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*'''''National Intellegener, 1800–1850.''''' Fully indexed abstracts from ''The National Intelligencer'' (Washington, DC) newspaper. This is a database of marriage and death notices. The name index is fully searchable and assists with name variations and misspelled names. (For members online.)<ref name="Indiv" /> | *'''''National Intellegener, 1800–1850.''''' Fully indexed abstracts from ''The National Intelligencer'' (Washington, DC) newspaper. This is a database of marriage and death notices. The name index is fully searchable and assists with name variations and misspelled names. (For members online.)<ref name="Indiv" /> | ||
*'''NGS Bible Records''' collection is currently being indexed and digitized. Most Bibles, but not all, have an every-name index. The index is fully searchable. Images of most Bible pages are available in PDF format. (For members online.)<ref name="Indiv" /> | *'''NGS Bible Records''' collection is currently being indexed and digitized. Most Bibles, but not all, have an every-name index. The index is fully searchable. Images of most Bible pages are available in PDF format. (For members online.)<ref name="Indiv" /> | ||
*'''NGS Member Ancestry Charts (MACs).''' A massive collection of family group sheets sent in by NGS members since the 1960s is being indexed and digitized. A full abstract of all (1,000,000+) names on every MAC with dates and places is done for 66,000 MACs sent in before 1995. Work continues on MACs received since then. (For members online.)<ref name="Indiv" / | *'''NGS Member Ancestry Charts (MACs).''' A massive collection of family group sheets sent in by NGS members since the 1960s is being indexed and digitized. A full abstract of all (1,000,000+) names on every MAC with dates and places is done for 66,000 MACs sent in before 1995. Work continues on MACs received since then. (For members online.)<ref name="Indiv" /><br> | ||
*'''[[National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection|NGS Book Loan Collection]]''' is available in the Special Collections room at the [[St. Louis County Library]] (SLCL) in Missouri. The collection consists of 20,000-plus books including more than 6,000 family histories; state, county, and local histories; abstracts of records of cemeteries, churches, courts, deeds, marriages, wills and other probate records; and strong holdings for states along the East Coast and New England.<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/free-resources/book-loan-collection/ NGS Book Loan Collection] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 March 2019).</ref> Almost every book is available for Interlibrary Loan to NGS members and non-members alike.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/references_for_researching References for Researching] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref> To obtain an item from this collection: | *'''[[National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection|NGS Book Loan Collection]]''' is available in the Special Collections room at the [[St. Louis County Library]] (SLCL) in Missouri. The collection consists of 20,000-plus books including more than 6,000 family histories; state, county, and local histories; abstracts of records of cemeteries, churches, courts, deeds, marriages, wills and other probate records; and strong holdings for states along the East Coast and New England.<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/free-resources/book-loan-collection/ NGS Book Loan Collection] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 March 2019).</ref> Almost every book is available for Interlibrary Loan to NGS members and non-members alike.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/references_for_researching References for Researching] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref> To obtain an item from this collection: | ||
::1. Search the [http://webpac.slcl.org/ St. Louis County Library catalog] by subject, title, author, or keyword. Call numbers without a beginning "R" (''for example'', 929.3 or Q929.3) circulate and can be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan. | ::1. Search the [http://webpac.slcl.org/ St. Louis County Library catalog] by subject, title, author, or keyword. Call numbers without a beginning "R" (''for example'', 929.3 or Q929.3) circulate and can be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan. | ||
::2. Print the catalog record of the book you want. | ::2. Print the catalog record of the book you want. | ||
::3. Take the printout to the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) department of your local library to order the book | ::3. Take the printout to the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) department of your local library to order the book | ||
*'''Educational Online | *'''[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/genealogy-courses/ Educational Online Courses]''' including: | ||
::- the free ''Family History Skills'' self-paced, self-graded course<ref>[ | ::- the free ''Family History Skills'' self-paced, self-graded course<ref>Free Family History Skills [https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/family-history-skills/ Course] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 March 2019).</ref><br> | ||
::- ''American Genealogical Studies'' series on basics, documentation, beyond the basics, and writing reports<ref>[ | ::- ''American Genealogical Studies'' series on basics, documentation, beyond the basics, and writing reports<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ags/ American Genealogical Studies] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 March 2019).</ref><br> | ||
::- ''Continuing Genealogical Studies'' series on genetics, Revolutionary War, Civil War, and World War I research<ref>[ | ::- ''Continuing Genealogical Studies'' series on genetics, Revolutionary War, Civil War, and World War I research<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cgs/ Continuing Genealogical Studies] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 March 2019).</ref><br> | ||
== Events == | == Events == | ||