Keyword Year Type Select Ads Obituaries How to Search Advanced Search Showing 601 results Sort by: Title Refine search Source Select...Afro-American (Baltimore, MD)Afro-American Advocate (Coffeyville, KS)Afro-American Ledger (Baltimore, MD)Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, AR)Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (Knoxville, TN)Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY)Daily Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY)Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis, MO)Evening Star (Washington, DC)Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, NY)Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)Herald of Kansas (Topeka, KS)Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)Iowa State Bystander (Des Moines, IA)Keowee Courier (Pickens, SC)Liberator (Boston, MA)Lost Friends AdLouisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)Memphis Evening Post (Memphis, TN)National Republican (Washington, DC)New York Age (New York, NY)New York Herald (New York, NY)Newbern Journal of Commerce (New Bern, NC)People's Advocate (Washington, DC)Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA)Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)South Carolina Leader (Charleston, SC)Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)Southwestern Christian Advocate, (New Orleans, LA)Southwestern Christian Recorder (New Orleans, LA)St. Louis Palladium (St. Louis, MO)Staunton Spectator (Staunton, VA)The Appeal (Chicago, IL)The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)The Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR)The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA)The Baptist Vanguard (Little Rock, AR)The Billings Herald (Billings, MT)The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA)The Broad Ax (Chicago, IL)The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Cincinnati Daily Star (Cincinnati, OH)The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, Ohio)The Colored American (Washington, DC)The Colored Citizen (Cincinnati, OH)The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN)The Council Grove Republican (Council Grove, KS)The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)The Daily State Journal (Richmond, VA)The Dallas Express (Dallas, TX)The Elevator (San Francisco, CA)The Evening Post (New York, NY)The Evening Post (Wilmington, NC)The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)The Greenville Times (Greenville, MS)The Herald of the Union (Wilmington, NC)The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)The Independent (Houston, TX)The Item (Dallas, TX)The Langston City HeraldThe Loyal Georgian (Augusta, GA)The Magnolia Gazette (Magnolia, MS)The Moline Review-Dispatch (Moline, IL)The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)The National Era (Washington, DC)The National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia, PA)The New York Age (New York, NY)The New York Herald (New York, NY)The Oakland Daily Times (Oakland, CA)The Owensboro Monitor (Owensboro, KY)The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, CA)The Pennsylvania Freedmen's Bulletin (Philadelphia, PA)The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, NC)The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA)The Plaindealer (Detroit, MI)The Reformer (Richmond, VA)The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)The Shreveport Times (Shreveport, LA)The Southern Workman (Hampton, VA)The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)The St. Louis Argus (St. Louis, MO)The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO)The Statesman (Denver, CO)The Sun (Baltimore, MD)The Tri-Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)The Vicksburg Daily Herald (Vicksburg, MS)The Western Age (Langston, OK)The Western Appeal/The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)True Southerner (Hampton, VA)Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)Western Appeal (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL) Item Type Ad Tags missing person(s)African Methodist Episcopal Churchantebellum adattorneyaunt(s)changed namechild(ren)Civil Warcustodydebtdeceaseddesertion (spousal)emancipationemigrationEnoch Ardenfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfraternal groupsfree people of colorfreedFreemasonsgrandparent(s)heir(s)Indian TerritoryinheritancekidnappingKnights of Pythiasleft with Union Armyliteracylocation knownmaritime workMasonic LodgeMasonsmigration (north)migration (post-emancipation)migration (west)ministerministers please readmissionarymultiple adsmutual searchNative Americansnepheworphan/orphanageparent(s)passingperson with a disabilityphysical descriptionprobaterailroadrailroad workerReconstructionremarriedreunion successfulrewardrunawaysailorself-emancipationsibling(s)simultaneous searchskilled tradeslave tradesoldierspousesteamboatstolensuicideU. S. ArmyU. S. Colored CavalryU. S. Colored TroopsU. S. Navyuncle(s)unnamed person searchingwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Unnamed widow of Charles Harris, Jr. searching for his mother Louisa Harris and unnamed sister The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) February 9, 1895 Rev. W. H. Smith searching for his son Frank Smith The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 23, 1895 Unnamed friends of Stephen Arnold Douglas searching for his whereabouts Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, NY) May 5, 1854 James Jackson seeking information about his son Rev. W. W. Jackson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 25, 1895 Arthur Chappel looking for his brother Isaac Chappel The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 25, 1895 Rosa Belle Lewis seeking her sister Mary Ellen Lewis Afro-American Ledger (Baltimore, MD) January 11, 1902 Rev. R. S. Jordan looking for his mother Yillah Jordan The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 17, 1895 Daisy Boyd seeking information about her father Rev. Richard Green The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 17, 1895 Levi Nanney searching for his father Adam Nanney The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 17, 1895 N. C. Branch seeking information about his brothers James and Willis Branch The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 17, 1895 Petracia Ferguson looking for information about her father Ferguson The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL) April 15, 1911 Unknown person seeking the whereabouts of Miss Mattie Reed The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL) April 8, 1911 Washington Bagley searching for William Bagley South Carolina Leader (Charleston, SC) May 12, 1866 David Hadley seeking information of Melissa Flowers on behalf of her uncle Sanders Flowers The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN) March 31, 1866 Martha Keller searching for her father Byrd Keller The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN) March 24, 1866 William Shoals seeking information about his son Thomas Shoals The Colored Citizen (Cincinnati, OH) May 19, 1866 Mrs. Ritty Green searching for her son Dudley Green The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA) April 29, 1865 Alfred Hawkins searching for his brother Elias Hawkins The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 9, 1888 Mrs. Manerva Tanks searching for her mother Mary Allen The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 8, 1887 R. B. Swayze searching for their brother Eugene Swayze The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 8, 1887 Pink Green searching for his brother Joseph Green The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 16, 1887 Unnamed person seeking information about Alexander McKillip The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 28, 1887 H. E. Lewis seeking information about his brother Jacob Suber The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 4, 1866 Miss Estella Ferguson searching for Mrs. Florence Willette (formerly Florence Grant) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 4, 1886 Mrs. Mary Williams seeking information about her sister Mrs. Harriet Jones The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 13, 1885 of 25
