Jackie, NewspaperAbstracts-L has been putting out artilces along the lines your looking for for a year now. They would be a good source too. Victoria ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie <tanimara@townsqr.com> To: <MO-AR-WRV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 3:37 PM Subject: Fw: [THOMAS] I need information on Slave sites. Research on establishing a site to post info on slaves found in many of our ancestors records. > A follow up on recently requested info on a site to post slave info. This > is exactly what I needed. I hope all of you who decend from slave owners > and have document nameing slaves will post that info to this site. > > Jackie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brenda King Finch <kingfinch@hotmail.com> > To: <THOMAS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 12:00 PM > Subject: Re: [THOMAS] I need information on Slave sites. Research on > establishing a site to post info on slaves found in many of our ancestors > records. > > > > Here is a National Collection place for Slave Data: > > > > We would certainly encourage and support all researchers to share any and > > all slave data you encounter in your genealogical pursuits. We, African > > Ancestored Researchers (aka: Afrigeneas), have a project of some 9 year > > duration to gather, compile and make available slave data to the African > > Ancestored researcher. Records kept by the slaveowner are frequently the > > only clue to our ancestors, particularly during the period 1619-1870. > > > > > > Records Sought include: > > > > Advertisements > > Apprenticeship > > Bible Records > > Bills of Sale > > Birth Records > > Census Schedules > > Church Records > > Cohabitation > > Court Records > > DayBooks/Logs > > Death Records > > Diaries-Journals > > Inventories > > Legislative Acts > > Letters > > Litigation > > Manumissions > > Marriage Records > > Military Records > > Misc Records > > Pension Records > > Plantation Records > > Run-A-Ways > > SlaveOwners > > Slave Sales > > Tax Records > > Wills > > > > _____________________ > > > > Such information provided is available to all researchers at our FTP site > > and at the Afrigeneas HomePage. It is also available in the AOL Genealogy > > Forum Libraries. > > > > > > What format would we want the data? > > > > Well in the final analysis, whatever is best for you, the Sharer. > > > > A preferred format follows: > > > > > > Slaveowners Name: > > Name of Slave: > > Parent(s) of Slave: > > BirthPlace of Slave: > > Age of Slave: > > Sex of Slave: > > Color of Slave: > > Other Physical Description: > > Other Information: > > Source Document: > > State: > > County: > > Year of Source Document: > > How to Access Source Document: > > > > ================================ > > > > This information may be submitted on line > > To: slavedata@aol.com > > or By US Postal Service > > > > To: Anniston-Calhoun Public Library > > Alabama Room-SlaveData Collection > > Post Office Box 308 > > Anniston, AL 36202 > > > > Browse The Collection As It Builds > > > > http://members.aol.com/slavedata/Public/ > > > > Thanx for your attention and for your help! > > > > Valencia King Nelson > > National Coordinator > > > > > > Browse AfriGeneas Archived Messages On-Line > > > > http://www.msstate.edu/listarchives/afrigeneas/ </fontfamily> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - African Ancestored Genealogy Discussion > > - To unsubscribe, email: Majordomo@MsState.Edu > > - In body of message: unsubscribe afrigeneas > > - > > - Afrigeneas archives: http://www.msstate.edu/listarchives/afrigeneas/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > From: "Jackie" <tanimara@townsqr.com> > > To: THOMAS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [THOMAS] I need information on Slave sites. Research on > > establishing a site to post info on slaves found in many of our ancestors > > records. > > Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 11:13:18 -0500 > > > > I have recently been involved in a discussion about how to find > information > > on slaves. People that are trying to track their genealogy back to slaves > > have limited resources for that information. As a decendant of slave > > owners, I find listed in the Wills of my ancestors the names of many > slaves. > > This information just sets there and I feel it needs to be listed > > somewhere. Does anyone know of a site that deals with this type of > > information? (slave research). Specifically a site that lists slave > names, > > dates and locations. I feel a responsibility to the decendants of slaves > to > > provide this information as I come across it. If a site is not available, > I > > think one should be and Im thinking about starting one. I would > appreciate > > any ideas or information on this subject. > > > > Jackie > > tanimara@townsqr.com > > _________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > > > ==== THOMAS Mailing List ==== > > Did you know that only 7% of Rootsweb subscribers support Rootsweb? > > Thank you for your generous financial support of Rootsweb! > > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > > ==== MO-AR-WRV Mailing List ==== > Do you have records or data for the WRV? Transcribe it! > Do you have a webpage with information for the WRV? 