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The African American family's guide to tracing our roots : healing, understanding & restoring our families

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15055
Author
Barksdale-Hall, Roland C.
Date of Publication
c2005.
Call Number
929.1 B256
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Responsibility
by Roland Barksdale-Hall.
ISBN
0974977977 (pbk.)
Author
Barksdale-Hall, Roland C.
Place of Publication
Phoenix
Publisher
Amber Books,
Date of Publication
c2005.
Physical Description
xxii, 236 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-234).
Contents
Precious keepsakes -- Wilson's ashes -- How to begin -- Art of interviewing -- Making a slave -- Tracing slave ancestors -- Looking for freed persons -- African connections -- Health matters -- Healing through storytelling -- Twelve keys to health, wealth, and success -- Restoring the family.
Subjects
African American families.
African Americans
African Americans - Genealogy.
African Americans - Life skills guides.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 B256
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Black family research : records of post-Civil War Federal agencies at the National Archives

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14147
Author
United States National Archives and Records Administration.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
016.326 U58
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Responsibility
compiled by Reginald Washington.
Author
United States National Archives and Records Administration.
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Archives and Records Administration ,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
Reference Information Paper 108.
Subjects
United States. - Bureau of Refugees, Freedman, and abandoned lands - History - Sources - Bibliography - Catalogs.
United States - Commissioners of Claims - History - Sources - Bibliography - Catalogs.
United States - Freeman's Bank and Trust Company - History - Sources - Bibliography - Catalogs.
African Americans - United States
African American families.
Freedmen
Registers of births, etc.
Additional Author
Washington, Reginald.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.326 U58
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Recording, Video

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b4d5126e-6e98-48cf-84e8-943766199193
Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson
Object ID
OH0163
Date Range
2007/03/15
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Hazel Jackson Location: home of Hazel Jackson Subject: Date of Interview: March 15, 2007 Transcription Date: January 16, 2009 Transcriber: Miles Shugar [] indicates
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Oral History Collection
Title
African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson
Description
Oral history interview with Hazel Jackson, the first African American teacher in the School District of Lancaster.
Date Range
2007/03/15
Date of Interview
2007-03-15
Creator
Jackson, Hazel, 1926-2014, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Jackson, Hazel
LeFever, Carol
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carol
Narrator
Jackson, Hazel
Other Creators
Shugar, Miles, collector
Subjects
African Americans
African American women
African American teachers
African American Veterans
Oral history
Search Terms
African American teachers
African American Veterans
African American women
Local figures
Oral histories
Persons of color
Teachers
Veterans
Women
Area / Region
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Place of Interview
Home of Hazel Jackson
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
1:31:50
Object ID
OH0163
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Recording, Video

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4d1ca7b2-72f7-4ceb-bbca-575715192816
Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0164
Date Range
2006/10/19
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Nelson Polite Location: Home of Nelson Polite Subject: American Legion Post 780 Date of Interview: October 19, 2006 Transcription Date: January 23, 2009 Transcriber: Miles
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
African American Veteran oral history interview with Nelson Polite Sr., a prominent African American leader in Lancaster City.
Date Range
2006/10/19
Date of Interview
2006-10-19
Creator
Polite, Nelson Sr, 1923-2016, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
LeFever, Carole
Polite, Nelson Sr.
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carol
Narrator
Polite, Nelson Sr.
Subjects
African Americans
American Legion
African American veterans
Oral history
Search Terms
African American Veterans
African American American Legion Post 780
Local figures
Oral histories
Persons of color
Veterans
Place of Interview
Home of Nelson Polite Sr.
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
00:48:21
Object ID
OH0164
Classification
OH0164
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Recording, Video

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/244047eb-0a5d-4090-bb4b-532326554875
Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0165
Date Range
2006/10/17
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Sydney Bridgett Location: home of Sydney Bridgett Subject: African American-American Legion Post 780 Date of Interview: October 17, 2006 Transcription Date: January 21, 2009
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
African American Veterans Oral History interview with Sydney Bridgett Sr. Bridgett discusses how the African American-American Legion Post 780 was established in Lancaster County.
Date Range
2006/10/17
Date of Interview
2006-10-17
Creator
Bridgett, Sydney Sr., 1925-2016, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bridgett, Sydney, Sr.
LeFever Carole
Shugar Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carol
Narrator
Bridgett, Sidney
Subjects
African American veterans
African Americans
Oral history
Veterans
Search Terms
African American American Legion Post 780
African American Veterans
African American Veterans Oral History
Oral histories
Persons of color
Veterans
Place of Interview
Home of Sidney Bridgett
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
1:00:36
Object ID
OH0165
Notes
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0:05:08 First annual military ball held at Crispus Attucks Comunity Center
0:05:38 Orginal program from where the charter was presented
0:07:31 Contains three chapter verses of the Negro Naitonal Anthem and call to order
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OH0165
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Recording, Video

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f47332b6-abd5-4ab4-a466-731760962342
Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0166
Date Range
2006/02/13
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Wilkerson, Ruby and Spencer Location: Home of the Wilkersons Subject: Military experiences Date of Interview: February 13, 2006 Transcription Date: February 23, 2009
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
African American Veterans Oral History interview with Ruby Wilkerson.
Date Range
2006/02/13
Date of Interview
2006-02-13
Creator
Wilkerson, Ruby, 1925-2007, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Wilkerson, Ruby
LeFever, Carole
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carole
Narrator
Wilkerson, Ruby
Subjects
African American veterans
African American women
African Americans
Oral history
Veterans
Search Terms
African American American Legion Post 780
African American Veterans
African American Women
Oral histories
Persons of color
Veterans
Women
Place of Interview
Home of Ruby Wilkerson
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
1:00:36
Object ID
OH0166
Notes
Mark Subject
Classification
OH0166
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A slave family

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20891
Author
Kalman, Bobbie.
Date of Publication
©2003.
Call Number
973.049 K14
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Responsibility
Bobbie Kalman & Amanda Bishop.
ISBN
0778707466
9780778707462
077870792X
9780778707929
0613529081
9780613529082
Author
Kalman, Bobbie.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Crabtree Pub.,
Date of Publication
©2003.
Physical Description
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm.
Series
Colonial people
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
Quasheba's family -- Slavery in the colonies -- Slave families -- Marriage and children -- Helping one another -- The lives of slave children -- The education of slaves -- Field hands -- House servants -- Tradespeople -- Culture from Africa -- The cost of freedom.
Summary
Introduces the personal relationships and daily activities that were part of the family life of slaves in colonial America.
Subjects
Slaves - United States - Juvenile literature.
Plantation life - United States - Juvenile literature.
African American families - Juvenile literature.
African Americans - Juvenile literature.
African American families.
African Americans.
Plantation life.
Slaves
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Juvenile literature.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States.
United States - History - 1600-1775, Colonial period - Juvenile literature.
USHISTORY-SLAVES-JUVLIT.
History.
Juvenile works.
Additional Author
Bishop, Amanda.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.049 K14
Websites
http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=009945191&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
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