> > I would like to know what specific items in software do you need > > for slave genealogy. I am currently working on a slave family. > > > > "L.L. Scott" > > I want to see genealogy software that's capable of recording certain events > related to slavery. > > For example, my 3rd great-grandfather was freed in 1838 in KY. > That's the 2nd time he appears in documents -- the deed of > emancipation recorded in the county court. He was willed to the > woman who freed him by her father in the early 1800s. He was in her > father's will. > > I need to record these two events: the slave in a will, and the deed > of emancipation. And I need to record when he was freed, to > document where he lived. Next I have to find out if he stayed in > the area after he was freed. > > I don't have a documented slave sale, but it's a way to trace the > location of a family member. > > As you can see, I need to record the connection between the slave > and the slave owner. This is the way to trace my ancestors, even > the free ones, because their parents may have been slaves. > > The slave owner's family isn't related to me but they are connected > to me, so it's required that I research the slave owning family > besides my own. This includes tax lists, wills, importation > records, etc. The two ways to free a slave were in a will or in a > court, so those events should be part of my research notes too. > > As it is now I have to put any information I find in my notes with > the slave family. I have also created timelines for the ancestors > who I know were slaves. > > Most programs provide ways to record immigration records, but none > have standing categories related specifically to slaves -- unless > someone here knows of one? > > Kberry Hello Kberry & LL Scott, I agree that it would be nice to have genealogy software incorporate African American source items in a better way. I do not know of a program that I would mention that incorporates those sources without you making a user made source. As for online options (public) you might look at WeRelate, which does have African American sources. I do use and am involved with WeRelate. Good Luck, Debbie Freeman "Debbie Freeman" <freeames@comcast.net>