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If you have any questions, just shout! >Resent-Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 17:19:36 -0700 (PDT) >Old-To: tinamarie7@juno.com, proresearchers-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: top ten books >X-Mailer: Juno 1.38 >From: tinamarie7@juno.com (Tina M Gibson) >Date: Fri, 05 Jun 1998 20:17:39 EDT >To: ProResearchers-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: ProResearchers-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <ProResearchers-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/107 >X-Loop: ProResearchers-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: ProResearchers-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Here is an article I just got in a genealogical e-zine.  I don't have the >internet at home, so I don't get to see them on a regular basis, but >thought this could be of some help.  I don't know if everyone regularly >sees the articles from Mr. Morgan  or not.  Tina   tinamarie7@juno.com > > >ALONG THOSE LINES . . . By George G. Morgan > >Favorite Genealogy Books > >I am often asked about my favorite genealogy books.  When I teach >seminars, people invariably approach and ask me to name "the best >book."  A number of the readers of this column also send E-mail >asking for recommendations. Invariably, my response to these >questions is, "It really depends on the area you're >researching."  It really is a matter of personal choice and what >your budget can allow. > >However, "Along Those Lines ...", I'd like to share a list of my >own ten favorite genealogy reference books and tell you a little >bit about why I enjoy using them. Your list, of course, will >differ and you may disagree with some of my choices. >Nevertheless, it is a personal choice. > >The List > >At the top of my list is The Source: A Guidebook of American >Genealogy, edited by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves >Luebking.  This revised edition was published in 1997 by >Ancestry, Inc.  There are clearly written chapters on all aspects >of genealogical research in the U.S.  The beginning genealogist >can learn the basics; the experienced genealogist will find new >references and resources.  It is no wonder that I see a copy of >this book at the reference desk of every library with a >genealogical collection.  It is a wonderful handbook! > >Another excellent reference that I use is Helen F. M. Leary's >North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History.  While the >book focuses on North Carolina, Ms. Leary (as editor) and her >fellow writers have written masterful chapters about essential >research strategies, as well as methodologies for locating and >evaluating a comprehensive variety of records at the local, state >and national levels.  Published by the North Carolina >Genealogical Society in Raleigh, NC, in 1996, this is a book I >refer to again and again. > >Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources, >edited by Alice Eichholz, can frequently be found open on my >desk.  Each state is represented with an historical summary of >its establishment and its settlers, followed by detailed >information about every possible record type imaginable.  I >frequently refer to the county resource information, especially >addresses of courthouses, when I am writing for copies of vital >records.  However, I use this book as a complementary companion >to The Source. > >The essential reference work, if you want to learn how to find >and use land records, is E. Wade Howe's Land & Property Research >in the United States. Published in 1997 by Ancestry, Inc., this >book has helped me locate a great many land resources and >documents.  And since land records are one of the most plentiful >genealogical resources -- and some of the least understood and >most overlooked -- a good educational reference book is >essential.  This book is the best I've seen. > >The Rand McNally Road Atlas is always close at hand.  I use it to >locate towns within states and their current county.  An >inexpensive reference, it doubles as a genealogy resource and a >travel aid when I'm on the road. > >Once I locate a town in the Rand McNally, I can then trace it >back to the county it was in previous decades by using the Map >Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920.  Authors William >Thorndale and William Dollarhide compiled this wonderful >collection of maps for every state -- one map for each of the >censuses for each existing state at the time.  The map shows both >the counties as they existed then and the counties as they exist >today.  Not only do I use this for census research, I use it for >determining what county to look in for any kind of vital record >at the time.  Published by Genealogical Publishing Company in >Baltimore, it is available in paperback.  > >I do have some ancestors who fought in the Civil War.  One >helpful book for me is a small volume by Bertram Hawthorne Groene >titled Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor.  Published by John F. >Blair in Winston-Salem, NC, in 1995, it provides a deep insight >into the kinds of records available and where you can find them. >Mr. Groene reveals the intricacies of how to obtain all the >military records held by the National Archives on your ancestor, >not just the service record or the pension file.  There are other >records there as well! > >Ann S. Lainhart's State Census Records must really be good!  I >inadvertantly bought a second copy.  It's important to look in >all the census records, both Federal and state, to locate your >ancestors.  And Ms. Lainhart's book reveals details about the >content of every state census and where to find copies of the >records.  I'm working my way down that line of inquiry now, >searching for my great-grandmother and her family. > >Another new book from 1997 that I feel is a winner, especially >for beginning genealogists, is Sharon DeBartolo Carmack's The >Genealogy Sourcebook.  Ms Carmack has covered the basics from A >to Z expertly.  It's the best book of its kind on the market >today. > >Last, but certainly not least, is a book I just acquired.  It is >Published Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records, >edited by Kory L. Meyerink.  Just published this month by >Ancestry, Inc., it is an awesome book! I have to tell you I am >only just beginning to make my way through this book, but already >I can say that it is the most important new genealogy reference >book of the year.  It is chock full of details on published >materials of all types, from the familiar to the obscure.  This >book is sure to become  another indispensable reference for the >genealogy librarian.  And who can argue with a librarian! > >Summary > >Well, there you have it -- my top ten list. Please don't write to >tell me what I missed.  I know my list is incomplete.  We have a >couple of hundred genealogy books at home.  Some are great, some >are good, some are mediocre -- and there are some we bought  just >because of a single reference to a single name.  What can I say? > >Your collection will be a unique one too.  Remember, you don't >have to buy everything.  Just build a core collection of what >works for you. > >Happy hunting!                            >George > >************************* >Copyright 1998 George G. Morgan All Rights reserved       >"Along Those Lines ..." is a weekly feature of the Genealogy >Forum on America Online (Keyword: ROOTS).  This column was >originally published in the Genealogy Forum on America Online. >You may send E-mail to: alonglines@aol.com  >George Morgan would like to hear from you but, because of the >volume of E-mail, is unable to respond to each letter >individually. 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