Freedmen’s Bureau Records

Discover Your Roots With Freedmen’s Bureau Project Records

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The Freedmen’s Bureau Project is a new initiative by the Smithsonian, the National Archives, the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints helping 1.5 million handwritten historical documents be made available online. It will allow descendants of former African-American slaves to learn more about their family roots and find out […]

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