And the two souls become one! Marriage records are crucial when it comes to tracing family lines. Learn the history behind them, how to locate them, and how the information they hold can lead to more finds.
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Previous Episodes of Interest
- BlackProGen LIVE State Specific Episode Playlist
- Ep 69: Biology of a Document: From Analysis to Plan
- Ep 68: The Whos and the Whens
- Ep 75: Getting the Most From Your Research Trip
- Ep 5: The African American Online Genealogy Toolbox
- Ep 51: Finding and Tracing Enslaved Ancestors
Resource Links
- Publication of Banns
- Publication of Banns (Catholic Church)
- Intermarriage and the law, colonial style, Judy Russell
- Where to Write for Vital Records, Centers for Disease Control
- State Marriage License and Blood Test Requirement
- Bound in Wedlock: Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth Century, Dr. Tera W. Hunter
- Bound in Wedlock – Dr. Tera W. Hunter (video)
- Slave and Free Black Marriage in the 19th Century – Dr. Tera W. Hunter at Emory University (video)
- Sealing the Sacred Bonds of Holy Matrimony, National Archives