New Desk and Books!

A New Desk in Genealogy and New Books, too!

Yes, there is a new desk in Genealogy.  (Sorry, no picture of me this time!)  Most of the time you will find me here and I will be working on family history requests.  I am always available to help with other kinds of questions as well.

Recently the library has received several new genealogy books. Hidden Sources: Family History in Unlikely Places by Laura Szucs Pfeiffer (GEN 929.1072 PFE)  has information listed alphabetically from Admiralty Court Records to Works Progress Administration.  Certainly these are two sources where most of us wouldn't have thought to look.  Other interesting topics included in the book are: Adoption Records, Motor Vehicle Registration Records, Native American Records, Name Change Records, State Censuses and Voter Registration Records.  Included in many of these topics are internet resources where you can look online for more information about your family history.  

Another book added to the collection is the 4th Edition of Unpuzzling Your Past (GEN 929.1 CRO) by Emily Anne Croom.  This book is a basic guide to genealogy.  Although it contains information about how to start researching your family history, there are several chapters that would be useful to anyone who has been searching their family's history for some time.  "Where Do I Look For That?" is just one of the many chapters that seasoned family historians might find interesting.  It also has a good chapter on deciphering dates from different time periods, too.

Last but not least, is the latest version of The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy (GEN 929.1072).  This 3rd Edition includes articles by various genealogists about everything from the basics to specific record searching.   If you are wondering where to write for further family history information this book has a section in the appendix to get you started.

Genealogy books, such as the ones listed above, do not check out of the library.  However, the last two are updated versions of books we already had.  What we have done is made the earlier versions available for you to check out.  So look for these in the non-fiction with books whose call numbers are 929.1.

Hope to see you at the library soon.  Be sure to look for me in my NEW SPOT!

submitted by Miss Janice on 9-2-2014