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| === [[National Archives at College Park, Maryland|National Archives II]] === | | === [[National Archives at College Park, Maryland|National Archives II]] === |
| 8601 Adelphi Road<br>College Park, MD 20740-6001<br>Telephone: 866-272-6272<br>Fax: 301-837-0483<br>Email: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html#part-b I have a question] form<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/ National Archives at College Park, Maryland] | | 8601 Adelphi Road<br>College Park, MD 20740-6001<br>Telephone: 866-272-6272<br>Fax: 301-837-0483<br>Email: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html#part-b I have a question] form<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/ National Archives at College Park, Maryland] |
| :'''Archives II''' houses documents created after 1900 at the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury, modern military records, passport applications, and District of Columbia records.<ref name="DB2">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 2. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> | | :'''Archives II''' houses documents created after 1900 at the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury, modern military records, passport applications, and District of Columbia records.<ref name="DB2">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 2. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> |
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| === Regional Branches of the National Archives === | | === Regional Branches of the National Archives === |
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| Genealogy Center<br>900 Webster Street (P.O. Box 2270)<br>Fort Wayne, IN 46802<br>Telephone: 219-421-1225<br>Email: [mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info]<br>Internet: [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Allen County Public Library] | | Genealogy Center<br>900 Webster Street (P.O. Box 2270)<br>Fort Wayne, IN 46802<br>Telephone: 219-421-1225<br>Email: [mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info]<br>Internet: [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Allen County Public Library] |
| :The [http://www.genealogycenter.info/index.php Genealogy Center] houses the second largest genealogy research collection in the United States, and the largest in a public library. It is primarily a North American collection, with some complementary resources for the British Isles and other European countries. One of America's best genealogical libraries. They especially shine in genealogical periodicals, printed county histories, and printed family histories.<ref >Dollarhide and Bremer, 43.</ref> See: | | :The [http://www.genealogycenter.info/index.php Genealogy Center] houses the second largest genealogy research collection in the United States, and the largest in a public library. It is primarily a North American collection, with some complementary resources for the British Isles and other European countries. One of America's best genealogical libraries. They especially shine in genealogical periodicals, printed county histories, and printed family histories.<ref >Dollarhide and Bremer, 43.</ref> See: |
| :*Karen B Cavanaugh, ''A Genealogist’s Guide to the Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 3rd ed''. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: Cavanaugh, 1983). {{WorldCat|10295892}}; The Family History Library has the original 1980 edition titled ''A Genealogist's Guide to the Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Public Library,'' {{FHL|129067|title-id|disp=FHL Book 977.274/F1 A3c}}''.'' | | :*Karen B Cavanaugh, ''A Genealogist’s Guide to the Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 3rd ed''. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: Cavanaugh, 1983). {{WorldCat|10295892}}; The Family History Library has the original 1980 edition titled ''A Genealogist's Guide to the Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Public Library,'' {{FHL|129067|title-id|disp=FS Library Book 977.274/F1 A3c}}''.'' |
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| == [[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library]] == | | == [[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library]] == |
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| :450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many microfilms are also at branch '''''[[Introduction to Family History Centers|FamilySearch Centers]]''''' in local church buildings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and described in their online [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].<ref name="DB1">Dollarhide and Bremer, 1.</ref> | | :450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many microfilms are also at branch '''''[[Introduction to Family History Centers|FamilySearch Centers]]''''' in local church buildings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and described in their online [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].<ref name="DB1">Dollarhide and Bremer, 1.</ref> |
| :The following guide book will help in using the library. It gives suggestions on preparing to visit the library, genealogy research tips, and helps in using the library. | | :The following guide book will help in using the library. It gives suggestions on preparing to visit the library, genealogy research tips, and helps in using the library. |
| ::*Parker, J. Carlyle. ''Going to Salt Lake City to Do Family History Research''. 3rd ed. Turlock, California: Marietta Publishing, 1996. {{WorldCat|20057575|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|767755|item|disp=FHL book 979.2258 J5p 1996.}} | | ::*Parker, J. Carlyle. ''Going to Salt Lake City to Do Family History Research''. 3rd ed. Turlock, California: Marietta Publishing, 1996. {{WorldCat|20057575|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|767755|item|disp=FS Library book 979.2258 J5p 1996.}} |
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| == [[Library of Congress]] == | | == [[Library of Congress]] == |
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| :A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records many from Illinois, the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www./genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> They have over 17,000 printed genealogies. The collection is noteworthy for its colonial America, especially New England holdings. They have church, town, and county histories from all parts of the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. This includes a comprehensive set of New England town histories, and strong collection of county histories from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. Their Civil War unit histories collection is one of the best.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> This library has research guides on various subjects related to genealogy and library holdings cataloged from 1978. See | | :A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records many from Illinois, the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www./genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> They have over 17,000 printed genealogies. The collection is noteworthy for its colonial America, especially New England holdings. They have church, town, and county histories from all parts of the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. This includes a comprehensive set of New England town histories, and strong collection of county histories from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. Their Civil War unit histories collection is one of the best.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> This library has research guides on various subjects related to genealogy and library holdings cataloged from 1978. See |
| :*[http://www./genealogy-collection-guides-and-research-tools Genealogy Collection Guides and Research Tools] for more information about the collections. ''<br>'' | | :*[http://www./genealogy-collection-guides-and-research-tools Genealogy Collection Guides and Research Tools] for more information about the collections. ''<br>'' |
| :*A surname index to genealogical periodicals and local history books in the Newberry Library was completed in 1915 and published as ''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''<ref>''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1960. {{WorldCat|83367401}} {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FHL films 928135–928137}} and {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FHL book 973 D22n vols. 1–4}}</ref> Since this index is old, be sure to use the [http://www./sites/default/files/textpage-attachments/Genealogical%20Index.pdf online guide sheet] to this collection before using the source. | | :*A surname index to genealogical periodicals and local history books in the Newberry Library was completed in 1915 and published as ''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''<ref>''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1960. {{WorldCat|83367401}} {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FS Library films 928135–928137}} and {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FS Library book 973 D22n vols. 1–4}}</ref> Since this index is old, be sure to use the [http://www./sites/default/files/textpage-attachments/Genealogical%20Index.pdf online guide sheet] to this collection before using the source. |
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| == [[Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute]] == | | == [[Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute]] == |