Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them: Difference between revisions

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     Google books at http://books.google.com  
     Google books at http://books.google.com  


     World catalog at http://worldcat.org/. In the '''Subject ''field enter the surname or “family” like this, "''Whitefield'''
     World catalog at http://worldcat.org/. In the Subject ''field enter the surname or “family” like this, "''Whitefield  


'''        family"'''. This searches the catalogs and displays the results from thousands of libraries at once.  
        family'''"'''. This searches the catalogs and displays the results from thousands of libraries at once.  


     ''Periodical Source Index (PERSI)'' at [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/persi/search/people ''People Search''] for a family name in over a million article titles in genealogical  
     ''Periodical Source Index (PERSI)'' at [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/persi/search/people ''People Search''] for a family name in over a million article titles in genealogical  
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       long, redo the search but in the ''Keyword'' field add the two-letter postal abbreviation for the state where they lived.  
       long, redo the search but in the ''Keyword'' field add the two-letter postal abbreviation for the state where they lived.  


&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Google books at [http://books.google.com http://books.google.com] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; World catalog at [http://worldcat.org/ http://worldcat.org/] &nbsp;In the '''Subjectfield enter the surname and “family” like this, Whitefield'''
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Google books at [http://books.google.com http://books.google.com] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; World catalog at [http://worldcat.org/ http://worldcat.org/] &nbsp;In the Subjectfield enter the surname and “family” like this, Whitefield  


'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; family'''. This searches the catalogs and displays the results from thousands of libraries at once. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Periodical Source Index (PERSI) at [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/persi/search/people People Search] for a family name in over a million article titles in genealogical  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; family. This searches the catalogs and displays the results from thousands of libraries at once. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Periodical Source Index (PERSI) at [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/persi/search/people People Search] for a family name in over a million article titles in genealogical  


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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;periodicals. Put the family name in the Surname field and click the Search button. If the Article Results List is too<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1249682229412_885" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1249682229412_150" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1249682229412_440" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1249682229412_596" />  
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