Genealogical Librarianship: A Brief Introduction

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1 Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil Genealgical Librarianship: A Brief Intrductin Assisting Genealgists Basics f genealgy research Knw what yu have Newspapers Knw yur newspaper genealgies What s digitized where Wh has micrfilm r paper Interlibrary lan TOCs, Indexes Avid with nline bks (esp. <1924) Archive.rg, Ggle Bks (bks.ggle.cm) Family Histry Library, Library f Cngress Prgramming Basic familiarity f reginal resurces The biggest (are any FHL Affiliates?) The best hurs Wh has micrfilm readers (digital r nt) Specialty cllectins (e.g. church archives) Cunty, lcal gvernment Vital recrds, wills/prbate, deeds Special cllectins at lcal cllege/university Clsest Family Histry Centers Extra nline access Basics f Genealgy Research Spelling nt standardized until after the Civil War (smetimes it still isn t) Names Always list wmen by maiden names r (maiden) married Optinal CAPITALIZE last names Careful use f Jr., Sr., etc. Date frmat T avid any cnfusin - 10 Sep 2013 Just because the name is the same and the age and place are abut right desn t mean yu have the crrect persn Sarah A. Kirby Jhn VanDeventer (Jr.) Basic Terminlgy Abstract T summarize the essential infrmatin fund in a recrd. May r may nt reflect the riginal s infrmatinal rder r terminlgy. Any terms added by the extractr are clearly indicated by use f square brackets [ ]. AG Accredited Genealgist - A trademark f ICAPGen indicating the individual has passed the credentialing prcess fr that rganizatin. Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 1 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

2 Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil APG Assciatin f Prfessinal Genealgists - an internatinal rganizatin dedicated t supprting thse engaged in the business f genealgy thrugh advcacy, cllabratin, educatin, and the prmtin f high ethical standards. < Authred Wrk - presents a researcher s r writer s cnclusins, interpretatins, r thughts, ften based n infrmatin frm many prir surces. Jnes [p9-10] BCG Bard fr Certificatin f Genealgists - One f tw credentialing grups fr genealgists t prve their expertise thrugh a rigrus applicatin prcess. CG Certified Genealgist - A trademark f the BCG indicating the individual has passed the credentialing prcess fr that rganizatin. < Derivative Recrd - Derivative recrds are created frm prir recrds by (1) transcribing a prir recrd r part f it by hand, keybard, r ptical-character recgnitin, speech-t-text, r ther technlgy, (2) abstracting infrmatin frm it, (3) translating it frm ne language t anther, r (4) reprducing it with alteratins. Jnes [p9-10] Evidence The analyst s cnclusin f the relevance f infrmatin & its adequacy t answer [a particular] questin. [Mills, frnt leaf] A piece f infrmatin tgether with the genealgists assessment f it fr the questin at hand. [me] Extract T cpy the essential infrmatin frm the riginal surce recrd, preserving the rder and terminlgy used, but nt including certain nn-essential language. Any terms added by the extractr are clearly indicated by use f square brackets [ ]. Family Histry Histrically this term was distinct frm genealgy. This was when yu added histry t family relatinships t flesh ut the individuals. Tday, it is usually used as a synnym fr genealgy. FHC Family Histry Center - A lcal branch f the Family Histry Library. Staffed by vlunteers. Usually lcated inside a lcal Latter Day Saints church (stake huse). < FHL Family Histry Library A genealgical research facility in dwntwn Salt Lake City. The library is pen t the public free f charge and is perated by FamilySearch. < FamilySearch - the genealgical arm f the The Church f Jesus Christ f Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). < FamilySearch.rg The website f FamilySearch, all data n which is available free f charge. Genealgy Genealgy is a research field cncerned primarily with accurately recnstructing frgtten r unknwn identities and relatinships. Many f these identities and relatinships existed in the past, but genealgical research als includes living peple. Genealgy emphasizes bilgical and marital kinships, but it als addresses adptive, extramarital, and ther kinds f relatinships within and acrss generatins. [p1, Jnes] That branch f histry which invlves the determinatin f family relatinships. [p3, Greenwd] an accunt f the descent f a persn, family, r grup frm an ancestr r frm lder frms < Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 2 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

