This "searchable database" is a directory about African-American history in New Hampshire. The database has demographic information for people of interest.
By Name of Person
Enter the name of a Person in "Search - By name" on the Main (Welcome) page. You can enter one word (like "Dinah") or two words (like "Prince Whipple").
Hint: just enter part of a name. The database finds names that have those letters. For example, entering "ces" will find both Frances and Cesar.
This search does not depend on upper or lower case letters. It will look through all Name fields (Context, Person, and Alias). The result is a list of Persons.
By Event and/or Detail
To find Persons by what is known of their life histories, click "Search - By events & details" on the Main (Welcome) page. The result is a list of Persons who have that Event or Detail.
A search may be for an Event (only), or a Detail (only), or both. If both are selected, they are joined with *AND* in between. For example, you can find people who were born in the 1700's *AND* lived in Portsmouth NH.
Events have a Type and a Date. Any search on Date uses a time period (or "range") after the FROM date and before the TO date. For a single Date, enter it in both FROM and TO.
Dates use a "YYYY-MM-DD" format. An unknown date has a "?" entry.
Details have a Type and a Description. Just enter part of a Description to find all similar records. In a location, for example, enter "NH" to include all towns in the state.
To trace a family, find Persons who are children by searching Details for the name of a parent (e.g., "Birth: Name of mother" or "Birth: Name of father").
By Source
To find a Source, click "List all Sources" on the Main (Welcome) page. Then scroll down for the desired Source.
To find Persons who are named in a Source, click the "Persons" icon next to the desired Source.
Search Results
The result of any Search is a list of Persons.
To see the Events and Details in a Person's life, click the "Life" icon next to the Person's name.
To print any page, click Print (or Print Screen) in your browser.