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Victoria, Thank you for that. I'll check it out. tanimara@townsqr.com ICQ# 16519574 Yahoo Messenger ID Tanimara_2000 Surnames: THOMAS, TOWLES, POPE, BRIDGES, ROBB, HARRINGTON, MOORE, RILEY, PETTY, HARMAN, MADDOX, HILL, BURTCHETT "A people without a history is like wind on the buffalo grass" Crazy Horse - Oglala Sioux "Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi!" ("May the Great Spirit's blessings always be wih you") Cherokee Addresses: Post message: harringtongen@egroups.com Subscribe: harringtongen-subscribe@egroups.com Unsubscribe: harringtongen-unsubscribe@egroups.com List owner: harringtongen-owner@egroups.com URL to this page: http://www.egroups.com/group/harringtongen website for dogs and native heritage http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/twyford/461/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Victoria <Flower2@sofnet.com> To: <MO-AR-WRV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 12:25 PM Subject: Re: [THOMAS] I need information on Slave sites. Research on establishing a site to post info on slaves found in many of our ancestors records. > Jackie, NewspaperAbstracts-L has been putting out artilces along the lines > your looking for for a year now. They would be a good source too. > > Victoria > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jackie <tanimara@townsqr.com> > To: <MO-AR-WRV-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 3:37 PM > Subject: Fw: [THOMAS] I need information on Slave sites. Research on > establishing a site to post info on slaves found in many of our ancestors > records. > > > > A follow up on recently requested info on a site to post slave info. This > > is exactly what I needed. I hope all of you who decend from slave owners > > and have document nameing slaves will post that info to this site. > > > > Jackie > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Brenda King Finch <kingfinch@hotmail.com> > > To: <THOMAS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 12:00 PM > > Subject: Re: [THOMAS] I need information on Slave sites. Research on > > establishing a site to post info on slaves found in many of our ancestors > > records. > > > > > > > Here is a National Collection place for Slave Data: > > > > > > We would certainly encourage and support all researchers to share any > and > > > all slave data you encounter in your genealogical pursuits. We, African > > > Ancestored Researchers (aka: Afrigeneas), have a project of some 9 year > > > duration to gather, compile and make available slave data to the African > > > Ancestored researcher. Records kept by the slaveowner are frequently the > > > only clue to our ancestors, particularly during the period 1619-1870. > > > > > > > > > Records Sought include: > > > > > > Advertisements > > > Apprenticeship > > > Bible Records > > > Bills of Sale > > > Birth Records > > > Census Schedules > > > Church Records > > > Cohabitation > > > Court Records > > > DayBooks/Logs > > > Death Records > > > Diaries-Journals > > > Inventories > > > Legislative Acts > > > Letters > > > Litigation > > > Manumissions > > > Marriage Records > > > Military Records > > > Misc Records > > > Pension Records > > > Plantation Records > > > Run-A-Ways > > > SlaveOwners > > > Slave Sales > > > Tax Records > > > Wills > > > > > > _____________________ > > > > > > Such information provided is available to all researchers at our FTP > site > > > and at the Afrigeneas HomePage. It is also available in the AOL > Genealogy > > > Forum Libraries. > > > > > > > > > What format would we want the data? > > > > > > Well in the final analysis, whatever is best for you, the Sharer. > > > > > > A preferred format follows: > > > > > > > > > Slaveowners Name: > > > Name of Slave: > > > Parent(s) of Slave: > > > BirthPlace of Slave: > > > Age of Slave: > > > Sex of Slave: > > > Color of Slave: > > > Other Physical Description: > > > Other Information: > > > Source Document: > > > State: > > > County: > > > Year of Source Document: > > > How to Access Source Document: > > > > > > ================================ > > > > > > This information may be submitted on line > > > To: slavedata@aol.com > > > or By US Postal Service > > > > > > To: Anniston-Calhoun Public Library > > > Alabama Room-SlaveData Collection > > > Post Office Box 308 > > > Anniston, AL 36202 > > > > > > Browse The Collection As It Builds > > > > > > http://members.aol.com/slavedata/Public/ > > > > > > Thanx for your attention and for your help! > > > > > > Valencia King Nelson > > > National Coordinator > > > > > > > > > Browse AfriGeneas Archived Messages On-Line > > > > > > http://www.msstate.edu/listarchives/afrigeneas/ </fontfamily> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > - African Ancestored Genealogy Discussion > > > - To unsubscribe, email: Majordomo@MsState.Edu > > > - In body of message: unsubscribe afrigeneas > > > - > > > - Afrigeneas archives: http://www.msstate.edu/listarchives/afrigeneas/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > > From: "Jackie" <tanimara@townsqr.com> > > > To: THOMAS-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [THOMAS] I need information on Slave sites. Research on > > > establishing a site to post info on slaves found in many of our > ancestors > > > records. > > > Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 11:13:18 -0500 > > > > > > I have recently been involved in a discussion about how to find > > information > > > on slaves. People that are trying to track their genealogy back to > slaves > > > have limited resources for that information. As a decendant of slave > > > owners, I find listed in the Wills of my ancestors the names of many > > slaves. > > > This information just sets there and I feel it needs to be listed > > > somewhere. Does anyone know of a site that deals with this type of > > > information? (slave research). Specifically a site that lists slave > > names, > > > dates and locations. I feel a responsibility to the decendants of > slaves > > to > > > provide this information as I come across it. If a site is not > available, > > I > > > think one should be and Im thinking about starting one. I would > > appreciate > > > any ideas or information on this subject. > > > > > > Jackie > > > tanimara@townsqr.com > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > > > > > > ==== THOMAS Mailing List ==== > > > Did you know that only 7% of Rootsweb subscribers support Rootsweb? > > > Thank you for your generous financial support of Rootsweb! > > > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > > > > > > ==== MO-AR-WRV Mailing List ==== > > Do you have records or data for the WRV? Transcribe it! > > Do you have a webpage with information for the WRV? 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