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=== '''County, town, and village histories.''' === | === '''County, town, and village histories.''' === | ||
Local histories often give biographies and genealogies of the inhabitants. < | Local histories often give biographies and genealogies of the inhabitants. Find local histories in—<br> | ||
*'''''Family History Library Catalog [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=surnamesearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search].''''' Search using just the family’s surname. This searches the world’s largest genealogical library for works with this family name as a main subject. | |||
*[http://worldcat.org/advancedsearch '''''WorldCatalog Advanced Search''''']. In the '''''Subject''''' field enter the surname and “family” like this, '''Greenwell family'''. This searches the catalogs and displays the results from thousands of North American libraries at once. | |||
=== '''Censuses.''' === | === '''Censuses.''' === | ||