Christoper A. Nordmann, Ph.D.
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Christoper A. Nordmann, Ph.D.
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Professional genealogist specializing in African American, St. Louis area, and U.S. Southern Research. Award-winning author, websites: https://findingafricanamericanancestors.weebly.com/ and https://nordmanngenealogyresearch.weebly.com/
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April 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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April 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Confederate papers relating to citizens include at least a few free people of color who filed claims.

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February 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Naturalization records are important to understand the lives of our ancestors of any ethnicity. In the example, note the three Africans who applied for citizenship.

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January 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Here is another example of the value of court cases in tracing the lives of our ancestors of any ethnic background.

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January 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Church Records!

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January 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Death certificates and cause of death codes!

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January 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Voter registration records contain valuable genealogical information.

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January 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Railroad records - another source to trace your ancestors!

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January 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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County Board of Health minutes may provide health information about your ancestors.

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January 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Hospital Records are a great genealogical source.

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January 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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The BIRLS database -- veteran benefit records!
December 26, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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Newspapers: What interesting items have you found in newspapers?

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December 24, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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Congressional Hearings: Another valuable source to trace white or African American ancestors.
December 23, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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Tax Records!

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December 17, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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City Directories -- another valuable resource

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December 11, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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Cohabitation Records are valuable records that can be used to trace the lives of African Americans.
December 9, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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Freedmen's Bureau, part 4, Hospital records
December 6, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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Freedmen's Bureau, part 3, labor contracts.
December 5, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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Freedmen's Bureau, part 2
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December 5, 2024 at 1:15 AM
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The Freedmen's Bureau records.
December 4, 2024 at 2:34 AM
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The 1890 census:

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November 28, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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Tip of the day: Legislative Acts
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November 27, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Tracing free people of color
November 27, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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Sources to document slave "marriages"
Sources to document slave "marriages"
November 26, 2024 at 8:43 PM