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*Sidney S. Rider Collection. This valuable, though difficult to use, collection is at the [http://library.brown.edu/about/hay/ John Hay Library] (Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912). This collection of 5,000 books and 10,000 pamphlets includes periodicals, correspondence, newspaper clippings and index (about 1808 to 1868), church histories, military records, city directories, local histories, biographies, and many manuscript sources such as private journals, deeds, and wills. | *Sidney S. Rider Collection. This valuable, though difficult to use, collection is at the [http://library.brown.edu/about/hay/ John Hay Library] (Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912). This collection of 5,000 books and 10,000 pamphlets includes periodicals, correspondence, newspaper clippings and index (about 1808 to 1868), church histories, military records, city directories, local histories, biographies, and many manuscript sources such as private journals, deeds, and wills. | ||
*''Bates Collection of Genealogical Data''by Louise Prosser Bates. This 88-volume collection is on microfilm at the [http://www.rihs.org/libraryhome.htm Rhode Island Historical Society] and at the Family History Library. {{FHL|300746|item|disp=FHL films 022275-90}} It contains abstracts of deeds, land grants, probate records, genealogies, town records, and cemetery records. The index to the collection is on {{FHL|300746|item|disp=FHL films 022268-74}}. | *''Bates Collection of Genealogical Data''by Louise Prosser Bates. This 88-volume collection is on microfilm at the [http://www.rihs.org/libraryhome.htm Rhode Island Historical Society] and at the Family History Library. {{FHL|300746|item|disp=FHL films 022275-90}} It contains abstracts of deeds, land grants, probate records, genealogies, town records, and cemetery records. The index to the collection is on {{FHL|300746|item|disp=FHL films 022268-74}}. | ||
*''Genealogical Index Rhode Island Records'' by Frank T. Calef. This is a card index to Rhode Island town vital records, freeman lists, cemetery burials, colonial censuses, and other records. It was microfilmed in 1950 at the [http://www.rihs.org/libraryhome.htm Rhode Island Historical Society] and is at the Family History Library {{FHL|297263|item|disp=FHL films 022431-72}} It is listed in the | *''Genealogical Index Rhode Island Records'' by Frank T. Calef. This is a card index to Rhode Island town vital records, freeman lists, cemetery burials, colonial censuses, and other records. It was microfilmed in 1950 at the [http://www.rihs.org/libraryhome.htm Rhode Island Historical Society] and is at the Family History Library {{FHL|297263|item|disp=FHL films 022431-72}} It is listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under RHODE ISLAND - VITAL RECORDS - INDEXES. | ||
*''Briggs Collection'' by Anthony Tarbox Briggs. This large collection is at the [http://www.rihs.org/libraryhome.htm Rhode Island Historical Society.] It contains typed transcripts of wills, cemetery records, vital records, and family records for families from the towns of West Greenwich, Exeter, and Coventry. The volumes and an index were microfilmed in 1950. {{FHL|300994|item|disp=FHL films 022293-317}} | *''Briggs Collection'' by Anthony Tarbox Briggs. This large collection is at the [http://www.rihs.org/libraryhome.htm Rhode Island Historical Society.] It contains typed transcripts of wills, cemetery records, vital records, and family records for families from the towns of West Greenwich, Exeter, and Coventry. The volumes and an index were microfilmed in 1950. {{FHL|300994|item|disp=FHL films 022293-317}} | ||
*''Collection Rhode Island Family Records'' by Martha A. Benns. This is a collection of will abstracts and family records at the [http://www.rihs.org/libraryhome.htm Rhode Island Historical Society.] The Family History Library has a microfilm copy. {{FHL|276826|item|disp=FHL film 022423}} and {{FHL|303321|item|disp=FHL film 022392 index}}. | *''Collection Rhode Island Family Records'' by Martha A. Benns. This is a collection of will abstracts and family records at the [http://www.rihs.org/libraryhome.htm Rhode Island Historical Society.] The Family History Library has a microfilm copy. {{FHL|276826|item|disp=FHL film 022423}} and {{FHL|303321|item|disp=FHL film 022392 index}}. | ||
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Many additional collections, some of which are listed in the | Many additional collections, some of which are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog, are described in Rhode Island Sources for Family Historians and Genealogists (see [[Rhode Island For Further Reading]]). | ||
=== Published Genealogies and Indexes === | === Published Genealogies and Indexes === | ||
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*FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service - [https://familysearch.org/#form=trees Trees] contains lineages organized into family groups and pedigrees with an every-name index. This was created from a database formerly known as [[Ancestral File|Ancestral File.]] | *FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service - [https://familysearch.org/#form=trees Trees] contains lineages organized into family groups and pedigrees with an every-name index. This was created from a database formerly known as [[Ancestral File|Ancestral File.]] | ||
*The Family History Library has an extensive collection of almost 50,000 published U.S. family histories and newsletters. Copies at the library are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=surname Last names Search] of the | *The Family History Library has an extensive collection of almost 50,000 published U.S. family histories and newsletters. Copies at the library are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=surname Last names Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
*Major collections of printed family histories are also found at most of the archives and libraries listed in [[United States Archives and Libraries]]. Most large libraries have indexes and catalogs to published family histories. For a list of the indexes and catalogs available at the Family History Library see the [[United States Genealogy#Family_Histories|Family History]] section of [[United States Genealogy|United States Genealogy]] in the Wiki. | *Major collections of printed family histories are also found at most of the archives and libraries listed in [[United States Archives and Libraries]]. Most large libraries have indexes and catalogs to published family histories. For a list of the indexes and catalogs available at the Family History Library see the [[United States Genealogy#Family_Histories|Family History]] section of [[United States Genealogy|United States Genealogy]] in the Wiki. | ||
*[http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/about.html National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)]. "The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, established in 1959, is a cooperative cataloging program in which repositories from all over the United States open to the public report their holdings of manuscript collections to the Library of Congress. Staff members of the Manuscripts Section of the Library's Special Materials Cataloging Division prepare catalog entries for these reports, which are published annually in book form by the Library of Congress"--Index to personal names in the National Union Catalog of manuscript collections, 1959-1984, p. vii. An index is available at the Family History Library {{FHL|200187|item|disp=FHL book 016.091 N21 1959 to 1984}} | *[http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/about.html National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)]. "The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, established in 1959, is a cooperative cataloging program in which repositories from all over the United States open to the public report their holdings of manuscript collections to the Library of Congress. Staff members of the Manuscripts Section of the Library's Special Materials Cataloging Division prepare catalog entries for these reports, which are published annually in book form by the Library of Congress"--Index to personal names in the National Union Catalog of manuscript collections, 1959-1984, p. vii. An index is available at the Family History Library {{FHL|200187|item|disp=FHL book 016.091 N21 1959 to 1984}} | ||