American Genealogical Biographical Index - AGBI: Difference between revisions

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In May of 2007, Richard Black, director of the Godfrey Memorial Library, announced that Fremont Rider's American Genealogical Biographical Index (AGBI) would be made available for free at LDS Family History Centers. This collection, which spans over 100,000 pages and 200 printed volumes, is one of the most important printed genealogical sources in the United States. Also known as "Rider's Index," It is an every-name index (excluding authors and witnesses) to over 800 printed genealogies and other compiled sources.

Historically, circulation of AGBI has been limited to a few hundred libraries, but the new partnership between Godfrey and FamilySearch will circulate this important collection to over 4500 brick-and-mortar locations worldwide.

Each entry of AGBI has the following parts:

Surname
First names
Birth year
State of residence
Biographical data
Citation

All sources cited within AGBI are housed at Godfrey Memorial Library. Patrons can access these cited sources by making an AGBI search request. Submitted names are searched and photocopies of the pages on which they appear are made by the library's staff or volunteers. The AGBI Order Form is available at the library's web site. To make a request by email, send your request to library@godfrey.org and include the words "AGBI Request" in the subject line.

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-The American Genealogical Biographical Index (AGBI) is one of the most important printed genealogical sources in the United States. Also known as "Rider's Index," it is an every-name index (excluding authors and witnesses) to over 800 printed genealogies and other compiled sources housed at the [http://www.godfrey.org/ Godfrey Memorial Library] in Middletown, Connecticut.  The collection spans more than 100,000 pages and 200 printed volumes.
+In May of 2007, Richard Black, director of the [http://www.godfrey.org/agbi.html Godfrey Memorial Library], announced that Fremont Rider's ''American Genealogical Biographical Index&nbsp;''(AGBI) would be made available for free at [[Introduction_to_LDS_Family_History_Centers:_Accessing_Family_History_Library_Materials_in_Your_Area|LDS Family History Centers]]. This collection, which spans over 100,000 pages and 200 printed volumes, is one of the most important printed genealogical sources in the United States. Also known as "Rider's Index," It is an every-name index (excluding authors and witnesses) to over 800 printed genealogies and other [[A_Checklist_of_Compiled_Sources_&_Where_to_Find_Them|compiled sources]].<br><br>Historically, circulation of AGBI has been limited to a few hundred libraries, but the new partnership between Godfrey and FamilySearch will circulate this important collection to over 4500 brick-and-mortar locations worldwide.<br><br>Each entry of AGBI has the following parts:
-A digital version of each volume is available through the FamilySearch Catalog collection:
+*Surname
-* volumes 1-48 with title index, {{FSC|152434|item|disp=''The American Genealogical Index''}}
+*First names
-* volumes 49-206, volumes S-1 to S-20, and many volumes of Series 2, {{FSC|193375|item|disp=''The American genealogical-biographical index to American genealogical, biographical and local history materials''}}
+*Birth year
-* for help interpreting citations, see {{FSC|655803|item|disp=''Key title index to the American genealogical-biographical index : register of FamilySearch Library call numbers''}}
+*State of residence
+*Biographical data
+*Citation
-Each entry of AGBI has the following parts:
+All sources cited within AGBI are housed at Godfrey Memorial Library. Patrons can access these cited sources by making an AGBI search request. Submitted names are searched and photocopies of the pages on which they appear are made by the library's staff or volunteers. The [http://www.godfrey.org/agbiform.pdf AGBI Order Form] is available at the library's web&nbsp;site. To make a request by email, send your request to library@godfrey.org and include the words "AGBI Request" in the subject line.<br>
-*   Surname
+[[Category:United_States]]
-*   First names
-*   Birth year
-*   State of residence
-*   Biographical data
-*   Citation <br>
-All sources cited within AGBI are housed at Godfrey Memorial Library. Patrons can access these cited sources by making an AGBI search request. Submitted names are searched and photocopies of the pages on which they appear are made by the library's staff or volunteers. The [https://www.godfrey.org/AGBI%20Lookup%20Form.pdf AGBI Order Form] is available at the library's web site. To make a request by email, include the words "AGBI Request" in the subject line and send your request to {{Email|referenceinfo@godfrey.org}}. If possible, include a scan of your completed order form, or include all the information from the form in the body of your email. There is a nominal fee to cover the library's research time (see order form for details).
-[[Category:United_States Online Research Sites]]
-[[Category:United States Biography]]