A Genealogy Pathfinder
A Journey Through Your Family History
A Place to Begin
Allen, Desmond Walls. First Steps in Genealogy: A Beginner's Guide to Researching Your Family. 1998GS 929.1/ALL
Best, Laura. Genealogy for the First Time. 2003
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Blake, Paul. Who Was Your Granny's Granny: How to Grow Your Family Tree. 2003
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Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. Organizing Your Family History Search. 1999
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Clifford, Karen. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program. 2001
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Drake, Paul E. Genealogy: How to Find Your Ancestors. Rev. ed. 2000
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Fleming, Ann. The Organized Family Historian. 2004
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Greenwood, Val D. The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. 3rd ed.
GS/R 929.1072/GRE 2000
Handy Book for Genealogists: United States of America. 11th ed
GS/R 929.1 072 HAN 2006
Hinckley, Kathleen W. Locating Lost Family Members and Friends: Modern Genealogical Research Techniques for Locating the People of Your Past and Present. 1999
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Melnyk, Marcia Yannizze. Family History. 101 2005
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Morgan, George M. How to Do Everything With Genealogy. 2004
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Powell, Kimberly The Everything Family Tree Book. 2006
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Renick, Barbara. Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family's History and Heritage. 2003
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Szucs, Loretto Dennis. Family History Made Easy. 1998
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Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, ed. The Source, A Guidebook of American Genealogy.
GS/R 929.1072/SOU 2006
The Next Destination
Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. County Courthouse Book
GS/R 347.02/BEN 1995
Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. Directory of Family Associations 4th ed.
GS/R 929.1025/BEN 2001
Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. The Genealogist's Address Book
GS/R 929.1025/BEN 2005
Dollarhide, William. The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes 1999
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The Family Tree Resource Book for Genealogists 2004
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Genealogies in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography (5 vols) 2001
GS/R 929.1016 GEN
Kemp, Thomas Jay. American Census Handbook 2001
GS/R 929.1072 KEM
Kemp, Thomas Jay. International Vital Records Handbook 4th ed.
GS/R 929.3025 KEM 2000
Lackey, Richard S. Cite Your Sources: A Manual for Documenting Family Histories and Genealogical Records 1985
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Lainhart, Ann S. State Census Records 1992
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Melnyk, Marcia Yannizze. The Weekend Genealogist: Timesaving Techniques for Effective Research 2000
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Mills, Elizabeth S. Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian 1997
GS 929.1 MIL
Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records 1998
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Quick Tips for Genealogists 2003
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Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources 2004
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Rose, Christine. Courthouse Research for Family Historians 2004
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The Sourcebook of Local Court and County Record Retrievers 1997
GS/R 025.524
Smith, Juliana Szucs. The Ancestry Family Historian's Address Book 2003
GS/R 929.1025 SMI
A Guide for the Thorny Path
Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors 1999
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Colletta, John Philip. They Came In Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record 1993
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Crawford-Oppenheimer, Christine. Long-Distance Genealogy 2000
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Croom, Emily Anne. The Sleuth Book for Genealogists: Strategies for Successful Family History Research 2000
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500 Brickwall Solutions to Genealogy Problems 2003
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Hatcher, Patricia Law. Locating Your Roots: Discover Your Ancestors Using Land Records 2003
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Jacobson, Judy. A Field Guide for Genealogists 2001
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Knox, Debra Johnson. WWII Military Records: A Family Historian's Guide 2003
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Johnson, Richard S. How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military: Armed Forces Locator Guide 1999
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Neagles, James C. U.S. Military Records 1994
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Newman, John J. American Naturalization Records, 1790-1990: What They Are and How to Use Them 1998
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Pfeiffer, Laura Szucs. Hidden Sources: Family History in Unlikely Places 2000
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Pomery, Chris. DNA and Family History 2004
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Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians 2001
GS 929.1 PRO
Rising, Marsha Hoffman. The Family Tree Problem Solver 2005
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Rose, Christine. Courthouse Indexes Illustrated 2006
GS 929.1072 ROS
Schaefer, Christina K. The Great War: A Guide to the Service Records of All the World's Fighting
Men and Women 1998
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Schaefer, Christina K. Guide to Naturalization Records in the United States 1997
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Schaefer, Christina K. The Hidden Half of the Family: A Sourcebook for Women's Genealogy 1999
GS 929.1082/SCH
Szucs, Loretto Dennis. They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins 1997
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Taylor, Maureen Alice Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs 2005
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A Map for the Virtual Search
Christian, Peter. Web Publishing for Genealogy 2nd ed 2000
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Crowe, Elizabeth Powell. Genealogy Online 7th ed 2003
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Crume, Rick. Plugging Into Your Past 2004
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Howells, Cyndi. Cyndi's List: A Comprehensive List of 40, 000 Genealogy Sites on the Internet 1999
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Kemp, Thomas Jay. Virtual Roots 2.0: A Guide to Genealogy and Local History on the World Wide Web 2003
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Kovacs, Diane K. Genealogical Research on the Web 2002
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McClure, Rhonda B. The Genealogist's Computer Companion 2001
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McClure, Rhonda. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy 2000
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Porter, Pamela Boyer. Online Roots 2003
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Schaefer, Christina K. A Genealogist's No-Frills Guide to the 50 States & the District of Columbia 1999
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Shepherdson, Nancy. Ancestor Hunt: Finding Your Family Online 2003
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Wilson, Richard S. Publishing Your Family History on the Internet 1999
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Another Way to Travel
Periodicals
Ancestry
Everton's Genealogical Helper
Family Chronicle
Family Tree
Internet Genealogy
Videos
Ancestors: Season 2 2000
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Finding Your Family History in the Attic 2003
VIDEO 929.1/FIN
Painless Organization for Genealogists
VIDEO 929.1 PAI 2001
Other Sources To Investigate
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
500 North Dunton, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
847/393-0100
Newberry Library
60 West Walton, Chicago, Il 60610
312/943-9090
Chicago Public Library
400 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60605
312/747-4999
Schaumburg Family History Center
1320 West Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, IL 60195
847/885-4130
National Archives - Great Lakes Region
7358 South Pulaski, Chicago, IL 60091
773/581-7816
Wilmette Family History Center
2801 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091
847/251-9818
Please call ahead for business hours and available parking.
Always feel free to ask for assistance at the Reference Desk or of a Genealogy volunteer.
Good luck as you begin or continue the journey!
