Printed Sources : A Guide to Published Genealogical Records

by Meyerink, Kory

• ISBN13: 9780916489700
• ISBN10: 0916489701
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Printed Sources addresses the large and growing body of printed material - the background information, finding aids, published original records, and compiled records - that can assure success in your family history research. This guide will make your research easier by identifying, defining, and explaining how to use the myriad of printed genealogical sources. You'll learn about vital records, county histories, published indexed, and many other types of printed sources that can lead you to your ancestors.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction and Foundations for Research	1	(32)
Part 1: Background Information
General Reference	33	(36)
Martha L. Henderson
Instructional Materials	69	(26)
Sandra Hargreaves Luebking
Geographic Tools: Maps, Atlases, and Gazetteers	95	(52)
Carol Mehr Schiffman
Ethnic Sources	147	(30)
Loretto Dennis Szucs
Part 2: Finding Aids
Bibliographies and Catalogs	177	(16)
David T. Thackery
Published Indexes	193	(24)
Kip Sperry
Part 3: Printed Original Records
Vital and Cemetery Records	217	(52)
Karen Clifford
Church Sources	269	(32)
Richard W. Dougherty
Censuses and Tax Lists	301	(54)
G. David Dilts
Published Probate Records	355	(34)
Wendy B. Elliott
Printed Land Records	389	(48)
Wendy B. Elliott
Karen Clifford
Court and Legal Records	437	(32)
Benjamin Barnett Spratting, 3rd
Military Sources	469	(30)
David T. Thackery
Immigration Sources	499
Kory L. Meyerink
Documentary Sources	454	(121)
Kory L. Meyerink
Part 4: Compild Records
Family Histories and Genealogies	575	(52)
Kory L. Meyerink
County and Local Histories	627	(44)
Kory L. Meyerink
Biographies	671	(38)
Kory L. Meyerink
Genealogical Periodicals	709	(44)
Kory L. Meyerink
Medieval Genealogy	753	(50)
Glade I. Nelson
John M. Kitzmiller, 2nd
List of Contributors	775	(4)
Appendixes
A: CD-ROMs for Family Historians	779	(10)
B: Major U.S. Genealogical Libraries	789	(6)
C: Genealogical Publishers and Booksellers	795	(8)
Index	803