Marilyn, The Library of Congress is a wonderful place to do genealogical research. Check out the webpage for the local history & genealogy research room: http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/. There are no primary sources like birth records, but more secondary sources than you would likely have time to look through, including a lot of published genealogies. In addition to the local history & genealogy room, I also really like the city directories room -- there are tons of directories available on self-service microfilm (http://www.loc.gov/rr/microform/uscity/). When you first arrive and register, you'll have a chance to sit down with a librarian who will give you information about the particular types of resources that would be good for your research. If you have time, a trip to the National Archives would also be a good place to go. If you have any ancestors who fought in the Civil War, there is often a wealth of information available through pension files (if they exist). There are also many types of records on microfilm (e.g., census and immigration records). If you do want to look at civil war pension or service records, go to the Archives your first day in DC to make a request to have the particular files you want pulled because they will not have them available for you until the next day. http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/about_genealogy_research.html There are usually very nice volunteers at the Archives who will answer your questions about genealogy research, too. For both locations, you'll need to give yourself time to get a researcher's id card when you arrive (bring your driver's license), and bring a quarter with you for a locker if you go to the Archives (there are free cloak rooms at the LOC). Be sure to check out the information on both websites for new researchers -- it will save you a lot of time so that you can focus on research while you are there -- and bring small bills to buy a copy card. If for some reason you ran out of things to do, I've been told that the Daughters of the American Revolution also has an excellent genealogy collection in its library, which is open to the public. SarahAnne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Bess" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 2:39 PM Subject: Research in Washington > Has anyone on this list researched in the Library of Congress? What kind of > genealogical records would I find there? Another question, If you could your > research in Washington a couple of days/ What places should I research? > Marilyn Bess > > > > ==== NYOSWEGO Mailing List ==== > New York GenExchange > http://www.genexchange.com/state.cfm?state=ny > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >