How to Use HeritageQuest Online

The Freedman's Bank collection is a key resource for African American genealogical research as well as Reconstruction Era historical research.

• Personal data on over 100,000 depositor accounts
• Names for over 489,000 individuals
• Covers extant (i.e., surviving) account registers for the Freedman's Savings & Trust Company 1865-1874
• Includes original image plus text transcript
• Soundex® surname search option
• Get more info here.

• Given name and Surname are separate fields.
• Boolean operators are not supported.
• Truncation and wildcard symbols are supported in the Given Name and Surname fields.