3 Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil GENEALIB-L Librarians Serving Genealgists discussin list frmed t facilitate cmmunicatin between librarians fr issues related t serving genealgists. Specific research questins are discuraged. Questins abut resurces are fine. <mailman.acmp.usf.edu/mailman/listinf/genealib> GPS Genealgical Prf Standard - The purpse f the Genealgical Prf Standard is t shw what the minimums are that a genealgist must d fr his r her wrk t be credible. The GPS was established by the BCG. There are five elements t the Genealgical Prf Standard: 1. A reasnably exhaustive search has been cnducted. 2. Each statement f fact has a cmplete and accurate surce citatin. 3. The evidence is reliable, and has been skillfully crrelated and interpreted. 4. Any cntradictry evidence has been reslved. 5. The cnclusin has been sundly reasned. < and < GSG Genealgical Speakers Guild an rganizatin frmed t facilitate better cmmunicatin between speakers and scieties. < ICAPGen Internatinal Cmmissin fr the Accreditatin f Prfessinal Genealgists - One f tw credentialing grups fr genealgists t prve their expertise thrugh a rigrus applicatin prcess. < Infrmatin A single piece f data which establishes a relatinship r the date and lcatin f an event assciated with ne r mre individuals. Infrmatin can be categrized as primary (firsthand) r secndary (secndhand) as judged by the date f the recrd and the analyst s estimate f the recrder s participatin r knwledge f the data. Lcal Histry The study f the histry f a particular lcale (usually a cunty, city, twn, r village). Lcal histry studies the brader scial interactins f a cmmunity. As a part f this, particular family histries may be develped especially if the family in questin lived in the area fr a cnsiderable time. Original Recrd - Original recrds are written reprts f an actin, event, r bservatin, ften (but nt always) made at the time f the event r sn after. Original recrds are nt based n prir recrds. Jnes [p9-10] Recrd - Recrds nte, describe, r dcument an actin, event, bservatin r utterance. Jnes [p9-10] Resurce (my definitin) Any bject, especially textual, which cmprises a whle thing that can be subject t a citatin in a bibligraphy. Resurces may be riginal r derivative, cmprising single recrds r cmpilatins f many recrds. Resurces may als be authred wrks. Examples: marriage certificates, bks, database n a website Nn-examples: any page r grup f pages in a published r cmpiled wrk, a single entry in a database Transcript A manually-created cpy f the riginal surce recrd, preserving the rder and terminlgy used, including any nn-essential language. Any terms added by the transcriptinist are clearly indicated by use f square brackets [ ]. Transcripts may r may nt preserve line and page breaks, but will preserve indents and paragraph divisins. Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 3 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

4 Genealgy Research Prcess Timeline Methd - Wrk frm the knwn t the unknwn, ne event at a time Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil Ancestrs Grandmther parents Me Distant Nt-s-recent recent past Present Circular Methd There s always mre t d; Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 4 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

5 Basic Frms Tw sites that have links t many different frms. Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil I like the nes frm the MidCntinent Public Library because I can type int them, r print and write. Pedigree Chart Family Grup Sheet Bigraphy Timeline Persnality (Clubs, Hbbies, etc.) Educatin Hme & Family (incl. all hmes) Military Experience Emplyment Mre Stries Pht Album Surce List Timeline whatever yu want/need it t be, using whatever tl helps facilitate develpment, useful fr identifying research gaps and places/times t lk Research Plan & Ntes nt dne nearly enugh, especially vital if never getting back there, r breaking a brick wall dwn, when dne systematically it helps guide research effrts and avids unnecessary rewrk My utline is last tw pages f tday s handut Lcatin Overview useful when getting t knw a new area r when g back and are trying t figure ut what yu haven t dne yet Everything yu want at yur fingertips Extracts frm FS Wiki, Evertn s, varius websites, persnal ntes My utline Histry, Cunty Seat, villages/ twnships f interest Surnames f interest & date range Vital recrds dates Recrd lcatin list Searched t-date list Cntacts Map(s) Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 5 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

