Subpages include annotated links to sites that aide in performing research.
Miscellaneous
from ProGenealogists.com, a genealogical research firm
Family Tree Magazine - 101 Best Websites
for 2008 - http://www.familytreemagazine.com/101sites/2008/
for 2007 - http://www.familytreemagazine.com/101sites/2007/
for 2006 - http://www.familytreemagazine.com/101sites/2006/
Family History Center Databases
If you have access to a local Family History Center, there is free access to World Vital Records - and Footnote - and the Godfrey Library databases - and the Swedish digitized parish records - and HeritageQuest - along with the limited FHC version of Ancestry.com. It is a great place to try out the subscription databases to see if they will be useful for your particular research needs before spending the money for a personal subscription.
Rebecca Christensen [rchristen@sbcglobal.net], "Re: [APG] worldvitalrecords," APG-L, discussion list, 4 May 2008 (http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Genealogical_Societies/APG.html).
Ancestry Card Catalog
Index of databases - http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/alldblist.aspx
Essential Resources
Core Genealogy Resources
Diane Kovacs - http://www.kovacs.com/oldresults/gencore06.html
Genealogy Ready Reference
| Title |
Author, etc. |
Comments |
| Statesman's Yearbook (International information) |
- 143rd edition is available - 2008 |
- Updated Annually
- Has Embassy & cultural information |
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Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages & Divorces |
- 2007 edition available |
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The Source |
- 2006 Edition available |
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| Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a Solid Case |
- Published in 2005 |
- Great for providing people with info on why documenting data found
- A source for people seriously working on the family tree. |
| Land & Property Research in the United States. |
Hone, E. Wade. Ancestry c1997 |
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Genealogist's Address Book |
4th edition, 1998 |
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International Vital Records Handbook. |
4th edition, 2000 |
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County Courthouse Book |
1995 edition |
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Map Guide to U.S. Federal Census 1790-1920 |
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Everton's Handy Book for Genealogists |
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CAUTION - has many out-of-date addresses, incorrect record information |
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Ancestry Red Book |
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"What did they mean by that-dictionary of historical terms for genealogists" |
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Evidence Explained:citing history sources from artifacts to cyberspace |
2007 edition. |
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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States, |
1855 |
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Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |
Henry Gannett |
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A Handy Guide to Record-Searching in the Larger Cities of the United States |
Kay Kirkham, Everton
probably out of print |
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Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada |
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| How to do research in your county/city |
make yourself if not available |
lists of local history source books, cemeteries, defunct post offices, merged churches, discontinued newspapers, which office holds which kind of record, etc. |
| How to do research in your state |
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| Local Area addresses |
make yourself (to keep it current) |
websites and addresses of libraries, court houses, societies in your area |
Table compiled from a discussion thread with variations on the title "Genealogy Ready Reference", GENEALIB-L, discussion list. 21-22 May, 2008 (
http://mailman.acomp.usf.edu/pipermail/genealib/).
Oral History Evaluation Guidelines
(from the Oral History Association) - http://alpha.dickinson.edu/oha/pub_eg.html
