We're excited that you're interested in becoming a verified member of the Descendants of Freedmen community. To receive enrollment instructions, you must register for a ZOOM session so we can arrange for you to be enrolled in the genealogy process to find your ancestor(s); OR collect your ancestor information to get you a verification certificate out.
If something isn't clear or you want to suggest something you think is missing, don't hesitate to drop us a line at freedmentree@volunteercouncil.org.
We aim to respond to all applicants within 3 business days.
FREEDMEN DESCENDANT CLIENT DISCLOSURE As an applicant and participant you are acknowledging and agreeing to become a client of The Volunteer Council on Freedmen Affairs and a member of a Freedman Bureau Community. You will receive notices and updates from The Council and Bureau offices.
UNIQUE IDENTIFIER DISCLOSER By registering for the My Freedmen Tree service, you have the option to accept an assigned unique identifier by The Council; OR use a legal identifier such as SSN, DL#, passport#, etc. Whichever you choose, the identifier will be used during the process of verifying Freedmen Ancestors; and will NOT be shared outside The Council.
GENEALOGY COLLECTION PROOF AGREEMENT To provide a Certificate of Verification, The Council must have evidence of direct lineage to a Freedman Ancestor residing in the United States between 1776 and 1870? The time-frame for issuing a certificate depends on the details provided on lineage and availability of resources to verify the connection to the Freedman Ancestor. To begin the verification process, The Council must have the name and location information of a grand-mother's or grand-father's father.
DATA/INFORMATION SHARING DISCLOSURE For assistance in finding Freedmen Ancestor evidence, client provided data/information may be shared with third party applications and/or genealogist. But the data/information will never be linked with the client's name or location.
GENEALOGY SHARING AGREEMENT In order to help other Descendants of Freedmen find their ancestors, in the Freedmen Bureaus Spirit, genealogy data and information found for you will be shared, using your encrypted FreedmenID on the website FreedmanBureau.org. For more information on how this data and information is collected and/or shared; please contact freedmentree@volunteercouncil.org.
We will attempt to accommodate your request the best we can and where we have volunteer availability.
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