Goal 1: Learn about Ghana research and records.
Choices
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 - Sites: 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.
Record Search Practice |
Rosine D Tenkorang was married in Ghana. Use the "FS: Ghana, Accra, Marriages, 1863-2003" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- Who did Rosine D Tenkorang marry?
- Where did they marry?
- What is Rosina's birth year?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Rosine D" as the first name and "Tenkorang" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Rosine D Tenkorang.
- Read the information in the center column.
- Rosine married Daniel E Aequah.
- They were married in Accra, Ghana.
- Rosina was born about 1880.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
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.