6 Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil Where t Lk When Yu Dn t Have a Clue FamilySearch Wiki Familysearch.rg > Search > Research Wiki xxx Recrd Finder Xxx cuntry, tpic (military, immigrant rigin), state/canadian prvince CyndisList Linkpendium Academic-Genealgy Hw-t bks Genealgy Research (Greenwd, Mrgan) Area Guides (Schweitzer, NYGBS) Recrd types (Sanbrn maps, curt huse) FHL & FHC & FHL Affiliates Free Resurces There are tns f excellent free genealgical resurces n the Internet. Unless therwise nted, the hme page is the name f the database.cm, after remving all spaces frm the name. Accessible Archives <accessible-archives.cm> Primary surce material frm the 18th and 19th centuries. Includes Frank Leslie s Weekly (an illustrated newspaper) during the Civil War, several African American newspapers, cunty histries frm many states, and mre. Bureau f Land Management (BLM) General Land Office (GLO) <glrecrds.blm.gv/default.aspx> Recrds f land patents (deeds) frm the federal gvernment (public lands) t the first land wners utside the riginal clnies. Land includes areas (nt necessarily the entire state) in States f Alabama, Alaska, Arizna, Arkansas, Califrnia, Clrad, Flrida, Idah, Illinis, Indiana, Iwa, Kansas, Luisiana, Michigan, Minnesta, Mississippi, Missuri, Mntana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexic, Nrth Dakta, Ohi, Oklahma, Oregn, Suth Dakta, Utah, Washingtn, Wiscnsin, and Wyming. Civil War Sldiers and Sailrs - <nps.gv/civilwar/sldiers-and-sailrs-database.htm> - a database cntaining infrmatin abut the men wh served in the Unin and Cnfederate armies during the Civil War. Other infrmatin n the site includes histries f Unin and regiments, links t descriptins f significant battles, and selected lists f prisner-f-war recrds and cemetery recrds. Digital Public Library f America (DPLA) - < - The DPLA ffers a single pint f access t millins f items phtgraphs, manuscripts, bks, sunds, mving images, and mre frm libraries, archives, and museums arund the United States. Users can brwse and search the DPLA s cllectins by timeline, map, frmat, and tpic; save items t custmized lists; and share their lists with thers. Users can als explre digital exhibitins curated by the DPLA s cntent partners and staff. Ggle Bks < Access all f the bks digitized by Ggle as well as thse fund n many ther websites. Level f access t the bk varies. Internet Archive - <Archive.rg> Originally designed as the WayBackMachine fr archiving internet websites, it has expanded t include digitized materials f many types including audi, vide, and textual. All items are free, als sme are presented under the Creative Cmmns license system. All texts are dwnladable in a variety f frmats r viewable nline. Over 4.7 millin textual items in Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 6 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

