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1. African American Monument, The State House, Columbia, SC Documenting African-American Ancestors Leaving No Stone Unturned

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7. Find out what resources exist.

8. Get comfortable with current technologies.

9. Find out where to access resources.

11. For more information: Visit Saving Stories Beginning Steps.... 1. Gather all you have on your ancestor and put in a box. Organize what you have. 2. Complete a Pedigree Chart 3. Prepare a Family Group Record 4. Start a Research Log to track your findings. 5. Interview your closest living relatives. Transcribe the interview. 6. Create a biographical outline of events in the life of your ancestor. 7. Start a family history database and keep it up to date. Otis E. Tucker Vance (1905-1996)

12. Identify: ancestor time period location

13. What do you know already? Complete the following forms using information you already know about your ancestor. 1. Pedigree Chart Dates: Day, Month, Year 6 April 1870 Places: City, County, State, Country Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA 2. Two Family Group Records (one with your ancestor as a child and one as a parent) 3. Biographical Outline

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20. Identify what you want to learn about your ancestor…

21. Identify what you want to learn about your ancestor and which record types document that specific information. Develop your research declaration: “Beverly Vance was born about 1832, according to the 1870 US Census. He was living in Abbeville District, SC in Cokesbury. I want to know who his parents were.” 1. Your personal knowledge. 2. Your personal papers. 3. Your photographs. 4. Parents, Grandparents, and other relatives. 5. Family bible 6. Funeral programs, obituaries 7. Family papers 8. Family photographs 9. Birth records 10. Marriage records 11. Death records

22. Locate different resources to document your ancestor 12. Census records 13. Church records 14. School records 15. Newspapers 16. Journals 17. Local Histories 18. Genealogical societies 19. Voter’s records 20. Military records 21. Probate records 22. Land and property records 23. Biographies 24. Family Histories 25. Immigration/emigration 26. Tax records 27. Directories

23. Locate different resources to document your ancestor 28. Naturalization/citizenship 29. Funeral homes 30. Hospitals 31. Employers 32. Fraternities/sororities 33. Slave narratives 34. Freedman’s Bureau Records 35. Periodicals 36. Cohabitation Records 37. Manumissions 38. Bill of sale

24. Get comfortable with the current technologies…

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29. Historical Records Collection South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1943

30. Historical Records Collection Search for: Jane McCoy Greenville County, South Carolina d. 1919

31. Historical Records Collection Click here Jane McCoy Greenville County, South Carolina d. 1919

32. Historical Records Collection Click here Index for Jane McCoy Greenville County, South Carolina d. 1919

33. Historical Records Collection Click Full Screen Death cert. for Jane McCoy Greenville County, South Carolina d. 1919

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35. Find out what resources exist & Find out where to access resources… FamilySearch Wiki

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38. FamilySearch Wiki (Search county/parish/state or topic) Search

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40. Charleston County, South Carolina Linked Outline

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42. African American Research on FS Wiki

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46. What if you did not see a resource that would help you on FamilySearch Wiki?

47. Find out where to go for help…

48. Ask For Free Research Assistance Also forums.familysearch.org

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50. Ask For Free Research Assistance Register Here Check your email immediately after you register. Also forums.familysearch.org

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56. Ask For Free Research Assistance 1. Select State 2. Enter Title 3. Enter question 4. Tag name and locality 5. Preview 6. Click Submit New Thread

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60. Join the African-American Social Group at http://forums.familysearch.org/en/group.php?groupid=45 Social Groups

61. Join the African-American Social Group at http://forums.familysearch.org/en/group.php?groupid=45 1. Enter African American 2. Click Go Social Groups

62. Join the African-American Social Group at http://forums.familysearch.org/en/group.php?groupid=45 Select African-American Resources

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79. Gather Gather what you have on hand. Discover more about an ancestor you choose. Share what you discover with your family. Preserve Photographs, history and stories for future generations. Discover Preserve Share