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Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: First Steps in Genealogy Research
Step One: Getting Organized
Step Two: Talking to Family Members
Chapter 2: Census Basics
Why Start with the Census?
What Is the Census?
How Is the Census Taken?
What Was Recorded on the Census?
Census Research Strategy
Chapter 3: Advanced Census Research
Common Problems
Solutions for Common Problems
Advanced Census Resources
Chapter 4: Researching Vital Records
Death Records
Marriage Records
Birth Records
Locating Vital Records Using Indexes
Obtaining Vital Records from Repositories
Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Chapter 5: Basic Published Sources
Newspapers and Obituaries
City Directories
Local Histories
Published Family Histories
Genealogical Periodicals and Periodical Source Index (PERSI)
Chapter 6: Basic Archival Sources
Church Records
Cemetery Records
Military Records
Chapter 7: Immigration Records
Preliminary Research
Passenger Lists
Naturalization Records
Immigration Research: Three Case Studies
Chapter 8: Ethnic Records and International Research
Ethnic Research in the United States
International Research
Ethnic Challenges and Strategies
African-American and Native American Research
Chapter 9: Using the Internet
Free Sources on the Internet
Web 2.0 and Genealogy
Subscription Sites
Chapter 10: Resources of the Family History Library
History of the Library
What the Library Holds
Searching the Library Collection
Borrowing Microfilm
Online Databases
Future Projects
Chapter 11: The National Archives and Other Repositories
The National Archives
Specialized Libraries and Research Institutions
Chapter 12: The Genealogy Reference Interview
Approaches of Patrons to Research
Using the Four Basic Steps
Common Researcher Mistakes
Difficult Cases
Chapter 13: Professional Toolkit
Resources for Professional Development
More Than Twenty Great Reference Books
Appendices
Appendix A: Simpson Case Study
Appendix B: Winter Case Study
Appendix C: Coleman Young Case Study
Appendix D: Kubrick Case Study
Index
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