The best place to go for any kind of Family History search is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint web site at www.lds.org. Click on the link for Family History, then go to, "More helpful web sites, and type in "African American" in the Keyword and it will take you to a 31 different links. Good luck! Jackie ********************************************* Jackie L. Allred Assistant to the University Librarian and Dean of Libraries Syracuse University Library 219 Bird Library 222 Waverly Ave Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 (315)443-2573; FAX (315)443-2060 >>> [log in to unmask] 1/31/2006 11:29:08 PM >>> Is there such a thing? I am interested in African-Americans who have had success - or failure - in tracing their American ancestry. Christopher Gray Office for Metropolitan History 246 West 80th Street, #8, NYC 10024 212-799-0520 fax -0542 e: [log in to unmask] www.MetroHistory.com