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The Freedmen’s Bureau recently digitized its search portal for archives from 1865-1872 to allow family historians and genealogists to research the history of their ancestors in the United States.

The Freedmen’s Bureau recently digitized its search portal for archives from 1865-1872 to allow family historians and genealogists to research the history of their ancestors in the United States.

The Freedmen’s Bureau recently digitized its search portal for archives from 1865-1872 to allow family historians and genealogists to research the history of their ancestors in the United States.

Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Restrictions Freedmen's ...

Juneteenth also fueled efforts to reunite families separated by slavery, aided by the Freedmen’s Bureau. In 2021, after decades of activism led by figures like Opal Lee, it became a federal holiday.

The Freedmen’s Bureau recently digitized its search portal for archives from 1865-1872 to allow family historians and genealogists to research the history of their ancestors in the United States.

The holiday was first listed on the calendar of public events in 1872 with the help of the government’s Freedmen’s Bureau agency for newly freed Black people. Later that year, a group of Black ...

Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1861–1877) The Civil War upended American medicine—and offered unprecedented opportunities for Black practitioners. In Union hospitals, Black nurses and caregivers ...

When was the first Juneteenth celebration? The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee Day” or “Freedom Day” and ...

Doris Ellis Robinson, founder and president of the Freedmen’s Town Preservation Coalition, reported that contractors damaged historic bricks in Houston’s Fourth Ward.

The 160th Juneteenth Fest in Freedmen’s Town runs from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on June 19, featuring live music, talent shows, workshops, vendors, and activities for all ages.