African American Genealogical Resource Page
Frazine Taylor
Alabama State University Archivist
Frazine Taylor is a well-known expert on researching ancestry, with a particular emphasis on helping individuals locate available resources useful for researching African American records in archives, libraries, and county courthouses throughout the state of Alabama and beyond. Taylor worked to disseminate her findings through numerous workshops, and she has also provided personal consultations for thousands of would-be genealogists.
On this page Taylor will provided instruction and relevant links for genealogical research.
The most definitive resource, however, could be found in a genealogical guide written by Frazine Taylor. Prior to Frazine’s book, Researching African American Genealogy in Alabama: A Resource Guide, African American family history resources seemed to exist for every state except Alabama. With this publication, however, Frazine was able to provide the most definitive instruction for conducting African American genealogical research.
For book information on Frazine Taylor’s text please see: “New South Books”
Links
African American Genealogical Links
- Ancestry.com
- Black-Ancestry.Archives.com
- Black Belt African American Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc.
- DNA PROVES Blacks africans are NOT native americans !! PBS Louis Gates Jr., Ph.D.
- Family Research, Alabama Department of Archives and History
African American Genealogical Tips
- Tutorial on African American Genealogy and Tree
- Tukufu talks about the challenges of conducting African American – PBS
- Manage Your Genealogy Papers
African American Genealogical Bibliography
- Frazine Taylor, Researching African American Genealogy in Alabama: A Resource Guide