I am pasting in a wonderful message posted awhile back to another list. ********** Subject: Re: Research in Washington DC Resent-Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 13:55:04 -0800 (PST) Resent-From: RESEARCH-HOWTO-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 15:38:03 EST From: RalphK <RalphK@aol.com> Reply-To: RESEARCH-HOWTO-L@rootsweb.com To: GenKoch@aol.com, research-howto-l@rootsweb.com In a message dated 3/22/98 11:50:23 AM, GenKoch@aol.com wrote: <<I will be making a business trip to Washington DC in a couple of months. Any hints on where to go for research (on a tight schedule) and how to best utilize my time?>> Pam, Washington DC is the mecca of U.S. cities for research. Sorry you are on a tight schedule. If time is tight it would be important to know exactly what you wanted to find prior to your visit. For records at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) that are not on film I suggest you arrange prior to your visit to have needed records available and ready for you at the library on the day you will need them. This is not going to be easy. You should make yourself fully aware of what each repository has to offer prior to your visit. Start with the National Archives. ******** http://www.nara.gov/nara/bookstore/books.html GUIDE TO GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (this book is Softcover: #W200001 $25) ********* These books and finding aids are on line and for sale through the NARA. They are about $3.50 each. http://www.nara.gov/publications/bookstore/microcat.html The 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses The 1900 Federal Population Census The 1910 Federal Population Census The 1920 Federal Population Census Immigrant & Passenger Arrivals Genealogical & Biographical Research Military Service Records Black Studies American Indians Diplomatic Records National Archives Microfilm Resources for Research A Comprehensive Catalog (This is a complete listing with indexes of what you will find on film at the NARA.--$5) ********* The Library of Congress has a web site and portions of their collection are searchable on line. You will be interested in Local and Family History Room. They have a massive collection of family histories. http://www.loc.gov/catalog/ ********* The DAR also has the most beautiful library in town with a truly impressive collection of family histories and some local histories of interest. I don't think they have a web site but their phone is 202-628-1776, the DAR Library is 202-879-3229. Good Luck, Ralph Komives PO Box 742 Bowie, MD 20718-0742 RalphK@aol.com http://members.aol.com/RalphK/DocumentSearch.html Document Searches in Washington, D.C. Area and Annapolis, MD. Problem searches and common names a specialty. Research at: DAR Library, National Archives, Library of Congress, MD State Archives Carole Watkins wrote: > I, too, would be interested in suggestions for researching at NARA. My > husband and I are planning to be there in the fall and am really new > and green to genealogy. > > Thanks for sharing > > Carole Watkins > carlyj@pacbell.net > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > If you need to unsubscribe to GenTips email the command: > unsubscribe > To: > GenTips-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > DON'T send it to GenTips-L that won't work!