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The Montana Historical Society houses both the Montana Historical Society Library and the Montana State Archives. The library collects printed and manuscript sources, including histories and reference materials. The archives primarily collects government documents.  
The Montana Historical Society houses both the Montana Historical Society Library and the Montana State Archives. The library collects printed and manuscript sources, including histories and reference materials. The archives primarily collects government documents.  


=== Montana Genealogical Society<br> ===
=== Montana Genealogical Society<br> ===


P.O. Box 5313<br>120 South Last Chance Gulch<br>Helena, MT 59604<br>Telephone 406-447-1690 Ext9  
P.O. Box 5313<br>120 South Last Chance Gulch<br>Helena, MT 59604<br>Telephone 406-447-1690 Ext9  


The [http://mtscprod.msl.mt.gov/uhtbin/cgisirsi/Gla4Jt1JUq/MT-GEN/185850019/60/1180/X Montana Genealogical Society Library] is part of the online Montana Shared Library.<br>
The [http://mtscprod.msl.mt.gov/uhtbin/cgisirsi/Gla4Jt1JUq/MT-GEN/185850019/60/1180/X Montana Genealogical Society Library] is part of the online Montana Shared Library.<br>  


=== National Archives Records Administration—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)  ===
=== National Archives Records Administration—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)  ===
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To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Montana counties, use the 16 inventories of county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of most of these inventories.  
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Montana counties, use the 16 inventories of county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of most of these inventories.  


=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards ===
=== Web Sites ===


Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers to:
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Montana in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.


*Locate other researchers
Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:
*Post queries
*Send and receive e-mail
*Search large databases
*Search computer libraries
*Join in computer chat and lecture sessions


You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Montana in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.
'''USGenWeb'''
 
Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:
 
=== USGenWeb ===


[http://www.usgenweb.com/ http://www.usgenweb.com/]  
[http://www.usgenweb.com/ http://www.usgenweb.com/]  
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A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.  
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.  


=== Roots-L ===
'''Roots-L'''


http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/  
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/  
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A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.  
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.  


For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., "Archives and Libraries" section.
'''FamilySearch™'''
 
=== FamilySearch™ ===


http://www.familysearch.org  
http://www.familysearch.org  


The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.  
FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.  


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