The Library of Congress link above provides free access & download to the Slave Narrative records – although these seem to vary from the records on Ancestry. Of course – they are both available via the Federal/State Archives.  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html

Friendly blogger at MY GEORGIA ROOTS also said.....

Here are a few GREAT resources to get you on your way!:-)

• GeneaBloggers.com – A one stop shop for ALL things related to Genealogy blogging! If T2 doesn’t have it – it’s not to be found!:-) Twitter: @GeneaBloggers
• Forums at LowCountry Africana – LowCountry Africana has recently launched its own Message Board! If you have South Carolina, Florida and/or Georgia Ancestors, this is the place for you! Twitter:@LCAfricana
• GenealogyWise - Think Facebook meets Genealogy!  Twitter:@GenealogyWise
• African-American Genealogy Examiner- Great articles from seasoned Genealogist, Michael Hait! Twitter: @MichaelHait
• AfricanRootsPodcast- Weekly podcast STUFFED with informative Genealogy goodies presented by uber-knowledgeable, Angela Walton-Raji. Twitter: @AYWalton

Somebody... somewhere... I'm quoting.....

African-American Genealogy Sites You Can't Miss!

       AfriGeneas

       AfriQuest

       African American Family History - Ancestry.com

       LowCountry Africana

       Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy

       The Freedman's Bureau Online

       Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938

       Sankofa-Gen Wiki

       The Geography of Slavery in Virginia

       The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database

I learn from others....

There's not really a need to reinvent the wheel....  I just have to remind myself to give credit where credit is due! 

http://shbwgen.blogspot.com/
He uses free-pages genealogy as a website,,, from Ancestry.com  which for the first time... I really liked!

He also mentioned checking GoogleNews' newspaper   http://news.google.com/archivesearch
along with the Library of Congress'   http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/
Chronicling America -- having updates such as the Canfield, Ohio newspaper and Texas newspapers....  I'll have to look up small towns Oklahoma???