Trace your family history across generations — from slavery and separation to survival and legacy. Built for those whose stories were hardest to preserve, and open to all who seek their roots.
Research guides, lineage reports, and historical documents for African American genealogy. Free and open to everyone.
“In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.”— Alex Haley
Whether you’re starting from scratch or building on decades of research, Legacy Keepers gives you the tools to go deeper.
Store census records, birth certificates, marriage licenses, letters, and photographs in your private family archive.
Connect generations from the present back through Reconstruction and beyond — with full spouse, sibling, and child support.
Visualize where your ancestors lived across generations with an interactive map powered by historical location data.
Track DNA test results, matches, and ethnicity estimates alongside your documentary evidence.
Generate beautiful family heritage reports ready to print and share — a gift that lasts generations.
Work with our genealogist directly — from a complimentary consultation to a full research engagement.
Rooted in African American heritage and open to every family on earth.
Legacy Keepers was built first and foremost to address the unique challenges of African American genealogy — the deliberate erasure of names in records, the barrier of slavery-era documentation, the scattered evidence of the Great Migration.
But the platform and its resources welcome researchers of every background, because we are all family. Every feature, every research guide, every tool is designed to help you find the people who came before you — no matter where those roots reach.
Create your free family archive and begin connecting generations. Every ancestor you name is a story saved for those who come after.
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Preserving African American family history — one ancestor at a time.
Legacy Keepers was founded on a simple truth: African American family history faces barriers that most genealogy tools were never built to address. Slavery erased names. Reconstruction scattered families. The Great Migration left trails that are hard to follow.
We built this platform to change that — giving every researcher the tools, records, and guidance to trace their family across the full arc of American history. Our resources are free and open to all, because every ancestor deserves to be remembered.
Ready to start tracing your own family history?