A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research: Resources Alphabetically by Type and Location

by Foster Stockwell

Overview

Genealogists can sometimes require obscure resources when in search of information about ancestors. Tracking down records to complete a family tree can become laborious when the researcher doesn't know where to begin looking. Many of the best resources are maintained regionally or even locally, and aren’t widely known. This reference work serves as a guide to both beginning and experienced genealogy researchers. The sourcebook is easily accessible and usable, featuring approximately 270 entries on all aspects of genealogical research and family history compilation. The entries are listed alphabetically and cross-referenced so any researcher can quickly find the information he or she is seeking. Each state and each of the provinces of Canada has its own entry; other countries are listed under appropriate headings. The author also provides more than 700 addresses from all over the world so that the genealogist or general researcher may contact any one of these organizations to obtain specific information about particular births, deaths, marriages, or other life events in order to complete a family tree.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786484386
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	09/18/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	955 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Foster Stockwell is a publishing consultant for Chinese publishers and authors. He lives in Des Moines, Washington.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface ix
The Sourcebook 1
Address List 291
Bibliography 317
Index 323

Editorial Reviews

Stockwell (History of Information Storage and Retrieval) here offers a collection of genealogy-related definitions and discussions, with subjects ranging from Ecuadorian genealogy to name abbreviations. For each U.S. state entry, Stockwell gives a general overview of the state's history along with information on various types of records. He then lists each county and county seat within the state. International research is also covered, again with general histories of countries and synopses of available records. While the beginning researcher may find items of interest here, some of the information is outdated. For example, Stockwell notes that the catalog of the Latter-day Saints' Family History Library is available on microfiche but fails to add that it has also been online at the FamilySearch web site since 1999. Further, the entry on genealogical periodicals mentions two smaller indexes of selected titles but ignores the mammoth Periodical Source Index. Likewise, the entry on Ohio records recommends John W. Heisey's brief Ohio Genealogical Research Guide for further study instead of Kip Sperry's comprehensive and contemporary Genealogical Research in Ohio. Bottom Line While publishers are free to charge what they want for their products, this paperback's steep price puts it out of reach for many cash-strapped libraries and genealogists. And since it is far from inclusive, it is recommended only as a marginal purchase. Elaine M. Kuhn, Allen Cty. P.L., Ft. Wayne, IN Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

useful...a welcome addition to any person doing genealogy

ARBA

useful...a welcome addition to any person doing genealogy”—ARBA.

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