Public Libraries of Saginaw
African-American Genealogy Resources
Local History and Genealogy Collection
Local History & Genealogy Collection This guide highlights some materials in the Local History and Genealogical Collection. If you are interested in knowing more about the resources available, please call (989) 755-9827 or visit the library. We are also happy to answer inquiries by mail.
Public Libraries of Saginaw 505 Janes Avenue Saginaw, MI 48607 989-755-0904
Book Resources R 929.1 Be
Beasley, Donna. Family Pride: The Complete Guide to Tracing African-American Genealogy
R 929.3 M691
Blattner, Teresa. People of Color: Black Genealogical Records and Abstracts from Missouri Sources
R 929.1 Bl
Blockson, Charles L. Black Genealogy
R 326.9 Bo
Bontemps, Arna. Great Slave Narratives
R 929.3 V819
Boyd-Rush, Dorothy A. Register of Free Blacks, Rockingham County, Virginia 1807-1859
R 929.1 Br
Brown, Barbara W. Black Roots in Southeastern Connecticut, 1650-1900
R 929.3 Oh3
Buchanan, James. The Blacks of Pickaway County, Ohio in the Nineteenth Century
R 929.1 Bu
Burroughs, Tony. Black Roots: A Beginner’s Guide to Tracing the African-American Family Tree
R 974.727 Caro, Edythe Quinn. “The Hills” in the MidCa Nineteenth Century: The History of a Rural AfroAmerican Community in Westchester County, New York R 929.3 M382
Carvalho, Joseph. Black Families in Hampden County, Massachusetts, 1650-1855
R 929.3 M389
Clayton, Ralph. Black Baltimore 1820-1870
R 929.3 W753
Cooper, Zachary. Black Settlers in Rural Wisconsin
R 929.3 Oh3da
Dabney, Wendell P. Cincinnati’s Colored Citizens; Historical, Socialogical and Biographical
R 929.3 V819
Dickenson, Richard B. Entitled!: Free Papers in Appalachia Concerning Antebellum Freedom Negros and Emancipated Blacks of Montgomery County, Virginia
R 929.1 Ei
Eichholz, Alice. Free Black Heads of Household in the New York State Federal Census, 1790-1830
R 929.3 V819
Fitzgerald, Ruth. A Different Story: A Black History of Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Spotsylvania, Virginia
R 929.2 Ou
Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society. Our Untold Stories: A Collection of Family History Narratives
R 974.844 Fries, Stella M., et al. Some Chambersburg Fr Roots: A Black Perspective R 394.263 Galloway, Lula Briggs. Juneteenth - Ring the Bell of Ga Freedom R 974.02 Gr
Greene, Lorenzo Johnston, Ph.D. The Negro in Colonial New England, 1620-1776
R 973.3 Gr
Greene, Robert E. Black Courage, 1775-1783: Documentation of Black Participation in the American Revolution
R 301.42 Gu
Gutman, Herbert G. The Black Family in Slavery & Freedom, 1750-1925
R 016.973 Ham, Debra N. Black History: A Guide to Ha Civilian Records in the National Archives R 929.3 M369
Heinegg, Paul. Free African-Americans of Maryland and Delaware from the Colonial Period to 1810
R 929.3 N811
Heinegg, Paul. Free African-Americans of North Carolina and Virginia: Including the History of More Than 80% of Those Counted as “All Other Free Persons” in the 1790 and 1800 Census
R 960.9 He
Henritze, Barbara K. Bibliographic Checklist of African-American Newspapers
R 973.314 Hodges, Graham Russell. The Black Loyalist Bl Directory: African-Americans in Exile After the American Revolution R 929.1 Ho
Howell, Barbara Thompson. How to Trace Your African-American Roots: Discovering Your Unique History
R 016.326 Jerrido, Margaret; Brightbill, George; GallowayDi Wright, Brenda. Directory of African-American Collections in Greater Philadelphia and Selected Suburban Areas
R 929.3 V819
Latimer, Frances B. The Register of Free Negroes, Northampton County, Virginia, 1853-1861
R 929.3 In2
Lawson, Jacqueline A. An Index of AfricanAmericans Identified in Selected Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
R 929.1 La
Lawson, Sandra M. Generations Past: A Selected List for Afro-American Genealogical Research
R 305.567 Library of America. Slave Narratives Sl R 920 Wh
Mather, Frank Lincoln. Who’s Who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men & Women of African Descent
R 973.7447 Matthews, Harry Bradshaw. Honoring New York’s Ma Forgotten Soldiers: African-Americans of the Civil War: With Research Examples A-Z: A Case Study in Historiographic Genealogy R 929.3 V819
McLeRoy, Sherrie. Strangers in Their Midst: The Free Black Population of Amherst County, Virginia
R 973.0496 Mellon, James. Bullwhip Days: The Slaves Bu Remember: An Oral History R 929.3 N811
North Carolina African-American Heritage Foundation. The Heritage of Blacks in North Carolina. Volume 1, 1990
R 929.3 Pe
Peters, Joan W. Local Sources for AfricanAmerican Family Historians: Using County Court Records and Census Returns
R 929.3 V819
Provine, Dorothy S. Alexandria County, Virginia Free Negro Registers 1797-1861
