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=== List of Sources === | === List of Sources === | ||
* | * [http://worldcat.org/ WorldCat.org] In the 'Subject' field enter the surname plus the word “family” e.g., Prescott Family. This searches the catalogs and displays the results from thousands of especially U.S. libraries at once. Some of the types of documents you can find on WorldCat can be considered primary data sources. Others, such as compiled surname books, are definitely compiled. | ||
* | * $ [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/persi/search/people Periodical Source Index (PERSI) allows searches for a family name in over a million article titles in genealogical periodicals. If the Article “Results List” is too long, redo the search but in the Keyword field add the two-letter postal abbreviation for the state where they lived. | ||
*$ and Free: Google books at http://books.google.com - type in the surname and another key word such as the locality, i.e. town, or county or state/province | *$ and Free: Google books at http://books.google.com - type in the surname and another key word such as the locality, i.e. town, or county or state/province | ||
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*[http://www.archive.org/ Internet Archive] | *[http://www.archive.org/ Internet Archive] | ||
*The [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] Do a “Surname” search. This searches the world’s largest genealogical library holdings for published works | *The [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] Do a “Surname” search. This searches the world’s largest genealogical library holdings for published works cataloged by surname. | ||
*[http://genforum.com/ GenForum of Genealogy.com] has 170 million names; quarter of million a week | *[http://genforum.com/ GenForum of Genealogy.com] has 170 million names; quarter of million a week | ||
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*[http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Roots Surname Lists] | *[http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Roots Surname Lists] | ||
* $ MyTrees at [www.Kindredkonnections.com Kindred Konnections] a fabulous site for surnames | *$ MyTrees at [www.Kindredkonnections.com Kindred Konnections] a fabulous site for surnames | ||
* $ [www.MyHeritage.com My Heritage] has over 353 million names worldwide | *$ [www.MyHeritage.com My Heritage] has over 353 million names worldwide | ||
* $ [www.GenesReunited.com Genes Reunited] the largest UK site with over 650 million UK names; perhaps the most effective, powerful web site whose offerings allow researchers to find distant cousins working on in-common ancestry | *$ [www.GenesReunited.com Genes Reunited] the largest UK site with over 650 million UK names; perhaps the most effective, powerful web site whose offerings allow researchers to find distant cousins working on in-common ancestry | ||
* $ [www.lostcousins.com Lost Cousins] a wonderful site that provides access to hundreds of millions of UK-based and other ancestral names throughout many parts of the world | *$ [www.lostcousins.com Lost Cousins] a wonderful site that provides access to hundreds of millions of UK-based and other ancestral names throughout many parts of the world | ||
* $ [www.Onegreatfamily.com One Great Family] has over 130 million names worldwide | *$ [www.Onegreatfamily.com One Great Family] has over 130 million names worldwide | ||
*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php BYU’s Family History Archive] has scanned several thousands of free, published family histories all scanned, imaged, indexed and online | *[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php BYU’s Family History Archive] has scanned several thousands of free, published family histories all scanned, imaged, indexed and online | ||