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76 “D” Street N.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20006-5392<br>Telephone: 202-879-3229<br>Fax: 202-879-3227<br>[http://www.dar.org Website]. | 76 “D” Street N.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20006-5392<br>Telephone: 202-879-3229<br>Fax: 202-879-3227<br>[http://www.dar.org Website]. | ||
:The DAR Library houses one of the largest genealogical collections in the United States. Its book collection includes more than 150,000 volumes concerning people and places throughout the nation. The collection focuses primarily on the generation of the American Revolution, but also includes substantial resources for studying people from the colonial period and the nineteenth century. "Through the efforts of local DAR members and chapters nationwide approximately 15,000 volumes of Genealogical Records Committee Reports have entered the Library and constitute a unique source for '''family histories, cemetery record transcriptions, and Bible records.'''[http://www.dar.org/library/about.cfm About the Library] in ''DAR Daughters of the American Revolution'' (accessed 8 February 2010).</ref> | :The DAR Library houses one of the largest genealogical collections in the United States. Its book collection includes more than 150,000 volumes concerning people and places throughout the nation. The collection focuses primarily on the generation of the American Revolution, but also includes substantial resources for studying people from the colonial period and the nineteenth century. "Through the efforts of local DAR members and chapters nationwide approximately 15,000 volumes of Genealogical Records Committee Reports have entered the Library and constitute a unique source for '''family histories, cemetery record transcriptions, and Bible records.'''[http://www.dar.org/library/about.cfm About the Library] in ''DAR Daughters of the American Revolution'' (accessed 8 February 2010).</ref> | ||
=== [[Sons of the American Revolution|National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Genealogical Research Library]] === | |||
[[File:SAR Library inside.jpg|thumb|325x325px|National SAR Genealogical Research Library in Louisville, KY]] | |||
809 West Main St.<br>Louisville, KY 40202<br>Telephone: 502-589-1776<br>[https://www.sar.org/library_contact_form/ Contact Form]<br>[https://www.sar.org/ Website]<br>[https://www.sar.org/sar-library-catalog/ Catalog] | |||
This national genealogical research library houses over 55,000 items, including family histories, local, county and state records. The Library also houses an archival collection containing both institutional and Revolutionary period items. The SAR Library is a Family Search Affiliate library and also provides onsite patrons with FREE access to Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, Fold3, and American Ancestors (NEHGS). The online [https://www.sar.org/sar-library-catalog/ catalog] allows you to see what is available - with many titles connected to e-book editions through their corresponding catalog record. | |||
=== [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] === | === [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] === | ||