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*National Archives Internet Site at http://archives.gov/<br> | *National Archives Internet Site at http://archives.gov/<br> | ||
*Genealogists/Family Historians—National Archives at http://archives.gov/genealogy/<br> | *Genealogists/Family Historians—National Archives at http://archives.gov/genealogy/<br> | ||
*Archival Research Catalog (ARC) online at http://archives.gov/research/arc/<br> | *Archival Research Catalog (ARC) online at http://archives.gov/research/arc/<br> | ||
*Access to Archival Databases (AAD) online at http://aad.archives.gov/aad/<br> | *Access to Archival Databases (AAD) online at http://aad.archives.gov/aad/<br> | ||
*Repository Database at http://respositorydatabase.net <br> | *Repository Database at http://respositorydatabase.net <br> | ||
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The National Archives has a vast collection of documents created by the United States federal government. The records most often used by genealogists are census, military, land, and immigration records. | The National Archives has a vast collection of documents created by the United States federal government. The records most often used by genealogists are census, military, land, and immigration records. | ||
The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.<ref>"Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref> | The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.<ref>"Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref> | ||
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=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
*[http://archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/ Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States] in National Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/ (accessed 5 April 2009). Provides a general overview of NARA's holdings at the record group level, and is intended to assist researchers in identifying which record groups may have material relevant to their research topics. | |||
*Eales, Anne Bruner and Robert M. Kvasnicka, ed. Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States. Third Edition. Washington, DC: Nathional Archives and Records Administration, 2000. Explains records collections used most by genealogical researchers: Census, Passenger Arrivals and Border Crossings, Naturalizations, Military, Land, Native Americans, African Americans, and more. | *Eales, Anne Bruner and Robert M. Kvasnicka, ed. Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States. Third Edition. Washington, DC: Nathional Archives and Records Administration, 2000. Explains records collections used most by genealogical researchers: Census, Passenger Arrivals and Border Crossings, Naturalizations, Military, Land, Native Americans, African Americans, and more. | ||
*The Archives | *The Archives | ||