African American Genealogical Resources

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AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES AT TORRANCE LIBRARY

975.7915 B187	Ball, Edward, Slaves In The Family. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1998. The story of Mr. Ball's search for the descendants of the people his ancestors kept as slaves.
929.1089 B368f	Beasley, Donna, Family Pride: The Complete Guide to Tracing African-American Genealogy New York: Macmillan, 1997. Basic techniques and sources needed to conduct a search. Also in the Reference Collection.
929.1089 B972	Burroughs, Tony, Black Roots, New York: Fireside Book, 2001. Also in the Reference Collection. Excellent beginning guide.
R929.1089 A258	Byers, Paula, African-American Genealogical Sourcebook New York: Gale, 1995. Background information needed to begin a search, basic genealogical research methods, and records available including organizations and publications.
R929.1089 F288	Fears, Mary, Slave Ancestral Research: It's Something Else. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1995. Case study. Illustrates step-by-step how the author researched her African-American ancestry.
B H153	Haizlip, Shirlee, The Sweeter the Juice. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. A family memoir that illustrates research techniques for African-American research.
929.1089 H859	Howell, Barbara, How to Trace Your African-American Roots, Secaucus, NJ: Carol Pub. Group, 1999. Also in the Reference Collection. Step by step guide.
R929.1089 J32	Jamison, Sandra, Finding Your People: An African-American Guide to Discovering Your Roots. New York: Perigee Books, 1999. Basic guide.
929.4 M986	Musere, Jonathan, African Ethnics and Personal Names. Los Angeles: Ariko Publications, 1999. Interpretations of 4000 personal names used by central, eastern and southern African peoples together with the historical and cultural backgrounds of those groups.
929.3 R315	Redford, Dorothy Spruill, Somerset Homecoming. New York: Doubleday, 1988. Describes how the author traced 2000 descendants of slaves who lived at Somerset Place plantation.
929.1089 S647	Smith, Franklin, A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your African American Ancestors. Cincinnati, Betterway, 2003. Also in the Reference Collection.
R929.4096 S849	Stewart, Julia, African Names. New York: Carol Pub. Group, 1993. 1000 first names and 175 surnames for the African continent listed alphabetically with county of origin and English translation.
929.1089 S915	Streets, David, Slave Genealogy, Bowie. MD: Heritage Books, 1986. Also in the Reference Collection. Three case studies drawn from records of Wayne County, Kentucky.
929.1089 T363	Thackery, David, Finding Your African-American Ancestors. Orem, UT: Ancestry, 2000. Sources for African-American genealogy.
929.2 H153	Wiencek, Henry, The Hairstons. New York: St. Martins, 1999. Research case study of the lives of 7 generations of slaves and their owners.
R929.1089 W898	Woodtor, Dee, Finding A Place Called Home. New York: Random House, 1999. A comprehensive guide with current advice about researching slave ancestry including use of the internet.