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Filby, P. William, comp. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17384698&referer=brief_results Directory of American Libraries with Genealogy or Local History Collections]''. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 1988. (FHL book 973 A3fi.) | Filby, P. William, comp. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17384698&referer=brief_results Directory of American Libraries with Genealogy or Local History Collections]''. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 1988. (FHL book 973 A3fi.) | ||
'''Internet Directories.''' Most libraries and archives now offer some services on the Internet.<br> | |||
'''Inventories, Registers, Catalogs'''. Many archives and libraries have catalogs, inventories, guides, or periodicals that describe their holdings. If possible, study these guides before visiting a repository. Copies at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under [STATE or PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] | Joe Ryan, [http://web.syr.edu/~jryan/infopro/hs.html U.S. State Historical Societies & State Archives Directory] (http://web.syr.edu/~jryan/infopro/hs.html : accessed 12 August 2008). | ||
Thomas Dowling, [http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/ LibWeb: Library Servers via WWW] (http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/ : accessed 12 August 2008). Directory of over 7700 library catalogs in 146 countries. | |||
'''Inventories, Registers, Catalogs'''. Many archives and libraries have catalogs, inventories, guides, or periodicals that describe their holdings. If possible, study these guides before visiting a repository. Copies at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under [STATE or PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] — ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY — INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS. One such guide for the University of Minnesota is— | |||
Moody, Suzanna, and Joel Wurl, eds. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23694282&referer=brief_results The Immigration History Research Center: A Guide to Collections]''. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991. (FHL book 977.658 A3i.) | Moody, Suzanna, and Joel Wurl, eds. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23694282&referer=brief_results The Immigration History Research Center: A Guide to Collections]''. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991. (FHL book 977.658 A3i.) | ||
'' | [http://archivegrid.org/web/index.jsp ArchiveGrid: Open Door to History] (http://archivegrid.org/web/index.jsp : accessed 12 August 2008). Searching through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in thousands of archives around the world. | ||
Library and Archives Canada, Canadian Genealogy Centre, ''[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-501-e.html AVITUS: Directory of Canadian Genealogical Resources]'',18 October 2005 (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-501-e.html : accessed 11 August 2008). Genealogical databases, catalogues and Web sites.<br> | |||
National Archives and Records Administration, [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/index.html Genealogists/Family Historians] (http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/index.html : accessed 12 August 2008). For ancestors who interacted with the federal government, this is a great place to start.<br> | |||
[http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/genealogy/default.htm WorldCat: Focus on Genealogy] (http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/genealogy/default.htm : accessed 12 August 2008). Tutorials and tipis for genealogists using the catalog of this library network.<br> | |||
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