Locating free African American ancestors: A beginners guide

by Aaron L. Day

This book provides tips on problem solving techniques, research methods, and resources for locating ancestors. This book also lists outstanding books written about the free social status in this country before the Civil War, or War of the States.

192 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Aaron L. Day is an Author, Accountant, Family Historian, and Community Advocate. Aaron has an AA in Accounting from Los Angeles Trade – Technical College, and BS in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.

Aaron served as the past Vice President of the Questing Heirs Genealogical Society of Long Beach, California, and is the Program Director.

He served on the Board of the Friends of the Long Beach Public Library for fifteen years.

He is a member of the “California African American Genealogical Society”, the “Historical Society of Long Beach”, and a Charter Member and the Vice President of the “African American Heritage Society of Long Beach” (AAHS-LB).

Aaron writes a column for the NAACP Long Beach branch newsletter. He teaches a basic genealogy class and conducts field trips throughout Southern California, for the NAACP and the AAHS-LB.