{"title":"David T. Thackery","description":"\u003cp\u003eDAVID T. THACKERY served as curator of the Local and Family History collection at the Newberry Library in Chicago from 1983 until his death in July 1998. His books include \u003cem\u003eFinding Your African American Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Bibliography of African American History at the Newberry Library\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAfro-American Family History at the Newberry Library: A Research Guide and Bibliography\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThackery was recognized as a noted African American genealogist who significantly strengthened the Newberry’s African American genealogical holdings. He also co-authored \u003cem\u003eCase Studies in Afro-American Genealogy\u003c\/em\u003e with Dee Woodtor and published \u003cem\u003eA Light and Uncertain Hold\u003c\/em\u003e through Kent State University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid T. Thackery’s books are published by Ancestry.com, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"finding-your-african-american-ancestors-a-beginners-guide-finding-your-ancestors","title":"Finding Your African American Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide (Finding Your Ancestors)","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough the search for African American ancestry prior to the Civil War is challenging, the difficulties are not always insurmountable. Finding Your African American Ancestors takes you through your ancestors' transition from slavery to freedom, and helps you find them using the federal census, plantation records, and other helpful sources. The book also considers ways to locate runaway slave advertisements, to identify an ancestor's military regiment, and to access the valuable information from The Freedman's Savings and Trust records.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0916489906\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780916489908\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"David T. Thackery","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42329286770904,"sku":"9780916489908","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":42329286803672,"sku":"9781630263300","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780916489908_FChigh_mockup_v2_1786376000_5a10df10-4939-448a-9fbc-cd34faffeb71.jpg?v=1790982138"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-david-t-thackery.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}