Recently, I came across a newly available, two-volume set of incredibly rare Choctaw family information from the mid-19th century and wanted to share my delight!
This set was digitized and uploaded to Archive.org by Alabama Department of Archives and History, and are linked below:
Volume 1
Volume 2
These two volumes were published as evidence presented with a court case, and gives an outline of various family units of Choctaw claimants in the case. While this information in itself might be difficult to pick up and use for research, there is also mention of marriages and relationships between Choctaw and settlers, which might help break through some brick walls.
And don’t we all love that feeling?
The ‘Search Inside’ feature on Archive.org will be your best friend when dealing with nearly 2,000 pages of information.
Not to be ignorant of what this book details, we should also remember that this book is a detailed outline of how lands were taken without permission, and people were slaughtered without just cause.
I link to Alabama Department of Archives and History over on my Genealogy Resources page because they have an extensive searchable digital collection available to the public.
In addition to their online collections, they are also active on social media including Facebook, a blog, and twitter. Go check them out and keep discovering!
- Patricia
This set was digitized and uploaded to Archive.org by Alabama Department of Archives and History, and are linked below:
Volume 1
Volume 2
These two volumes were published as evidence presented with a court case, and gives an outline of various family units of Choctaw claimants in the case. While this information in itself might be difficult to pick up and use for research, there is also mention of marriages and relationships between Choctaw and settlers, which might help break through some brick walls.
And don’t we all love that feeling?
The ‘Search Inside’ feature on Archive.org will be your best friend when dealing with nearly 2,000 pages of information.
Not to be ignorant of what this book details, we should also remember that this book is a detailed outline of how lands were taken without permission, and people were slaughtered without just cause.
I link to Alabama Department of Archives and History over on my Genealogy Resources page because they have an extensive searchable digital collection available to the public.
In addition to their online collections, they are also active on social media including Facebook, a blog, and twitter. Go check them out and keep discovering!
- Patricia
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