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:Microfilm copies of many of the records at the National Archives are available at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library], other major archives and libraries, and at regional branches of the National Archives. You may purchase microfilms from the National Archives or request photocopies of the records by using forms obtained from the Archives. | :Microfilm copies of many of the records at the National Archives are available at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library], other major archives and libraries, and at regional branches of the National Archives. You may purchase microfilms from the National Archives or request photocopies of the records by using forms obtained from the Archives. | ||
::*Eales, Anne Bruner and Robert M. Kvasnicka, ed. ''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States''. Third Edition. Washington, DC: Nathional Archives and Records Administration, 2000. ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AGuide+to+Genealogical+Research+in+the+National+Archives+of+the+United+States Worldcat]) Explains records collections | ::*Eales, Anne Bruner and Robert M. Kvasnicka, ed. ''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States''. Third Edition. Washington, DC: Nathional Archives and Records Administration, 2000. ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AGuide+to+Genealogical+Research+in+the+National+Archives+of+the+United+States Worldcat]) Explains records collections used most by genealogical researchers: Census, Passenger Arrivals and Border Crossings, Naturalizations, Military, Land, Native Americans, African Americans, and more. | ||
::*A National Archives (NARA) descriptive pamphlet (DP) provides helpful information about a microfilm set such as an explanation about the records on the film set, their origin, and a roll-by-roll descriptive list. Reviewing a DP prior to using a film set can increase a researcher's ability to use it successfully in a time-efficient manner. | ::*A National Archives (NARA) descriptive pamphlet (DP) provides helpful information about a microfilm set such as an explanation about the records on the film set, their origin, and a roll-by-roll descriptive list. Reviewing a DP prior to using a film set can increase a researcher's ability to use it successfully in a time-efficient manner. The Special Collections of the [http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/dps/dplist.htm St. Louis County Library ]has placed on their web site full-text or PDF versions of DPs for some of the NARA microfilm sets. | ||
:'''Digitized NARA Microfilm Publications''' | :'''Digitized NARA Microfilm Publications''' | ||
::[http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/30/us-national-archives-to-upload-all-holdings-to-wikimedia-commons/ "US National Archives To Upload All Holdings To Wikimedia Commons" ] | ::[http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/30/us-national-archives-to-upload-all-holdings-to-wikimedia-commons/ "US National Archives To Upload All Holdings To Wikimedia Commons" ] | ||
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=== [[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]] === | === [[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]] === | ||
1 Archives Drive<br>St. Louis, MO 63138<br>Telephone: | 1 Archives Drive<br>St. Louis, MO 63138<br>Telephone: 314-801-0800<br>Fax: 314-801-9195 <br>E-mail: [mailto:MPR.center@nara.gov MPR.center@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/ National Personnel Records Center] | ||
:The National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). It is the central repository for both the military and civil services personnel-related records. It maintains military personnel records for servicemen and servicewomen discharged from 1912 to 1952* (*i.e. 62 years after discharge). Use '''[http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/standard-form-180.html Standard Form SF-180]''' to order files. | :The National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). It is the central repository for both the military and civil services personnel-related records. It maintains military personnel records for servicemen and servicewomen discharged from 1912 to 1952* (*i.e. 62 years after discharge). Use '''[http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/standard-form-180.html Standard Form SF-180]''' to order files. Military records prior to WWI are at [[National Archives at College Park, Maryland|National Archives II]] in College Park, Maryland.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.</ref> <ref>[http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/ National Archives at St. Louis] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 18 March 2014).</ref> | ||
== District of Columbia Area Repositories == | == District of Columbia Area Repositories == | ||
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76 “D” Street N.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20006-5392<br>Telephone: 202-879-3229<br>Fax: 202-879-3227<br>Internet address: [http://www.dar.org Daughters of the American Revolution]. | 76 “D” Street N.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20006-5392<br>Telephone: 202-879-3229<br>Fax: 202-879-3227<br>Internet address: [http://www.dar.org Daughters of the American Revolution]. | ||
:The DAR Library houses one of the largest genealogical collections in the United States. | :The DAR Library houses one of the largest genealogical collections in the United States. Its book collection includes more than 150,000 volumes concerning people and places throughout the nation. The collection focuses primarily on the generation of the American Revolution, but also includes substantial resources for studying people from the colonial period and the nineteenth century. "Through the efforts of local DAR members and chapters nationwide approximately 15,000 volumes of Genealogical Records Committee Reports have entered the Library and constitute a unique source for family histories, cemetery record transcriptions, and Bible records."<ref>[http://www.dar.org/library/about.cfm About the Library] in ''DAR Daughters of the American Revolution'' (accessed 8 February 2010).</ref> | ||
=== District of Columbia Archives === | === District of Columbia Archives === | ||
