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[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]<sup>'''''United States of America'''''</sup><sub><br></sub><big><big><big><font color="#003366">'''''Library of Congress'''''<br></font></big></big></big>'''''Local History and Genealogy Reading Room'''''<br><br>
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[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|border|right|400px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg]]
=== Contact Information  ===


=== Contact Information ===
'''E-mail:''' &nbsp;[http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian]<ref name="ContInfo">"Contact Information" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/address.html (accessed 12 May 2010).</ref> <br>


'''Email:''' [http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian]<br>  
'''Address:'''<ref name="LHGRR">"Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ (accessed 12 May 2010).</ref>  


'''Address:'''<br>
:101 Independence Ave. SE
:Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4
:Washington, D.C. 20540-4660


:Local History and Genealogy Reading Room <br>
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="ContInfo" /> &nbsp;Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br>'''Fax:'''<ref name="ContInfo" /> &nbsp;202-707-1957
:101 Independence Ave. SE <br>  
:Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br>  
:Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br><br>


'''Telephone:''' Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br>'''Fax:'''  202-707-1957 <br>  
'''Hours:''' Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30am - 9:30pm<ref name="LHGRR" />  


'''Hours:''' Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30am - 9:30pm <br>Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30am - 5:00pm <br>Closed Sundays and [http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2010.asp federal holidays] <br>
:Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30am - 5:00pm  
:Closed Sundays and [http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2010.asp federal holidays]


'''Public transportation, maps, and directions:''' <br>  
'''Public transportation, maps, and directions:''' <br>  


:*'''''Subway.''''' Exit Metrorail [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/images/metrorailmap.html Orange or Blue Line] '''''Capitol South''''' subway statiion, on 1st Street go north one block to Independence Ave., then east almost to 2nd Street. Go in the front entrance at ground level if you have your reader's card. If not, go to the Adams Building. <br>  
*Exit Metro [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/images/metrorailmap.html Orange or Blue Line] '''''Capitol South''''' subway statiion, go one block north past the LC Madison Bldg. and across Independence Ave.,then most of a block east to the southeast LC Jefferson Bldg. entrance.<br>  
:*'''''Buses.''''' Metrobuses 32, 34, 36, 39, 922, 929, 995, A11, C40, and CIRC stop near Independence Ave and 1st Street.
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=101+Independence+Avenue+Southwest,+Washington,+DC&sll=38.887692,-77.006049&sspn=0.008618,0.013797&g=101+Independence+Avenue+Southwest,+Washington,+DC&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=101+Independence+Ave+SW,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia,+20024&ll=38.887692,-77.006049&spn=0.017237,0.027595&z=14&output=embed map] of the location in the city  
:*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=101+Independence+Avenue+SE,+Washington,+DC&sll=38.887692,-77.006049&sspn=0.008618,0.013797&g=101+Independence+Avenue+SE,+Washington,+DC&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=101+Independence+Ave+SE,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia,+20024&ll=38.887692,-77.006049&spn=0.017237,0.027595&z=14&output=embed map] of the location in the city  
*[http://www.loc.gov/loc/maps/images/g-jeffsn.jpg map] of the Thomas Jefferson building
:*[http://www.loc.gov/loc/maps/images/g-jeffsn.jpg map] of the Thomas Jefferson Building; the Local History &amp; Genealogy Reading Room is in the southeast corner.
*Local History &amp; Genealogy Reading Room is in southeast corner, Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Bldg.
 
'''Internet sites, databases, and duplication service'''


*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ LC Local History and Genealogy Reading Room], tour &amp; research orientations, before you begin, collections, searching tips, gifts, bibliographies and guides, American Memory, ask a librarian.<br>
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
*[http://catalog.loc.gov/ LC Catalog Online]{{WC}} has Title, Author, Subject, Call number, LCCN, ISSN, ISBN, Keywords searches, and is also in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].<br>  
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/internet.html Internet Subscription Services list], fee-based and free sites available to the public at the LC.<br>
*[http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress], research and visitor resources, research centers, library news, popular topics.
*[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.
*[http://www.loc.gov/duplicationservices/duplication-101/ Duplication service] copies of LC materials made available to the public for a fee.


