The Genealogist's Question & Answer BookGet your answers to your genealogy questions! There's never been a better time to discover your ancestors. More family history resources are available now than ever before - making your research options almost limitless. So much information, however, makes determining where to begin, what to believe, and how to decipher it all a challenge. The Genealogist's Questions & Answers Book helps you overcome these hurdles and make the most of your research time. It provides answers to more than 150 of the most commonly asked genealogy questions in a friendly, easy-to-browse format. Questions are conveniently grouped according to the different resources you'll use: from census, church, and immigration records to oral histories, websites, electronic databases, and more. You'll learn what to look for in each document, how to interpret the information you find, and where to go next with your research. |
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... facilities house a variety of records necessary for your research . FEDERAL AND STATE ARCHIVES National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA ) The main NARA facility is located in Washington , DC , and houses microfilm copies of ...
... Facilities " then " Regional Records Services Facilities " to see what specific records a facility holds . State Archives and Libraries Each state maintains an archive and / or a library that houses a wide variety of records that ...
... facilities . In 1920 , when a list of state homes was compiled , state - run soldiers ' homes were in California , Colorado , Connecticut , Idaho , Illinois , Indi- ana , Iowa , Kansas , Massachusetts , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Oral History and Home Sources | 21 |
Vital Records and Church Records | 32 |
Copyright | |
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