7 Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil many languages include city directries, state laws, family histries, cunty histries, and mre f a genealgical nature. Cntributing libraries include the Allen Cunty Public Library and the New Yrk Public Library. Library f Cngress (LC) <lc.gv> As the natin s library, the LC has millins f bks, images, and ther resurces f genealgical interest. The American Memry prject (bks, phts, maps, and mre) and the Chrnicling America prject (newspapers) are tw nline prjects f particular interest t genealgists see <lc.gv/library/libarch-digital.html>. Natinal Archives <archives.gv> Finding aids, guides t research, and sme digitized recrds. The Natinal Archives serves as the archives f dcuments created by and fr the federal gvernment and its territries. Steve Mrse s One Step Search Pages - <stevemrse.rg> - Brught t yu by the guy wh invented the first cmputer chip, Steve s resurces are knwn but underutilized by many in the genealgical cmmunity. Alternate search functins fr many nline databases. Includes tls fr immigratin, census, vital recrds, calendars, sundex, freign alphabets, Jewish and Hlcaust research. < cyndislist.cm/databases/general> Amng searches dne: Ellis Island, Castle Garden, NARA passenger lists fr varius prts, US Census Scial Security Death Index SSDI Available n many genealgy websites and frm mst subscriptin sites. Each has a varying update time. The data displayed by each site may differ. Gives the apprximate mnth f death and city/state t which the last Scial Security check was mailed. (Clue t residency, but nt definitive since flks can receive mail ne place and live anther think daughter s huse fr mail and retirement hme fr living.) FamilySearch and SteveMrse are tw sites that prvide free access. Yur Cllectin Cllectin Develpment Plicy Library missin/visin Rm/department missin/visin 3 levels f genealgical patrn supprt Lw ppular materials library yearbks (maybe), Ancestry, current lcal papers curt huse libraries n special resurces, but state legal histries and help w/ curt case lcatin Medium n dedicated staff (r part-time), a small area Yearbks, cunty/lcal published histries, Ancestry and lcal ld papers (if digitized), lcal papers n micrfilm (maybe), vertical files (clippings, dd stuff references), little t n prgramming High dedicated staff, a rm Reginal resurces, feeder states, extra databases, micrfilm supprt, unpublished resurces, increasing prgramming Lw r Medium May nt need dedicated plicy but nly a line r paragraph in general library plicy Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 7 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

8 Tpics High Prbably needs a subrdinate, but separate, plicy Acquisitin & weeding criteria Frmat, time perids, gegraphical area Patrn requests Dnatins incl. nt accepted, lans Digitizatin, archival Research When undertaken, limits, fees Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil Help with cllectin plicies Several rganizatins have published infrmatin that can help in yur cllectin develpment plices. Natinal Genealgical Sciety geared twards genealgists, nt librarians, but sme nuggets in each standard are usually applicable t library cllectins - < ALA s RUSA (Reference & User Services Assc) has 2 applicable guidelines - < Guidelines fr Develping a Cre Genealgy Cllectin (2007) Seems t be intended fr what I ve designated as high supprt libraries (mre than a cuple f shelves) Guidelines fr Establishing Lcal Histry Cllectins (2012) ) Seems t be intended fr what I ve designated as high supprt libraries (mre than a cuple f shelves) WI Histrical Recrds Advisry Bard, part f WI Assc f Public Librarians - < Ding an internet search fr the fllwing terms will give yu many gd examples f the plicies f ther libraries and research facilities: (genealgy OR "lcal histry") "cllectin develpment plicy". Library Websites & Handuts Befre, after, and instead-f visits At least mentin level f service lw, medium, high but in English summary f physical cllectin cntents & nline dbs Access restrictins Hurs, parking Advance ntice, pen/clsed stacks Cats, pens, lckers Cpy plicies Phtcpy, smart phne, digital camera, csts, flash drive availability Links t area repsitries, nline digital resurces Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 8 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

