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HANDBOOK OF GENEALOGICAL SOURCES

A 252-paged book describing all major and minor sources of genealogical information with precise and detailed instructions for obtaining data on your ancestors from them.

 

CIVIL WAR GENEALOGY

A 93-paged book of 316 sources for tracing your Civil War ancestors. Chapters include I: The Civil War, II: The Archives, III: National Publications, IV: State Publications, V: Local Sources, VI: Military Unit Histories, and VII: Civil War Events.

 

REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENEALOGY

A 110-paged book containing 407 sources for tracing your Revolutionary War ancestor. Chapters include I:Revolutionary War history, II: The Archives, III: National Publication, IV: State Publications, V: Local Sources, VI: Military Unit Histories, and VII: Sites and Museums.

 

WAR OF 1812 GENEALOGY

A 75-paged book of 289 sources for tracing your War of 1812 ancestor. Chapters include I: History of the Ware, II: Service Records, III: Bounty Land and Pension Records, IV: National and State Publications, V: Local Sources, VI: Military Unit Histories, and VII: Sites and Events.

GERMAN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 235-paged book containing 1984 sources for tracing your German ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: German Background, II: Germans to America, III: Bridging the Atlantic, IV: Types of German Records, V: German Record Repositories, and VI: The German Language.

GEORGIA GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 238-paged book containing 1303 sources for tracing your GA ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: GA Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, and IV: Research Procedure and County Listings, (detailed listing of records available for each of the 159 GA counties).

 

ILLINOIS GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 291-paged book containing 1544 sources for tracing your IL ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: IL Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, IV: Research Procedures and Chicago/Cook County Records (detailed listing of records available), and V: Records for Other Counties (detailed listing of records available for each of the 101 other IL counties).

 

INDIANA GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 189-paged book containing 1044 sources for tracing your IN ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: IN Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, and IV Research Procedure and County Listings (detailed listing of records available for each of the 92 IN counties).

 

KENTUCKY GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 167-paged book containing 1191 sources for tracing your KY ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: KY Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, and IV Research Procedure and County Listings (detailed listing of records available for each of the 120 KY counties).

 

MARYLAND GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 208-paged book containing 1176 sources for tracing your MD ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: MD Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, and IV Research Procedure and County Listings (detailed listing of records available for each of the 23 MD counties and for Baltimore).

 

MASSACHUSETTS GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 279-paged book containing 1709 sources for tracing your MA ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: MA Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, and IV Research Procedure and County-Town-City Listings (detailed listing of records available for each of the 14 MA counties and 351 cities-towns).

 

MISSOURI GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 235-paged book containing 1342 sources for tracing your MO ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: MO Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, and IV Research Procedure and County Listings (detailed listing of records available for each of the 114 MO counties and for the City of St. Louis).

 

NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 252-paged book containing 1426 sources for tracing your NY ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: NY Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, IV Research Procedure and NY City Record Listings (detailed listing of records available for each the 5 counties of NY City), and V: Record Listings for Other Counties (detailed listing of records available for each of the other 57 NY counties).

 

NORTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 169-paged book containing 1233 sources for tracing your NC ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: NC Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, and IV Research Procedure and County Listings (detailed listing of records available for each of the 100 NC counties).

 

OHIO GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 212-paged book containing 1241 sources for tracing your OH ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: OH Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, and IV Research Procedure and County Listings (detailed listing of records available for each of the 100 OH counties).

 

PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 201-paged book containing 1309 sources for tracing your PA ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: PA Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, and IV Research Procedure and County Listings (detailed listing of records available for each of the 67 PA counties).

 

SOUTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 170-paged book containing 1107 sources for tracing your SC ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: SC Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, and IV Research Procedure and County Listings (detailed listing of records available for each of the 47 SC counties).

 

TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 132-paged book containing 1073 sources for tracing your TN ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: TN Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, and IV Research Procedure and County Listings (detailed listing of records available for each of the 96 TN counties).

 

VIRGINIA GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

A 216-paged book containing 1273 sources for tracing your VA ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include I: VA Background, II: Types of Records, III: Record Locations, and IV Research Procedure and County Listings (detailed listing of records available for each of the 100 VA counties and 41 major cities).