Printed Resources

Finding Aids: Books

Daughters of the American Revolution, National Society. DAR Library Catalog: Volume One, Family Histories and Genealogies. 2d rev. ed. Washington, D.C., 1983. Supplement. 1984. Volume Two, State and Local Histories and Records. 1986. Volume Three, Centennial Supplement: Acquisitions, 1985-1991. 1992.

Lists of family histories and genealogies, state and local histories, and published records in the DAR Library through 1991

Filby, P. William. A Bibliography of American County Histories. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985.

List of about 5,000 histories of U.S. counties.

Hoffman, Marian, ed. Genealogical & Local History Books in Print: Family History Volume. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

List of available family histories with the names and addresses of vendors.

Hoffman, Marian,ed. Genealogical & Local History Books in Print: U.S. Sources and Resources Volumes. 2 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

List of available books pertaining to U.S. regions, states, counties, and towns with the names and addresses of vendors.

Kaminkow, Marion J. Genealogies in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography. 2 vols. Baltimore: Magna Carta, 1972. Supplement, 1972-1976. 1977. Supplement, 1976-1986. 1986.

List of family histories and genealogies in the Library of Congress as of 1986.

Kaminkow, Marion J. United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography. 4 vols. Baltimore: Magna Carta, 1975. Supplement with index to 5 vols. 1976.

List of local histories in the Library of Congress as of 1976.

National Genealogical Society. Family Group Sheets. Available from the NGS Bookstore.

Family group sheet illustrated in the lesson and sold by the National Genealogical Society.

U.S. Library of Congress. Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1992.

List of genealogies added to the Library of Congress collection since 1986

Finding Aids: Periodicals

PERSI: Periodical Source Index. CD-ROM. Salt Lake City: Allen County Public Library and  Ancestry, 1999.

Comprehensive index to genealogical and local history periodicals. A multivolume printed edition can be found in some larger libraries.

Finding Birth Information

Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources. Edited by Alice Eichholz. Rev. ed. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member’s discount.

Address of each county courthouse and the earliest date of birth records, probate records, and deeds. Includes for each state a discussion of vital records, church records, probate records, and deeds.

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. County Courthouse Book. 2d ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member’s discount.

Addresses and telephone numbers for more than 3,000 county courthouses and town halls. Many of the entries include the officials to contact for vital records, probate records, deeds, and naturalization records.

The following National Archives microfilm catalogs can be ordered from the National Archives and Records Administration:

The 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1997.

The 1900 Federal Population Census. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1996.

The 1910 Federal Population Census. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1996.

The 1920 Federal Population Census. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992.

Immigrant & Passenger Arrivals. 2d ed. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1991.

Military Service Records. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985.

Microfilm Resources for Research: A Comprehensive Catalog. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1996.

Schaefer, Christine. Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

List of naturalization record repositories by state and county and microfilmed records available from the National Archives and LDS Family History Library. Not complete.

Szucs, Loretto Dennis. They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1998. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

Discussion of the naturalization process and strategies for locating naturalization records, with a detailed listing of naturalization records held by each National Archives regional archive.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces. Publication No. (PHS) 93-1142. Hyattsville, Md., 1993. Available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office. Search the Sales Product Catalog.

List of state vital records offices that may have delayed birth certificates.

Finding Death Information

Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources. Edited by Alice Eichholz. Rev. ed. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

Address of each county courthouse and the earliest date of death records, probate records, and deeds. Includes for each state a discussion of vital records, church records, probate records, and deeds.

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. County Courthouse Book. 2d ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

Addresses and telephone numbers for more than 3,000 county courthouses and town halls. Many of the entries include the official to contact for vital records, probate records, and deeds.

Brigham, Clarence S. History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820. 2 vols. 1947. Reprint, Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, 1962.

Guide to early American newspapers and the location of their extant issues. Available in larger libraries.

Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (formerly Ayer Directory of Publications). Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1869- (annual).

Currently published newspapers listed by state and city, with the year established and the address. Available in many libraries.

Genealogical Calendar, 1753-2000. NGS Research Aid No. 1. Arlington, Va.: National Genealogical Society, 1994. Available from the NGS Bookstore.

Perpetual calendar that enables you to find the day of the week for any date or the date for a day in a specific week from 1753 to 2000.

Gregory, Winifred. American Newspapers, 1821-1936: A Union List of Files Available in the United States and Canada. 1937. Reprint, New York: Kraus Reprint Corp., 1967.

American newspapers and the location of their extant issues, beginning where Brigham’s guide ends. Available in larger libraries.

Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications in the National Archives. Special Publication No. 40. Rev. and enl. ed. Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1976. Available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

Index to the Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrant application files in the National Archives. Available in larger libraries.

Military Service Records. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration , 1985.

National Archives microfilm catalog of pension application files and indexes.

Newspapers in Microform, United States, 1948-1983, 2 vols. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1984.

Bibliography of American newspapers that have been reproduced on microfilm. The years in the title refers to the years of data collection, not to the years of publication of the newspapers. Available in larger libraries.

Miscellaneous

Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources. Edited by Alice Eichholz. Rev. ed. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member’s discount.

List of counties in each state with the year in which each county was organized and the county or counties from which it was formed.

Arnold, Jackie Smith. Kinship: It’s All Relative. 2d ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

Description of family relationships with a number of family relationship charts and diagrams.

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. County Courthouse Book. 2d ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member’s discount.

List of county courthouses with the year in which each county was organized and the county or counties from which it was formed.

Meyerink, Kory, ed. Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1997. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

Discussion of why printed records were created, how to find them, and how to use them in genealogical research.

National Genealogical Society. Pedigree Chart. Available from the NGS Bookstore

Four-generation pedigree chart illustrated in the lesson.

Source Citation Manual

Mills, Elizabeth Shown. Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

Discussion of the fundamentals of citation with numerous citation formats.

Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources. Edited by Alice Eichholz. Rev. ed. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

Address of each county courthouse and the earliest dates of its birth, marriage, and death records, with information on the development of vital records registration in each state.

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. County Courthouse Book. 2d ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

Addresses and telephone numbers for more than 3,000 county courthouses and town halls. Many of the entries include the official to contact for marriage and other vital records with the fees for searches and copies.

Kemp, Thomas Jay. International Vital Records Handbook. 3d ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. Also available from the NGS Bookstore with a member's discount.

Collection of vital records application forms from the various states with addresses, fees, and special instructions.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces. Publication No. (PHS) 93-1142. Hyattsville, Md., 1993. Available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office. Search the Sales Product Catalog.

List of state vital records offices to write to for copies of birth and death records and, in some cases, marriage and divorce records, with the cost of copies.