Genealogy Subject Guide LRC@TCC

Scope: Resources for searching personal family history.
Call number areas to browse:
CS for general works, E185.96 for African-American genealogy
Keywords to search: Genealogy, family name, city or county and state
Subjects to search (Library of Congress): Genealogy for general works on the research, Family name, Locality with --genealogy as a subdivision such asVirginia--Genealogy

Books in our catalog:
Gale Virtual Reference Library (r)
African- American Genealogical Sourcebook (1995)
Beasley, Donna. Family Pride: The Complete Guide to Tracing African-American Genealogy (1997)
Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. Genealogist's Address Book (1995)
Carmack, Sharon deBartolo. Organizing Your Family History Search: Efficient and Effective Ways to Gather and Protect Your Genealogical Research (1999)
Croom, Emily Anne. Genealogist's Companion and Sourcebook (1994)
Crowe, Elizabeth Powell. Genealogy Online: Researching Your Roots (1995)
Gilmer, Lois C. Genealogical Research and Resources: A Guide for Library Use (1988)
Hinckley, Kathleen W. Locating Lost Family Members and Friends: Modern Genealogical Research Techniques (1999)
Kemp, Thomas Jay. Genealogists Virtual Library: Full-Text books on the World Wide Web (2000)
Kemp, Thomas Jay. Virtual Roots: A Guide to Genealogy and Local History on the World Wide Web (1997)
Nichols, Elizabeth L. Genealogy in the Computer Age: Understanding FamilySearch (1991)

Internet Resources:
American Family Immigration History Center - Family genealogy facility, searchable via the Internet, housed in the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - A collection of more than 75,000 links that have been organized and cross-referenced in over 140 categories.

Family Tree Maker - Genealogy resource includes how-to articles on the basics, African American research, researching various kinds of records, conferences and associations, documenting sources, genealogy vacations, immigrant research, Irish and English research topics, medical history, oral histories and family traditions, photographs, reunions, and more.

FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service -The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' (aka Mormon or LDS) genealogical site has a search engine that looks through records of over 35 million names in its Ancestral File, over 360 million names in the International Genealogical Index (Britain, North America, and Finland), and the Family History Library Catalog with records from more than 2 millions rolls of microfilm, as well as thousands of indexed Web sites. In addition, the SourceGuide leads to all the information you'd ever need to conduct genealogic searches and free registration brings you access to more than 17,000 collaboration mailing lists.

Genealogy (About.com) - Software survey, chat, site reviews, book reviews, genealogy for kids and teens, genealogy by e-mail, events calendar, free newsletter, and NetLinks to Adoption Resources, African American, Beginners, Census Resources, Family Association, Forms, European Resources, Publications and Zines, Royal Genealogies, Surname Resources, U.S. Resources, World Organizations, and more.

Genealogy Home Page -A clearinghouse with links and directions to everything that someone interested in genealogy might need to proceed, from online card catalogs to maps, genealogy related discussion lists and newsgroups.

Genealogy: Finding Roots on the Web - Excellent webliography of the best genealogy resources on the Internet. From the June, 1999 issue of the Association of College and Research Libraries' C&RL NewsNet Internet Resources.

Genealogy.com -Excellent site for novices, includes searchable databases, classes, articles, and reference sources.

ROOTS-L - The main genealogy discussion list Web site. Contains: the ROOTS-L library, with hundreds of files, including how to obtain vital records, useful tips for beginners, book lists, etc.; the Roots Surname List or RSL, a list of over 900,000 surnames and contact information for the almost 100,000 people researching them; GENSERV, a massive database comprised of the GEDCOMs of over 11,000 submitters; the U. S. Civil War Units file; United States Resources: A Web page for every state in the United States, with links to genealogical and historical resources; and the ROOT-L archives, searchable.

USGenWeb Project -This comprehensive site provides links to all the state genealogy Web sites which, in turn, provide gateways to the counties. They also sponsor Special Archiving Projects that include putting all U.S. census data online; transcribing cemetery tombstone information; tracking single lineage; and genealogy for kids. In addition, there is an excellent guide to doing genealogy research that also includes such information as caring for old documents; repairing old books; preserving old photographs; and publishing your results.

Virginia Geneaology a guide to geneaology resources at the University of Virginia.