When we think of ship manifests, we often picture tidy lists of passengers and goods crossing the Atlantic. But for millions of Africans forcibly transported
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Domestic Slave Trade Manifests
When the United States banned the importation of enslaved Africans in 1808, demand for enslaved labor did not stop—it shifted. The domestic slave trade flourished,
Slaves in Ship Manifests
Ship manifests are invaluable tools for genealogists, but they are also sobering records of one of humanity’s darkest chapters—the transatlantic slave trade. From the 16th
Crossing the Seas: 18th-Century Ship Manifests in Genealogical Research
By the 18th century, transatlantic migration was no longer a trickle—it was a tide. Colonists, merchants, indentured servants, and enslaved Africans crossed oceans in growing
Genealogy and Ship Manifest Records
For millions of families, the story of immigration is central to their heritage. Whether arriving in Boston, New York, Galveston, or San Francisco, immigrants in
Citing Online Obituaries
Evidence Explained-style (web page) Deceased’s Name, obituary, Website/Publisher (City/State, posted [or updated] Date), page title or memorial heading, URL, accessed Date). ExampleMary Ann Smith, obituary,
South Central Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists 