04599cam a2200277 4500 1065036889 TxAuBib 20231206120000.0 960812s1997||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780916489670 0916489671 TxAuBib Szucs, Loretto Dennis. The Source [Genealogy] : A Guidebook of American Genealogy / edited by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. Rev. ed. Salt Lake City : Ancestry, 1997. vi, 834 pages : illustrations; hardcover. Includes bibliographical references and index. Record types— The foundations of family history research / Sandra Hargreaves Luebking and Loretto Dennis Szucs— Databases, indexes, and other finding aids / Kory L. Meyerlink – Research in birth, death, and cemetery records / Johni Cerny— Research in marriage and divorce records / Johni Cerny and Sandra H. Luebking— Research in Census records / Loretto Dennis Szucs— Research in church records / Richard W. Dougherty— Research in court records / Arlene H. Eakle— Research in land and tax records / Sandra Hargreaves Luebking— Research in military records / Johni Cerny, Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, and David T. Thackery— Research in business, employment, and institutional records / Kory L. Meyerink and Johni Cerny— Research in directories / Gordon Lewis Remington— Research in newspapers / James L. Hansen— Ethnic origins— Immigration: finding immigrant origins / Kory L. Meyerink and Loretto Dennis Szucs— Tracking Native American family history / Curt B. Witcher and George J. Nixon— Tracking African American family history / David T. Thackery— Tracking Hispanic family history / George Ryskamp— Tracking Jewish-American family history / Gary Mokotoff— Time and place— Tracking twentieth-century ancestors / Kathleen W. Hinckley— Tracking urban ancestors / Loretto Dennis Szucs— Tracking through heredity and lineage organizations / Grahame Thomas Smallwood, Jr— Appendixes— A. National Archives regional archives system— B. State archives— C. Historical societies— D. The Family History Library and its centers— E. Genealogical societies— F. Where to write for vital records— G. Selected acronyms and abbreviations. As the praise for the first edition of The Source, published in 1984, indicates, it has become a standard reference in the field of genealogy and gamily history. Indeed, it received the coveted “Best Reference” award from the American Library Association in 1984. While a number of credible genealogical guide were available before 1984, The Source was the first to provide the wide scope and the depth of description of so many potentially rich sources for family historians. Ancestry’s maiden publication can now be found on the shelves of thousands of American homes and research facilities across the United States. Since the first edition of The Source was published, record collections have moved, record access policies have changed, previously inaccessible records have become available to the public for the first time, and many more have been newly discovered. Consequently, almost every chapter of this new edition reflects significant growth in the number of records that are available, and in the great number of indexes and finding aids that have been created or published since The Source’s debut. This new edition of The Source is intended to identify and describe the rich body of original research materials that is available, and to facilitate the use of these materials so that family history can be preserved and enjoyed. Every chapter in this edition of The Source has been updated and fine-tuned. Because of the dramatic changes that have taken place in the field of genealogical research, some chapters that previously appeared in The Source have been completely revised. Two new chapters also appear: Twentieth Century Research has been added for the ever-growing segment of the reading audience whose research is focused on this period; and The Foundations of Family History Research acquaints the novice researcher with the basic skills and knowledge needed for successful research. 20231206. United States Genealogy Archival resources. United States Genealogy Handbooks, manuals, etc. Luebking, Sandra Hargreaves. TXHAM