Timbuctoo Historical Society

Timbuctoo was settled by formerly enslaved and free African Americans, beginning in 1826

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Timbuctoo Historical Society

Timbuctoo was settled by formerly enslaved and free African Americans, beginning in 1826

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Educational Resources

African American Family Histories

Read about Timbuctoo in a 19th century newspaper!

New Jersey: A State Divided on Freedom

Slides from a presentation focusing on antebellum free People of Color in New Jersey and the District of Columbia, along with the basics of building a Family Tree.

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New Jersey: A State Divided on Freedom

Read about Timbuctoo in a 19th century newspaper!

New Jersey: A State Divided on Freedom

Did you know that 2/3 of African Americans living in Southern New Jersey were free as early as 1790? Read this compelling narrative by Guy Weston from the 2017 edition of AAHGS Journal.

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Read about Timbuctoo in a 19th century newspaper!

Finding Free African Americans Before the Civil War

Learn fascinating details about Timbuctoo as they were written during its heyday.

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Finding Free African Americans Before the Civil War

Regional Variations in the Manumission of Slaves in NJ

Finding Free African Americans Before the Civil War

Case study from descendants of early Timbuctoo settlers.

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Regional Variations in the Manumission of Slaves in NJ

Slavery in New Jersey was abolished by gradual manumission in 1804, but the northern counties were much slower to implement changes. See details here.

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Timbuctoo Historical Society

Timbuctoo Historical Society

Educational Resources

African American Family Histories

Read about Timbuctoo in a 19th century newspaper!

New Jersey: A State Divided on Freedom

New Jersey: A State Divided on Freedom

Read about Timbuctoo in a 19th century newspaper!

New Jersey: A State Divided on Freedom

Read about Timbuctoo in a 19th century newspaper!

Read about Timbuctoo in a 19th century newspaper!

Finding Free African Americans Before the Civil War

Finding Free African Americans Before the Civil War

Regional Variations in the Manumission of Slaves in NJ

Finding Free African Americans Before the Civil War

Regional Variations in the Manumission of Slaves in NJ

Regional Variations in the Manumission of Slaves in NJ

Regional Variations in the Manumission of Slaves in NJ

Selected Press Coverage

March 15, 2019

September 25, 2018

June 1, 2015

May 24, 2015

February 15, 2015

August 3, 2010

December 18, 2005