9 Cre Resurces Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil Reference Librarian Resurces (fr yur educatin) Clark, Rhnda L., and Nicle Wedermeyer Miller. Fstering Family Histry Services: A Guide fr Librarians, Archivists, and Vlunteers. Libraries Unlimited, Marquis, Kathy, and Leslie Waggener. Lcal Histry Reference Cllectins fr Public Libraries. ALA Editins, Phillips, Faye. Creating a Lcal Histry Archive at Yur Public Library. ALA Editins, Smallwd, Carl, and Elaine Williams. Preserving Lcal Writers, Genealgy, Phtgraphs, Newspapers, and Related Materials Read much f this bk nline at < Mannix, Mary K.; Burchsted, Fred; and J Bell Whitlatch. Guide t Reference in Genealgy and Bigraphy. Libraries Unlimited, Schultz, Janice Lindgren. Helping Patrns Find Their Rts: A Genealgy Handbk fr Librarians. ALA Publicatins, Simpsn, Jack. Basics f Genealgy Reference: A Librarian s Guide. Westprt, CT: Libraries Unlimited, (Available as an e-bk via EBSCO) Swan, James. The Librarian s Guide t Genealgical Services and Research, [2d Ed]. New Yrk: Neal Schuman Publishers, Cre Cllectin Resurces (fr general use) Greenwd, V.D. The Researcher s Guide t American Genealgy, 4th Ed. Baltimre: Genealgical Publishing C., Jnes, T.J. Chapter 3 f Mastering Genealgical Prf, Arlingtn, VA: Natinal Genealgical Sciety, Mills, E.S. Evidence Explained: Citing Histry Surces frm Artifacts t Cyberspace, 3rd Ed. Revised. Baltimre: Genealgical Publishing C., Mann, Thmas The Oxfrd guide t library research, 4th Ed. New Yrk: Oxfrd University Press. Mills, Elizabeth Shwn Prfessinal Genealgy: A Manual fr Researchers, Writers, Editrs, Lecturers, and Librarians. Baltimre: Genealgical Pub. C. General hw t d genealgy guides Age des matter sme fr these, especially if they re heavy n electrnic resurces Include relevant general ethnic/cultural research guides (e.g. guide t German rts) Genealgy dictinaries: Evans, Barbara Jean. A t Zax: A Cmprehensive Dictinary fr Genealgists & Histrians. Hearthside Press, Harris, Maurine and Glen. Ancestry s Cncise Genealgical Dictinary. Ancestry Publishing, Jerger, Jeannette L. A Medical Miscellany fr Genealgists. Heritage Bks, Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 9 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

10 Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil Sperry, Kip. Abbreviatins & Acrnyms: Guide fr Family Histrians. 2d Ed. Ancestry Publishing, Yur State Guides All yu can lcate. This is usually a small list f under 5 bks fr any given state. Include guides t majr repsitries and cities if they exist. Natinal Genealgical Sciety s Research in the States series. < then select Stre [Apprximately 18 states currently cvered with mre issued each year.] Gerge Schweitzer s state research bks (14 states) < My running list f state resurce guides (and ther such hw ts) %20Repsitries.xlsx?dl=0 A gazetteer fr yur state. [A gazetteer is a gegraphical dictinary. These describe places bth extent, renamed, and abandned, and usually give an extremely shrt histry a paragraph r s.] Eales, Anne Bruner and Rbert M. Kvasnicka. Guide t Genealgical Research in the Natinal Archives f the United States. Washingtn, DC: Natinal Archives and Recrds Administratin, Cre Online Resurces Yu shuld make sure yu have at least sme f these listed under Genealgy n yur library s website. Lcal newspaper website(s) if they have free cntent, especially if they pst bituaries Cyndislist.cm FamilySearch.rg RtsWeb.ancestry.cm USGenWeb.rg feel free t substitute WrldGenWeb.rg r yur state s genweb site Lcal & State genealgy & histrical scieties Free digitized resurces fr yur area (esp. cunty histries and plat maps) State Archives r Library (whichever has yur state s general histrical recrds such as Civil War unit histries and rder bks, smetimes it is bth) Atlas f Histrical Cunty Bundaries. < ArchiveGrid Beta - < - fr lcating archives with relavant hldings (used t be NUCMC) Any subscriptin genealgy databases that yu have access t Ancestry, HeritageQuest, Fld3, WrldVitalRecrds, GenealgyBank, FindMyPast, Genealgy.cm, AmericanAncestrs.rg, Sanbrn Fire Insurance Maps fr yur state/area Any subscriptin newspapers yu have access t, especially if they g back t pre-internet Subscriptin Databases Ancestry Library Editin FindMyPast Fld3 AmericanAncestrs.rg HeritageQuest MyHeritage Varius newspaper databases Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 10 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