{{Wikipedia|Library of Congress}}
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ LC Local History and Genealogy Reading Room Internet Site]<br>
*[http://catalog.loc.gov/ Library of Congress Catalog Online]<br>
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/internet.html Internet Subscription Services List]<br>


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


Established in 1800, the original small library was destroyed during the British invasion of 1814. Thomas Jefferson offered his own personal library of 6,487 books as a replacement. Since becoming the U.S. copyright repository it has grown to the largest library in the world. It serves both houses of Congress, and is open to the public.<ref>"History" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/about/history.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref>  
Established in 1800, the original small library was destroy during the British invasion of 1814. A month later Thomas Jefferson offered his own personal library of 6,487 books as a replacement. Since becoming the U.S. copyright repository it has grown to the largest library in the world. It serves both houses of Congress, and is open to the public.<ref>"History" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/about/history.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref>  


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.  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 moved to the '''Main Reading Room''', but services remain unchanged.<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhgcoll.html The Collections] in ''Local History and Genealogy Reading Room'' in ''Library of Congress'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref>  
[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, rich in collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources<br>  


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 [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] has one of the world's premier collections of U.S. and foreign genealogical and local historical publications.<ref name="LHGRR" />


See also [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/congress-and-my-family-history Congress and My Family History] in the FamilySearch Learning Center.
=== Tips  ===


{{Tip|Before a visit to the Library of Congress, 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&amp;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.


=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===


*James C. Neagles, and Mark C. Neagles, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20826473 The Library of Congress: a Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research]'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., c1990) ({{FSC|519596|item}} 973 D23ne). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20826473 WorldCat entry].  
*James C. Neagles, and Mark C. Neagles, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20826473 The Library of Congress&nbsp;: a Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research]'' (Salt Lake City, Utah&nbsp;: Ancestry Pub., c1990) [[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=519596&disp=The+Library+of+Congress%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL Book 973 D23ne]].
*Christina K. Schaefer, ''The Center: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capitol Area'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1996), 51-62. ({{FSC|770597|item}} 975.3 A3sc). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35091086 WorldCat entry]. Explains policies, procedures, and genealogical collections in several research rooms. Also describes important genealogical reference works created by the Library.


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Substitute Repositories  ===


If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following.  
If you cannot visit or find a record at the&nbsp;{{PAGENAME}}, a similar record may be available at one of the following.  


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 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 pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 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, Mormon records.  
*[[Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br>  
*[[Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br>  
*[[New York Public Library]] international genealogy, heraldry, personal and family names (in Roman alphabets), family papers, Dorot Jewish collection, maps, periodicals, American history at national, state, and local levels.  
*[http://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman/milstein-division-us-history-local-history-genealogy New York City Public Library] international genealogy, heraldry, personal and family names (in Roman alphabets), family papers, Dorot Jewish collection, maps, periodicals, American history at national, state, and local levels.  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Historic_Genealogical_Society New England Historic Genealogical Society], Boston, national scope, 100 million name databases, 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, 20 million manuscrpt pages, vital records, periodicals for U.S., Canada, &amp; Britsh Isles.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Historic_Genealogical_Society New England Historic Genealogical Society], Boston, national scope, 100 million name databases, 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, 20 million manuscrpt pages, vital records, periodicals for U.S., Canada, &amp; Britsh Isles.&nbsp;
*[http://www./genealogy/overview.html Newberry Library] a large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, &amp; British Isles.<br>  
*[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/overview.html Newberry Library] a large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, &amp; British Isles.<br>  
*[https://www.library.ca.gov/sutro/ California State Library–Sutro], San Francisco, best west coast genealogy collection for states outside California, 7,000 family histories. 35,000 local histories and vital records, federal census microfilms, and Mexican history.<br>  
*[http://www.onelibrary.com/Library/calslsut.htm California State Library - Sutro], San Francisco, best west coast genealogy collection for states outside California, 7,000 family histories. 35,000 local histories and vital records, federal census microfilms, and Mexican history.<br>  
*[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and extensive newspaper clippings.  
*[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and extensive newspaper clippings.  
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]] 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases.
*[http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/sc-genpg.htm St. Louis County Library], mostly Missouri, but includes St. Louis Genealogical, and National Genealogical Societys' collections, online databases, federal censuses, African American records, &amp; access to LDS microfilms.<br>
*[http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/ NARA National Personnel Records Center], St. Louis, government and military personnel records starting 1917.<br>
*[https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/genealogy St. Louis County Library], mostly Missouri, but includes St. Louis Genealogical, and National Genealogical Societies' collections, online databases, federal censuses, African American records, &amp; access to FS Library microfilms.<br>


