Hello to the list. Two suggestions: Family History Centers sell, for one dollar, "Research Outline: United States." (I am assuming that you are in the U.S. If not, there are Research Outlines for other nations.) This has 58 pages on "types of records available" and what kind of information they usually have. You can also read the outline or download it, free, at <www.familysearch.org>. Considerably more pricey, but possibly available at your local public library: _The Source_, revised edition; Szucs & Luebking, eds. Ancestry Inc., Salt Lake City, 1997. This one is 834 pages and I think was about $50; a superb book, I think. I'll also mention the 50 individual state research outlines published by the Family History Library; also $1 each, but the length varies, for instance Pennsylvania is 33 pages and Montana is 7 pages. All of these are available at Family History Centers, by ordering online at <www.familysearch.org>, or can be downloaded free. There's an excellent outline on "Tracing Immigrant Origins," and another good one is on "U.S. Military Records." The outlines on England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany, France, etc., etc., are very good. Cheers, Dolly ==================================================== On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 PruittGenes@aol.com wrote: > Is there a book on the market that deals just with the types of records > available and what information they tend to contain? Something like this > would be very helpful to me and would appreciate any suggestions.