R 929.4 P 961b
Puckett, Newbell N. Black Names in America: Origins and Usage
R 929.3 In2
Robbins, Coy D. Indiana Negro Registers 18521865
R 929.1 Ro
Rose, James M.; Eichholz, Alice. Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy
R 929.1 Ro
Rose, James. Black Genesis
R 977.446 Ruffin, Roosevelt Samuel, Ph.D. Black Presence in Ru Saginaw, Michigan 1855-1900 R 973.0496 Sanders, Rhonda. Bronze Pillars: An Oral History of Sa African-American in Flint R 326.9 Si
Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers. Six Women’s Slave Narratives
R 355 On
Schubert, Frank N. On the Trail of the Buffalo Soldier: Biographies of African-Americans in the U.S. Army, 1866-1917
R 355.1 Sc
Schubert, Frank N. Black Valor: Buffalo Soldiers and the Medal of Honor, 1870-1898
R 929.3 N811
Simmons-Henry, Linda. The Heritage of Blacks in North Carolina: Volume I, 1990
R 929.3 M382
Smith, James Avery. The History of the Black Population of Amhurst, Massachusetts, 1728-1870
R 929.3 In2
Spears, Jean E. Admission Record Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children 1871-1900
R 929.3 St
Streets, David H. Slave Genealogy: A Research Guide with Case Studies
R 929.3 T256
Taylor, Alrutheus A. The Negro in Tennessee, 18651880
R 929.1 Th
Thackery, David T. Finding Your African-American Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide
R 929.1 Tr
Tregellis, Helen C. River Roads to Freedom: Fugitive Slave Notices and Sheriff Notices Found in Illinois Sources
R 929.3 Oh3
Turpin, Joan. Register of Black, Mulatto, and Poor Persons in Four Ohio Counties 1791-1861
R 929.1 Wa
Walker, Barbara D. Index to the Journal of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Quarterly: Issues of 1980-1990
R 929.1 Wa
Walton-Raji, Angela Y. Black Indian Genealogy Research
R 280 Wi
Williams, Ethel L. Biographical Directory of Negro Ministers
R 973.74 Wi
Williams, George W. A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865
R 929.1 Wi
Witcher, Curt Bryan. African-American Genealogy: A Bibliography and Guide to Sources
R 326 W86f
Woodson, Carter G. Free Negro Owners of Slaves in the United States in 1830...
R 929.1 Wo
Woodtor, Dee. Finding a Place Called Home: A Guide to African-American Genealogy and Historical Identity
R 929.3 V819
Wynne, Frances H. Register of Free Negroes and Also of Dower Slaves Brunswick County, Virginia, 1803-1850
Microfilm Resources Microfilm
1850 & 1860 Slave Schedules (Complete Set)
M589
Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with United States Colored Troops (98 Reels)
M816
Registers of Signatures of Depositions in the Branches of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, 1865-1874 (28 Reels) Reel 1 Huntsville, AL Reel 2 Mobile, AL Reel 3 Little Rock, AR Reel 4 Washington, DC Reel 5 Washinton, DC & Tallahassee, FL Reel 6 Atlanta, GA Reel 7 Augusta, GA Reels 8-10 Savannah, GA Reel 11 Lexington & Louisville, KY Reel 12 New Orleans & Shrevesport, LA Reel 13 Baltimore, MD Reel 14 Columbus & Natchez, MS Reel 15 Vicksburg, MS Reel 16 St. Louis, MO Reel 17 New York, NY Reel 18 New Bern, Raleigh & Wilmington, NC Reel 19 Philadelphia, PA Reel 20 Beaufort, SC Reels 21-23 Charleston, SC Reel 24 Memphis, TN Reel 25 Nashville, TN Reel 26 Lynchburg & Norfolk, VA Reels 27-28 Richmond, VA
M 826
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedman and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869 Reel 42 Indentures of Orphans, 1865-1866; Freedman Marriages, 1863-1866
M 858
The Negro in the Military Service of the United States, 1639-1886 (5 Reels)
M 1027
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedman and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869 Reel 32 Reports of Indigent Refugees and Freedman from Subordinate Officers, 1868
Microfilm
Fujita, Kuniko. Black Worker’s Struggles in Detroit’s Auto Industry, 1935-1975
Microfilm
Krepps, Karen Lee. Black Mortuary Practices in Southeast Michigan, Volumes I & II
Microfilm
Miles, Norman Kenneth. Home at Last: Urbanization of Black Migrants in Detroit, 1916-1929
Microfilm
Stevenson, Marshall F. Points of Departure, Acts of Resolve: Black-Jewish Relations in Detroit, 19371962, Volumes I & II
Microfilm
Lindsey, Howard O’Dell. Fields to Fords, Feds to Franchise: African-American Empowerment in Inkster, Michigan
Butman-Fish Library 1716 Hancock 799-9160
Claytor Library 1410 N. 12th St. 753-5591
Hoyt Library 505 Janes 755-0904
Wickes Library 1713 Hess 752-3821
Zauel Library 3100 N. Center 799-2771
www.saginawlibrary.org This book list is illustrated with historic photographs from the collection of the late Dr. Roosevelt Ruffin, author of The Black Presence in Saginaw. We would like to thank Mrs. Ruffin and Zion Missionary Baptist Church for their use.
