're adding new ethnic toolkits all the time.)

• The African-Native American History and Genealogy Home Page

• Afrigeneas

• Afro-Americans in Missouri

• Christine's Genealogy Website

• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System: U.S. Colored Troops

• Freedmen's Bureau Online

• Missouri African American Griots

• NARA's Genealogy Pages: African American Research

Articles

• "African American Family Research, Part 1" by Roseann Hogan, Ph.D.
  ("Ancestry" Magazine, Mar/Apr 1996, Vol. 14, No. 2)

• "African American Family Research, Part 2" by Roseann Hogan, Ph.D.
  ("Ancestry" Magazine, Jul/Aug 1996, Vol. 14, No. 4)

• "African American Family Research, Part 3" by Roseann Hogan, Ph.D.
  ("Ancestry" Magazine, Nov/Dec 1996, Vol. 14, No. 6)

• "The Challenge of African American Research" by Curt B. Witcher, FUGA
  ("Ancestry" Magazine, Sep/Oct 1997, Vol. 15, No. 5)

• "Finding Your African American Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide" by David Thackery

• "Slavery Up Close and Personal," by Arica L. Coleman
  ('Ancestry' Magazine, July/August 2002)

• "The Transition from Slavery to Freedom," by David Thackery
  (Excerpt from "Finding Your African American Ancestors.")

Native American Links

• Missouri Indian Tribes by AccessGenealogy.com

• American Indian Genealogy Forum at Genealogy.com

• The Official Site of the Cherokee Nation
• Chickasaw Historical Research Page
• Chickasaw Marriages
• NARA:  Fort Worth, Texas Branch
• Native American Genealogy - A Collection of Links
• Native American Resources by Paul R. Sarrett Jr.
• Native American Tool Kit by Family Tree Magazine
  Family Tree Magazine has gathered Web sites, books, organizations and other resources plus essential tips to get you started exploring your Native American heritage. (Check this page often, as they're adding new ethnic toolkits all the time.)
• Shadcat's Free Genealogy Listings - Native Americans - links to related sites
• South Dakota Native American Resources
• Viki's Chickasaw Genealogy Links

Other Ethnic Links

• Ethnic Tool Kits by Family Tree Magazine
  Family Tree Magazine has gathered Web sites, books, organizations and other resources plus essential tips to get you started exploring your ethnic heritage. Select your heritage from the list. (Check this page often, as they're adding new ethnic toolkits all the time.)