1: Dem. Republic of the Congo
2: Ghana
3: Ivory Coast
4: Nigeria
5: More Countries
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Goal 1: Learn about Ghana research and records.
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ALearn how to find records for ancestors from Ghana.
- Overview: Read this page for an overview of resources in Ghana.
FS—Wiki: Ghana Genealogy - Learn how to begin doing research in Ghana.
How Do I Research My Ghanaian Ancestry? - Here are some tips for working with family history in Ghana.
BYU—Some Guidelines For Family Research in Ghana - Records: Learn about civil registration in Ghana.
FS—Wiki: Ghana Civil Registration - Learn about census records in Ghana.
FS—Wiki: Ghana Census - Learn about church records in Ghana.
FS—Wiki: Ghana Church Records - Explore the Gold Coast Database site for genealogy resources (requires a free registration).
- Explore common Ghana surnames on the Forebears site.
- Explore Ghana cemetery records on the on the
BillionGraves site. - Explore Ghana cemetery records on the Find A Grave site.
BExplore Ghana map resources.
- Learn about maps for Ghana research.
FS—Wiki: Ghana Maps - Learn about gazetteers for Ghana research.
FS—Wiki: Ghana Gazetteers - Explore the Perry-Castaneda site for Ghana.
- Explore the David Rumsey collection of Ghana maps.
- Explore the Old Maps Online site for Ghana maps.
- Explore the Atlas of Ghana on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore the Old Maps of Africa on the Wikipedia site.
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