The world’s largest digitized and searchable collection of Freedmen’s Bureau and Freedman’s Bank records is now available on Ancestry.com, providing free online access to information that can help the ...

Tammy Ozier knows the story of how one of her ancestors risked his life to rescue his two sisters from enslavement. She just hopes the tale is true. As the family legend has it, Ozier’s ancestor, ...

LEHI, Utah & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Ancestry ® spotlights an important, yet often overlooked, part of American history by unveiling the world’s largest digitized and searchable ...

During its most recent hearing, the California Reparations Task Force voted to recommend reviving a modern version of the Freedmen’s Bureau — an all-encompassing agency created in 1865 to assist ...