In this month’s podcast, we celebrate Black History Month with tips for finding your African-American ancestors.

Ep. 105: February 2017

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In this episode:

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News from the Blogosphere with Diane Haddad

Diane talks about six keys to success for african-american genealogy research.

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Top Tips

The records of the Freedmen’s Bureau can help you discover freed slaves in your family tree – and FamilySearch’s indexing project makes access easier than ever. Leslie Huber is the author of the Family Tree Magazine article Finding Freedom.

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Family Tree University Crash Course

Angela Walton-Raji shares some best practices from her webinar called African-American Genealogy Research Essentials.

Angela’s Tips:

• Pay attention to oral history – ask the right questions
• Employ a time line for African American history
• Study the Great Migration – Was the family someplace else?
• Use the Freedmen’s Bureau

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The Publisher’s Desk with Allison Dolan

Allison gives us an update on the upcoming Virtual Conference.

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Your Host: Lisa Louise Cooke

Listen to Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems and Genealogy: Family History Made Easy podcasts in iTunes and visit her website for great research ideas, podcast episodes and videos.

Have fun climbing your family tree!