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The [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] has 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, rich in collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, published material, bibliographies, and research guides. It is strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.<ref name="LHGRR" /> Internet subscription service databases include Ancestry, HeritageQuest, Accessable Archives, New England Ancestors, as well as America History and Life, ArchivesUSA, Biography and Genealogy Master Index, JSTOR, and ProQuest Historical Newspapers. | The [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] has 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, rich in collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, published material, bibliographies, and research guides. It is strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.<ref name="LHGRR" /> Internet subscription service databases include Ancestry, HeritageQuest, Accessable Archives, New England Ancestors, as well as America History and Life, ArchivesUSA, Biography and Genealogy Master Index, JSTOR, and ProQuest Historical Newspapers. | ||
The larger library also has incomparable royalty, nobility, and heraldry collections, making it one of a few libraries in America that offer such a combination. | The larger library also has incomparable royalty, nobility, and heraldry collections, making it one of a few libraries in America that offer such a combination. | ||
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::Before a visit to the LH&G Reading Room, be sure to read [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/begin.html Before You Begin] about obtaining a Reader I.D. Card. | ::Before a visit to the LH&G Reading Room, be sure to read [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/begin.html Before You Begin] about obtaining a Reader I.D. Card. | ||
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==== '''Internet sites and databases:''' ==== | ==== '''Internet sites and databases:''' ==== | ||
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ LC Local History and Genealogy Reading Room], tour & research orientations, before you begin, collections, searching tips, gifts, bibliographies and guides, American Memory, ask a librarian.<br> | *[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ LC Local History and Genealogy Reading Room], tour & research orientations, before you begin, collections, searching tips, gifts, bibliographies and guides, American Memory, ask a librarian.<br> | ||
*[http://catalog.loc.gov/ Library of Congress Catalog Online] Title, Author, Subject, Call number, LCCN, ISSN, ISBN, Keywords searches.<br> | *[http://catalog.loc.gov/ Library of Congress Catalog Online] Title, Author, Subject, Call number, LCCN, ISSN, ISBN, Keywords searches.<br> | ||
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/internet.html Internet Subscription Services list], fee-based and free sites available to the public in the LH&G Reading Room.<br> | *[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/internet.html Internet Subscription Services list], fee-based and free sites available to the public in the LH&G Reading Room.<br> | ||
*[http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress home page], research and visitor resources, research centers, library news, popular topics. | *[http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress home page], research and visitor resources, research centers, library news, popular topics. | ||
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Chronicling America] Historic American Newspapers, | *[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Chronicling America] Historic American Newspapers, [[Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers|Library of Congress Chronicling America]]. An online digitized collection of U.S. newspapers and an index to virtually all of the newspapers published in America from 1690 to the present. | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||