1300 Naylor Court, NW | 1300 Naylor Court, NW '''''Street Address'''''<br>1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 419 '''''Mailing Address'''''<br>Washington, DC 20004<br>Telephone: 202-671-1105<br>Fax: 202-727-6076<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@dc.gov archives@dc.gov]<br>Internet: [http://os.dc.gov/service/district-columbia-archives District of Columbia Archives] | ||
:'''''Research must be scheduled ahead of time.''''' Birth certificates 1874-1916 (after 1916 not yet open), death certificates 1874-1932, marriage certificates 1870-1965 (after 1965 not yet open), wills and probate records 1801-1999, probate administration cases 1879-1958, apprenticeship indentures 1812-1893, guardianships and administrative bonds1862-1939, Recorder of Deeds land records 1797-1930, and DC jail committals 1850-1934.<ref>[http://os.dc.gov/service/district-columbia-archives District of Columbia Archives] in ''DC.gov'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref> | :'''''Research must be scheduled ahead of time.''''' Birth certificates 1874-1916 (after 1916 not yet open), death certificates 1874-1932, marriage certificates 1870-1965 (after 1965 not yet open), wills and probate records 1801-1999, probate administration cases 1879-1958, apprenticeship indentures 1812-1893, guardianships and administrative bonds1862-1939, Recorder of Deeds land records 1797-1930, and DC jail committals 1850-1934.<ref>[http://os.dc.gov/service/district-columbia-archives District of Columbia Archives] in ''DC.gov'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref> | ||
[[File:Moultrie Courthouse in DC.JPG|thumb|right|280px|The DC Marriage Bureau is in Room JM-690 of the Moultrie Courthouse in Washington, DC]] | [[File:Moultrie Courthouse in DC.JPG|thumb|right|280px|The DC Marriage Bureau is in Room JM-690 of the Moultrie Courthouse in Washington, DC]] | ||
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=== District of Columbia Register of Wills === | === District of Columbia Register of Wills === | ||
Attention: Probate Systems Office<br>Probate Division<br>515 5th Street, NW<br>Washington, DC 20001<br>DC Courts telephone: 202-879-1010<br>Internet: [http://www.dccourts.gov/internet/public/aud_probate/recordsearch.jsf Request Record Searches and Copies] | Attention: Probate Systems Office<br>Probate Division<br>515 5th Street, NW<br>Washington, DC 20001<br>DC Courts telephone: 202-879-1010<br>Internet: [http://www.dccourts.gov/internet/public/aud_probate/recordsearch.jsf Request Record Searches and Copies] | ||
:Closed cases more than ten years old are sent to storage either at the WNRC Suitland Records Center, or at the D.C. Archives. To retrieve a will that is in storage, complete section 1 of the [https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/CaseInformationSearchRequestForm.pdf Case Information - Archive Case Request Form]. Mail in the completed form. The register's office will contact you when the document has been retrieved and is available for viewing for about two weeks.<ref>[https://www.dccourts.gov/services/probate-matters/request-for-probate-searches-and-copies Request Record Searches and Copies] in ''District of Columbia Courts'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref> | :Closed cases more than ten years old are sent to storage either at the WNRC Suitland Records Center, or at the D.C. Archives. To retrieve a will that is in storage, complete section 1 of the [https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/CaseInformationSearchRequestForm.pdf Case Information - Archive Case Request Form]. Mail in the completed form. The register's office will contact you when the document has been retrieved and is available for viewing for about two weeks.<ref>[https://www.dccourts.gov/services/probate-matters/request-for-probate-searches-and-copies Request Record Searches and Copies] in ''District of Columbia Courts'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref> '''See also: [[District_of_Columbia_Archives_and_Libraries#District_of_Columbia_Archives|District of Columbia Archives]]'''. | ||
=== District of Columbia Vital Records === | === District of Columbia Vital Records === | ||
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=== [[Library of Congress]] === | === [[Library of Congress]] === | ||
[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.]]101 Independence Ave. SE <br>Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br>Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br>Telephone: | [[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.]]101 Independence Ave. SE <br>Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br>Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br>Telephone: Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br>Fax: 202-707-1957 <br>E-mail: [http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian]<ref name="ContInfo">[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/address.html Contact Information] in ''The Library of Congress'' [Internet site] (accessed 12 May 2010).</ref> <br>Internet: http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ | ||
:Use this library for its outstanding genealogical guides and indexes. They are part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources. The "Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" has moved to the main reading room, but services are unchanged. <ref>[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhgcoll.html The Collections] in ''Local History and Genealogy Reference Services'' in ''Library of Congress'' (accessed 2 February 2014).</ref> | :Use this library for its outstanding genealogical guides and indexes. They are part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources. The "Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" has moved to the main reading room, but services are unchanged. <ref>[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhgcoll.html The Collections] in ''Local History and Genealogy Reference Services'' in ''Library of Congress'' (accessed 2 February 2014).</ref> | ||
:The Library of Congress site has a wonderful [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory] page that links to more 60 collections, searchable by keyword or time period in a variety of media. | :The Library of Congress site has a wonderful [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory] page that links to more 60 collections, searchable by keyword or time period in a variety of media. | ||
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