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Added availability of Visitations pedigrees on CD-ROM and the internet.
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With all its shortcomings, visitations are a unique and immensely valuable group of genealogical records. | With all its shortcomings, visitations are a unique and immensely valuable group of genealogical records. | ||
=== Finding Visitation Pedigrees in the Family History Library === | === Finding Visitation Pedigrees in the Family History Library === | ||
Many pedigrees are printed by historical societies, such as the Harleian Society. Manuscript pedigrees from the Harleian Society are on microfilm. Personal names indexes to the pedigrees can also be found in: | Many pedigrees are printed by historical societies, such as the Harleian Society and the Surtees Society. Manuscript pedigrees from the Harleian Society are on microfilm. They are also available from the Harleian Society on CD-ROM, and some may be found in .pdf format on the internet. Personal names indexes to the pedigrees can also be found in: | ||
*Smith’s Inventory of Genealogical Sources | *Smith’s Inventory of Genealogical Sources | ||
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*Marshall’s ''An Index to the Pedigrees contained in the Printed Heralds’ Visitations''. | *Marshall’s ''An Index to the Pedigrees contained in the Printed Heralds’ Visitations''. | ||
Visitations can be found by using the Place Search in the Family History Library Catalog for the name if the county and the topic Visitations-Heraldic. The Harleian Manuscripts on microfilm can be found by using the Place Search for Great Britain and the topic History-Sources. | Visitations can be found by using the Place Search in the Family History Library Catalog for the name if the county and the topic Visitations-Heraldic. The Harleian Manuscripts on microfilm can be found by using the Place Search for Great Britain and the topic History-Sources. | ||
=== Further reading === | === Further reading === | ||