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The American Genealogical Biographical Index (AGBI) is one of the most important printed genealogical sources in the United States. Also known as "Rider's Index," it is an every-name index (excluding authors and witnesses) to over 800 printed genealogies and other compiled sources housed at the [http://www.godfrey.org/ Godfrey Memorial Library] in Middletown, Connecticut.  The collection spans more than 100,000 pages and 200 printed volumes.  
The American Genealogical Biographical Index (AGBI) is one of the most important printed genealogical sources in the United States. Also known as "Rider's Index," it is an every-name index (excluding authors and witnesses) to over 800 printed genealogies and other compiled sources housed at the [http://www.godfrey.org/ Godfrey Memorial Library] in Middletown, Connecticut.  The collection spans more than 100,000 pages and 200 printed volumes.  


Historically, circulation of AGBI has been limited to a few hundred libraries, but a partnership forged in 2007 between the Godfrey Memorial Library and FamilySearch made the collection available for free through [[Introduction_to_LDS_Family_History_Centers|LDS Family History Centers]].  
A digital version of each volume is available in the FamilySearch Catalog collection titled “[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/152434?availability=Family%20History%20Library The American Genealogical Index].”


Each entry of AGBI has the following parts:  
Each entry of AGBI has the following parts:  
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