During the month of February, the New England Historic Genealogical Society is allowing free entry to its website for those seeking information on their African-American ancestry, it has been announced.

In honor of Black History Month, guests can conduct searches on the website, www.AmericanAncestors.org/AfricanAmerican.

Along with a video and study guide, guest users will have access to several databases, including Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States, 1830, which was compiled from the U.S. Census of that year. The database includes the names, ages, family size and county of residence for 47,300 individuals from 27 states.