11 Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil Peridicals Ppular Magazines Family Tree Magazine familytreemagazine.cm Yur Genealgy- yurgenealgytday.cm Internet Genealgy - internet-genealgy.cm American Ancestrs frm the New England Histric Genealgical Sciety (NEHGS) Americanancestrs.rg Schlarly/Prfessinal Mstly with membership TAG The American Genealgist Publishers & Suppliers Ancestry.cm Archive CD Bks - archivecdbksusa.cm all titles are n CD and/r ther electrnic media, they have an interesting digitizatin prgram Arphax - arphax.cm maps f riginal land purchasers Brkhaven Press - brkhavenpress.cm/ FamilyTree Magazine- shpfamilytree.cm bks, CDs, and webinars in additin t magazine GPC/Clearfield genealgical.cm Heritage Bks/Willw Bend -heritagebks.cm Higginsn Bk C higginsnbks.cm Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 11 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

12 Bkstres AddAllBks AncestrStuff E-Bay Maisbks.cm Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil Finding Other Resurces Traditinal Cllectin Develpment Tls Library Reviews, Publisher s Weekly, etc. Yur lcal genealgical &/r histrical scieties FamilySearch Wiki, Genealgy Publicatins GeneaLib-L Catalging and Arranging Grigg System which was develped in 1963 fr use by the State Library f Nrth Carlina. Allen Cunty Public 15/The_Genealgy_Center_Catalg_Mdified_Dewey.aspx GENEALIB-L discussin list. Sme selected links frm their archives discvered by using Ggle and the string catalging dewey site:mailman.acmp.usf.edu/pipermail/genealib DAR system described 7 Jul July/ html Claytn Public Library system described 24 Jun Gdfrey Memrial Library system described - In ne f the classes that I tk (UW Madisn, Genealgical Librarianship, Spring 2010), the fllwing was recmmended: Dewey Use 929 fr all genealgies, charts, and family histries. Cutter the 1st letter f the main surname (e.g. 929 K fr Kirby family). Use cunty Dewey t cllect all subdivisins (twn, city, village, etc.) with the Cutter starting with the first letter fr the cunty. This keeps city and twn materials frm disappearing at the end f all cunty sectins. Example: M fr a bk n Spn River, Indiana in Marin Cunty. Library f Cngress Classificatin Use CS71 instead f 929 and Cutter the same way. Similar t Dewey E.g. F587 R fr an item n the histry f Belit, Rck Cunty, Illinis. Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 12 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

13 Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil I like these systems better when libraries Cutter the first three letters f the cunty helps separate cunties with the same first letter and is quickly recgnized by savvy searchers. Fr further reading: Mak, S.Y. (2001). Catalging genealgical materials. Kentucky Libraries, 65(3), APG Discussin n Dewey Decimal system fr genealgy cllectin by Karen Sturgill n 4 Feb The Grand Rapids, Michigan library has published their rules - Hatch, Greg. (2006). Family Histry Library f the Church f Jesus Christ f Latter-Day Saints. Serials Review, 32(2): Blake, Linda and Stallings, Evelyn T. (1997). Arranging Rts: Classificatin and Subject Headings fr Genealgical Cllectins. Library resurces & technical services, 41(4): Reference Interview Try t get a shrt, specific gal Life stry teller All my research teller Recall hw recrds generated Specific place esp. cunty, twn(ship), village Specific time Specific reasn My Research Circle Prgramming Standard practice D It Yurself Wh, what, where, when, hw much ($), reservatins, marketing/display Ask a regular patrn Lcal cntacts museums, gvernment rgs, scieties GenealgicalSpeakersGuild.rg Assciatin f Prfessinal Genealgists apgen.rg Prgram Ideas Educatinal lecture After hurs Cemetery tur Free webinars bservatin sessins Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 13 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

14 Crss-discipline Quilts, recipes, undergrund railrad Lcal histry authrs, re-enactrs, prfessrs Tutrials Extra help times Digitizatin marathn Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil Yur Prfessinal Develpment Genealib-L Right clumn Free News Service My secret surce Gen Sciety Meetings and Cnferences ALA Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 14 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

