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[https://www.familysearch.org/ | [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] (Salt Lake City, UT) {{·}} | ||
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:'''Archives I''' has nationwide censuses, pre-WWI military service and pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees. The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> | :'''Archives I''' has nationwide censuses, pre-WWI military service and pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees. The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> | ||
:Microfilm copies of many of the records at the National Archives are available at the [https://www.familysearch.org/ | :Microfilm copies of many of the records at the National Archives are available at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch 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 used most by genealogical researchers: Census, Passenger Arrivals and Border Crossings, Naturalizations, Military, Land, Native Americans, African Americans, and more. | ::*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. 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. | ::*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. | ||
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== Repositories Outside the District of Columbia Area == | == Repositories Outside the District of Columbia Area == | ||
[[Image:FamilySearch Library.jpg|thumb|right|284px|FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah]] | [[Image:FamilySearch Library.jpg|thumb|right|284px|FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah]] | ||
=== [https://www.familysearch.org/ | === [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] === | ||
35 North West Temple Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150<br>Telephone: 801-240-2331<br>Fax: 801-240-1584<br>E-Mail: [mailto:fhl@ldschurch.org fhl@ldschurch.org]<br>Internet: [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] Family Tree pedigrees, Memories photos, Search historical records, Genealogies, FamilySearch Catalog, and FamilySearch Wiki<br> | 35 North West Temple Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150<br>Telephone: 801-240-2331<br>Fax: 801-240-1584<br>E-Mail: [mailto:fhl@ldschurch.org fhl@ldschurch.org]<br>Internet: [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] Family Tree pedigrees, Memories photos, Search historical records, Genealogies, FamilySearch Catalog, and FamilySearch Wiki<br> | ||
:450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes a good '''District of Columbia''' collection. Many microfilms are also at branch '''''[[Introduction to FamilySearch Centers|FamilySearch Centers]]''''' in local church buildings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and described in their online [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].<ref name="DB1">Dollarhide and Bremer, 1.</ref> | :450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes a good '''District of Columbia''' collection. Many microfilms are also at branch '''''[[Introduction to FamilySearch Centers|FamilySearch Centers]]''''' in local church buildings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and described in their online [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].<ref name="DB1">Dollarhide and Bremer, 1.</ref> | ||
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==== [[FamilySearch Centers|FamilySearch Centers]] ==== | ==== [[FamilySearch Centers|FamilySearch Centers]] ==== | ||
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::FamilySearch Centers (FSCs) are branches of the [https://www.familysearch.org/ | ::FamilySearch Centers (FSCs) are branches of the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy. You may search your address for a center near you on the [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch] site. These local centers are staffed by volunteers and have varying hours and resources so call to verify their hours in advance. | ||
:::[[Washington DC Family History Center]]<br>10000 Stoneybrook Drive<br>Kensington, Maryland<br>Telephone: 301-587-0042 | :::[[Washington DC Family History Center]]<br>10000 Stoneybrook Drive<br>Kensington, Maryland<br>Telephone: 301-587-0042 | ||
::::This FSC has digitized and microfilm records, books, genealogical websites, special interest groups, and family history classes. They answer questions and provide limited research guidance.<ref>[[Washington DC Family History Center]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 13 January 2017).</ref> | ::::This FSC has digitized and microfilm records, books, genealogical websites, special interest groups, and family history classes. They answer questions and provide limited research guidance.<ref>[[Washington DC Family History Center]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 13 January 2017).</ref> | ||
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