xii, 786 pages : 29 cm

Useful to the novice searcher, as well as the professional genealogist. Covers all aspects of research--major records, published sources, and special resources

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Foreword / P. William Filby -- Preface / Arlene H. Eakle, Johni Cerny -- Introduction to Genealogical Records and Techniques / Richard W. Price, William Thorndale, Arlene H. Eakle -- Part 1 Major Record Sources: -- Family and Home Sources, Family Traditions, and Oral Histories / Richard W. Dougherty -- Vital Records and Cemetery Research / Johni Cerny -- Marriage and Divorce Records / Johni Cerny -- Census Records / Arlene H. Eakle -- Church Records in the United States / Richard W. Dougherty -- American Court Records / Arlene H. Eakle -- Land and Tax Records / William Thorndale -- Military Records / Johni Cerny -- Institutional Records / Johny Cerny -- Business and Employment Records / Kory L. Meyerink -- Unied States Companies Ranked by Fortune: An Address List / Elaine Barton, compiler -- How to Find Business and Employment Records / Arlene H. Eakle

Part 2 Published Genealogical Sources: City Directories and Their Cousins / Gordon Lewis Remington -- Newspapers / Loretto Dennis Szucs -- Genealogical Tools and Indexes / Kory L. Meyerink -- Compiled Biographies / Jimmy B. Parker

Part 3 Special Resources: Tracking Immigrant Origins / Arlene H. Eakle -- Sources for Urban Ancestors / Loretto Dennis Szucs and David S. Weber -- Records Relating to Native American Research: The Five Civilized Tribes / George J. Nixon -- Genealogical and Historical Sources in the Spanish and Mexican Southwest / George J. Nixon -- Black Ancestral Research / Johni Cerny -- Asian Americans: Sources for Ancestral Research -- Jewish-American Research / Johni Cerny -- The Computer and the Genealogist / Wade C. Starks Bibliography of Computer Databases and Information Sources / Wilma Adkins, compiler -- Hereditary and Lineage Society Records / Grahame Thomas Smallwood, Jr

List of Contributors -- Appendix A: Regional Federal Archives and Records Centers -- Appendix B: State Historical Archives and Record Depositories -- Appendix C: Historical Societies and Agencies in the United States -- Appendix D: Genealogical Society of Utah and Branches -- Appendix E: Selected Research Libraries -- Appendix F: Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces -- Appendix G: Genealogical Scoeities of the United States -- Appendix H: Genealogy Book Publishers -- Glossary -- Bibliographic Index -- Subject Index

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