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- Description
- Table of Contents
- About the author
- Reviews
Genealogical research is one of the fastest growing pastimes in the United States, and libraries are the first stop for those eager to find their roots.
The Librarian's Genealogy Notebook includes the most concise and useful information on where to begin your search for genealogical records. The introduction provides the information librarians need to help patrons get started on their family histories. Author Dahrl E. Moore helps librarians mine their own libraries for reference sources that might already be available, includes useful advice on obtaining information from external sources, and also offers general sources libraries may want to provide access to or own.
Both location and access are provided. Easy to use checklists help librarians direct patrons to the right information throughout their research.
- Section 1 Brief Introduction to Genealogy and Family History
- How to Begin: A Guide for Librarians and Researchers
Section 2 Library Reference Service
- Know Your Own Library
Referral
Reference Interview
Local history
Children and Genealogy
Heraldry
Periodicals
Section 3 Checklist of Genealogical Sources and Abbreviations
- Home Sources
Abbreviations
Section 4 Census Records and Forms, 1800–1920
- Soundex
Using Census Records
Other Censuses
Section 5 Other Genealogical Records: Vital Records, Passenger Lists, Land
- Records, and Wills and Probate
Vital Records
Passenger Lists
Land Records
Wills and Probate
Section 6 General Books Most Libraries Should Own
Section 7 Basic Genealogy Bibliography
Section 8 Helpful Classification Schedules: Library of Congress and Dewey
- Library of Congress
Dewey Decimal System
Section 9 State, County, City, Town, and Area Sources
Section 10 Libraries with Large Genealogical Collections
Section 11 National Genealogical Societies
Section 12 Genealogical Book Publishers
Section 13 Book Dealers and Suppliers
- Book Dealers
Suppliers
Section 14 National Archives, Branches, and Presidential Libraries
- National Archives
Branches
Presidential Libraries
Section 15 Education, Conferences, Workshops, and Seminars
Section 16 Computer Programs and Databases and the Internet
- Computer Programs and Databases
The Internet
Section 17 Genealogical Periodicals
Section 18 English Genealogy, Regnal Years, and the Change in Calendar
Section 19 Military Service Records and American Wars and Engagements, 1565–1990
- Military Service Records
American Wars and Engagements, 1565–1990
Section 20 Miscellaneous Tidbits
- Fraternal Organizations
Lineage Societies
General Sources
Appendixes
- 1 Research Calendar
2 Correspondence Calendar
3 Ancestor Chart
4 Family Group Record
5 1800–1820 Census—United States
6 1810 Census—United States
7 1820–1840 Census—United States
8 1850 Census—United States
9 1860 Census—United States
10 1870 Census—United States
11 1880 Census—United States
12 1900 Census—United States
13 1910 Census—United States
14 1920 Census—United States
15 Principal Meridians and Base Lines of the Federal System of Rectangular Surveys
16 State Sources
17 County, City, Town, and Area Sources
18 Form 80—Order for copies of Veterans Records
Index
Dahrl E. Moore
Dahrl E. Moore is a university librarian at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. As president of the Palm Beach County Genealogical Society, she lectures on various genealogical subjects for the society's workshops and seminars. She has also taught library resources in genealogical research for the University of South Forida Library and Information Science Program.
"...does an outstanding job of presenting the essential materials for a current genealogy collection... [This book], to be commended for its currentness and its descriptive working lists, is in a class of its own."
—National Genealogical Quarterly