15 Rchester Reginal Library Cuncil Majr Repsitries There are many superb cllectins fr genealgical researchers available in the U.S. I have picked a few that I knw abut that are (smewhat) gegraphically diverse. Swan includes many mre in his bk. ACPL (Allen Cunty Public Library) <genealgycenter.rg/hme.aspx> - Ft. Wayne, IN - Prbably the secnd largest cllectin in the cuntry, r perhaps third behind the FHL and perhaps the NYPL. Mst cmplete cllectin f genealgical newsletters, magazines, and jurnals in the wrld. Prduces PERSI. NARA (Natinal Archives and Recrds Administratin) - <nara.gv> - Washingtn, DC and reginal centers. LC Library f Cngress - <lc.gv> - Washingtn, DC sme items may be available via ILL if n ne else has them (r s their website says) New England Histric Genealgical Sciety (NEHGS) - <americanancestrs.rg> - Bstn, MA - Oldest genealgical sciety in the U.S. Large cllectin f New England, Canadian, and New Yrk resurces. New Yrk Public Library (NYPL) Milstein Divisin - <nypl.rg/milstein> New Yrk City - Received the cllectin f the New Yrk Genealgical and Bilgical Sciety a few years ag, augmenting its already impressive cllectin. (NYGBS) Claytn Library Center - < - Hustn, TX Part f the Hustn Public Library system MCPL (Mid-Cntinent Public Library) <mymcpl.rg/genealgy> Independence, MO Like Claytn, there is a dedicated building. Excellent nline learning resurces. One f the mst user-friendly websites I ve seen. SLCL (St. Luis Cunty Library) - < - St. Luis, MO I ve highlighted this ne because althugh it is nt as big as its neighbr MCPL, it des huse the circulatin cllectin f the Natinal Genealgical Sciety (NGS), which means it is a gd surce fr ILL. WHS (WI Histrical Sciety) - <wiscnsinhistry.rg> - Madisn, WI Funded tw years befre statehd. Is bth a state agency and a private membership rganizatin. Partner in bth HathiTrust and GgleBks. Great nline resurces fr state research. Ls Angeles Public Library (LAPL) <lapl.rg> I believe LAPL has the secnd largest genealgical cllectin west f the Mississippi. Their genealgy research guide is a great shrt cllectin summary. Sarah A. V. Kirby 15 Apr 2018 Page 15 f 18 sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

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17 Specific Research Gal A statement, questin, r hypthesis regarding a single fact. Research filename fr lg Research Review What infrmatin/evidence has been fund already? What resurces &/r repsitries have been cnsulted? Research Plan Include resurces and repsitries discvered in the Research Review. It shuld be pssible t determine whether these need t be cnsulted again, r whether that research avenue has been cmpletely traveled (fr nw). When and Where t search? What infrmatin is being sught? Which resurces might supply the infrmatin? What repsitries might have the resurces? Wh is being sught? Spelling Variatins Hw t cnduct the search (may vary depending n resurce/repsitry) Research Summary Summarize the infrmatin fund and nted in the lg belw r in the Research Review. N discussin (save fr the prf argument belw). Research Perfrmed by: 15 Apr 2018 Page 17 f 18 Sarah A. V. Kirby sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm

18 Research filename fr lg Research Lg Cpy Repsitry and/r Surce tables as needed t reflect research twards the gal. Repsitry (include URL and/r street address) Date Searched Finished Searching? Surce (shrt citatin) Search Date & Summary Base URL/Call N./Lc. Inf. Full Citatin Search Methdlgy/Histry Research Ntes [w/ Researcher Added Cmments] Digital File Ref. Lc. & Name Paper File Ref. Lc. & Name Entered in Tree? Genealgical Prf Argument (if needed) If there is cnflicting infrmatin, credibility issues, r undcumented assertins, this sectin analyzes all the evidence and draws a cnclusin. Research Perfrmed by: 15 Apr 2018 Page 18 f 18 Sarah A. V. Kirby sarah@appletreeknwledge.cm