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Celebrities Celebrities United States Genealogy Genealogy Genealogy Bibliography United States United States Genealogy United States Genealogy Archival resources Directories United States Genealogy Bibliography United States Genealogy Handbooks, manuals, etc Women United States GenealogySummary: Useful to the novice searcher, as well as the professional genealogist. Covers all aspects of research--major records, published sources, and special resources.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ancestry 1997
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 SOU1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.1 SOU
Summary: This course of 15 half-hour lectures presents different procedures for locating sources of ancestors' records in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2014
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929 DISCall number: DVD 929 DIS
Summary: Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides influential guests deep into the branches of their family trees, revealing surprising stories of love, hardship, and triumph that transcend borders and merge to form an American root system fortified by its diversity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FINMorton, Sunny Jane
Summary: Records created by the major Christian denominations before 1900 in the United States are an underutilized resource for family historians. In these records, you may find ancestors' births, maiden or married names, marriage details, death, family relationships, other residences, and even immigrants' overseas birthplaces. You may uncover information about ancestors who have been unnamed in other...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 2019
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1 available in Local History Room (LHR), Call number: LHR 929 MORSummary: This 10-part series, with the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., delves into the genealogy and genetics of famous Americans, combining history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family and identity in today's America. Professor Gates shakes loose captivating stories and surprises in the family trees of Kevin Bacon, Robert Downey, Jr., Branford...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2012
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Summary: "In every field of study there is one book that rises above the rest in stature and authority and becomes the standard work in the field. In genealogy that book is The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. It instructs the researcher in the timeless principles of genealogical research, while identifying the most current classes of records and research tools. It is both a textbook and an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.1 GREGreenwood, Val D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.1 GRESummary: It has wide-range coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. A collection of more than 4,000 databases including U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by ProQuest 2005
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Marlin, Robert W.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Land Yacht Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.1 MARRose, Christine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CR Publications 2004
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3 ROSRoberts, Gary Boyd.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Published in cooperation with the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. by C. Boyer, 3rd 1995
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.2 ANCSchaefer, Christina Kassabian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 1999
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.1082 SCHSchweitzer, George Keene
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Schweitzer 1981
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 SchweRoberts, Gary Boyd.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New England Historic Genealogical Society 2009
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.2 ROBSummary: In sharing their stories, uses every tool available, from cutting-edge DNA research to old-school genealogical sleuthing to reveal long-buried secrets. Spanning the globe, the series compiles family trees that trace throughout the United States and Canada; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Germany, Poland, Ireland, Russia, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FINCarmack, Sharon DeBartolo
Summary: Explains how to use different sources to trace one's lineage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Betterway Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.1082 CAR1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1082 CAR
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Summary: Originally prepared for and delivered at a 1978 workshop about the resources of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the four essays in this pamphlet provide a series of guides to the archives, maps, printed materials, and other sources of genealogical data located in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. All four essays were written by staff members of the society. James L. Hansen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Society 1979
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1Gates, Henry Louis
Summary: Who are we, and where do we come from? The fundamental drive to answer these questions is at the heart of "Finding Your Roots," the companion book to the PBS documentary series seen by 30 million people. As Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. shows us, the tools of cutting-edge genomics and deep genealogical research now allow us to learn more about our roots, looking further back in time...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of North Carolina Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929 GATJackson, Buzzy.
Summary: "In Shaking the Family Tree, Jackson dives headfirst into her family gene pool: flying cross-country to locate an ancient family graveyard, embarking on a weeklong genealogy Caribbean cruise, and even submitting her DNA for testing to try to find her Jacksons. And in the process of researching her own family lore (Who was Bullwhip Jackson?) she meets legions of other genealogy buffs who are as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JACMeyer, Mary Keysor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: M. K. Meyer 1982
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 MeyerSchweitzer, George K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Schweitzer 1981
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.1 SCH1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 Schwe