Freedman's Bank records [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Intellectual Reserve, Inc

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Series:

Family history resource file

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedman's Savings and Trust Company--Databases.

Freedman's Savings and Trust Company.

Freed persons--United States--History--Sources--Databases.

Freed persons.

African Americans--Genealogy--Sources--Databases.

African Americans.

Physical Description:

1 computer optical disc : col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Other Title:

At head of title: FamilySearch

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Intellectual Reserve, Inc. : Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, c2000.

System Details:

System requirements: PC with Pentium processor or higher; 8MB RAM minimum (16MB recommended); Windows 95+ or NT 4.0+; 8MB hard-disk space; CD-ROM drive (4x minimum recommended); VGA monitor with 256-color-capable video card.

Summary:

"Freedman's Bank was created to assist newly freed slaves during and after the American Civil War. Records cover approximately 1864-71 and document names and relationships of those who used the bank. Although the records contain limited genealogical information, they are a valuable source of family history information for those with African-American ancestry. This compact disc contains approximately 480,000 names in pedigree-linked GEDCOM format"--Insert.

Notes:

Title from disc label.

"Includes Progeny family explorer."

Contains:

Progeny family explorer.

OCLC:

46389543