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<br>  
*National Archives I<br>  
*[http://archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/researcher-info.html National Archives II]  Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury all after 1900.<br>
*National Archives II  
*[[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|Daughters of the American Revolution Library]], Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.<br>  
*DAR<br>  
*[http://dchealth.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,1371,q,581955,dohnav_gid,1787,dohnav,%7C33120%7C.asp DC Vital Records Division] for birth and death records. [http://dchealth.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,1374,q,580849,dohNav_GID,1802,dohNav,%7C33200%7C33240%7C.asp#9 DC Superior Court] for marriage and divorce records.
*DC Vital Records Office
*[https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives], census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.
*Library and Archives Canada
*[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ Library of Virginia], digital sources, databases, vital, military, newspapers, periodicals, tax, history, land records.
*MD State Archives  
*[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html Library and Archives Canada], Ottawa, vital, census, immigration, naturalization, military, land, and employment.<br>
*VA State Library
*[https://bnm.iib.unam.mx/ Biblioteca Nacional de México], Mexico City, reference help, lectures, maps, history, manuscripts.<br>


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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Revision as of 08:10, 13 May 2010

Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg
United States of America
Library of Congress
Local History and Genealogy Reading Room

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:  Ask a Librarian[1]

Address:[2]

101 Independence Ave. SE
Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4
Washington, D.C. 20540-4660

Telephone:[1]  Reading Room: 202-707-5537
Fax:[1]  202-707-1957

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30am - 9:30pm[2]

Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Closed Sundays and federal holidays

Public transportation, maps, and directions:

  • Exit Metro Orange or Blue Line Capitol South subway statiion, go one block north past the LC Madison Bldg. and across Independence Ave.,then most of a block east to the southeast LC Jefferson Bldg. entrance.
  • map of the location in the city
  • map of the Thomas Jefferson building
  • Local History & Genealogy Reading Room is in southeast corner, Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Bldg.

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Established in 1800, the original small library was destroy during the British invasion of 1814. A month later Thomas Jefferson offered his own personal library of 6,487 books as a replacement. Since becoming the U.S. copyright repository it has grown to the largest library in the world. It serves both houses of Congress, and is open to the public.[3]

Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, rich in collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources

The Local History and Genealogy Reading Room has one of the world's premier collections of U.S. and foreign genealogical and local historical publications.[2]

Tips[edit | edit source]

  • Before a visit to the LH&G Reading Room, be sure to read Before You Begin about obtaining a Reader I.D. Card.

Guides[edit | edit source]

Substitute Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a record at the Library of Congress, a similar record may be available at one of the following.

Similar Collections

  • Family History Library, Salt Lake City, 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, Mormon records.
  • Allen County Public Library (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.
  • New York City Public Library international genealogy, heraldry, personal and family names (in Roman alphabets), family papers, Dorot Jewish collection, maps, periodicals, American history at national, state, and local levels.
  • New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, national scope, 100 million name databases, 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, 20 million manuscrpt pages, vital records, periodicals for U.S., Canada, & Britsh Isles. 
  • Newberry Library a large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, & British Isles.
  • California State Library - Sutro, San Francisco, best west coast genealogy collection for states outside California, 7,000 family histories. 35,000 local histories and vital records, federal census microfilms, and Mexican history.
  • Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and extensive newspaper clippings.
  • St. Louis County Library, mostly Missouri, but includes St. Louis Genealogical, and National Genealogical Societys' collections, online databases, federal censuses, African American records, & access to LDS microfilms.

Neighboring Collections

  • National Archives I
  • National Archives II
  • DAR
  • DC Vital Records Office
  • Library and Archives Canada
  • MD State Archives
  • VA State Library

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Contact Information" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/address.html (accessed 12 May 2010).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ (accessed 12 May 2010).
  3. ↑ "History" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/about/history.html (accessed 18 October 2008).
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