Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies

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Books for your Library

Abbreviation & Acronyms, A Guide for Family Historians, Kip Sperry; 2000, Ancestry Publishing, P. O. Box 990, Orem, UT 84059-0990

Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, 3rd Edition.  The book that will quickly guide you to the most useful genealogical resources in each of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

Black Genesis, A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy. 2nd edition, 2005, James M. Rose, Ph.D. and Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., CG. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1001 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202.

Cemeteries of the U.S. : a guide to contact information for U.S. cemeteries and their records, Gale Research Inc., 835 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit, MI 48226-4094 ; 1994

Genealogist's Address Book, 5th Edition, Elizabeth Petty Bentley; 2005, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1001 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Also available on CD.

Handybook for Genealogists, 11th Edition, 2005; Everton Publishers, P.O. Box 368 Logan, UT 84323-0368 

History of the State of Kansas, Vol. l & 2; by A. T. Andreas, (1888) Reprint

International Vital Records Handbook, 4th Edition, Thomas Jay Kemp; 2000

Kansas Biographical Index: Statewide and Regional Histories, Patricia Smith; 1994. Citing more than 35,500 biographies from 68 volumes of Kansas biographical sources.

Kansas Biographical Index: County Histories, Patricia Smith; 2001. More than 69,000 citations from 183 volumes of Kansas histories.

Kansas Biographical Index: Vol. III, Patricia Smith; 2001. The 3rd and final index of biographical sketches compiled from 258 Kansas town, community and organization histories. A total of 140,000 Kansas biographical sketches

Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735 - 1815, William Dollarhide;1997, Heritage Quest, P.O. Box 329, Bountiful, Utah 84011-0329

Map Guide to the US Federal Census 1790 - 1920, William Thorndale and William Dollarhide;1987, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1001 North Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202

PERSI, (The PERiodical Source Index), Allen County Public Library;  also available on CD; on line with a Kansas State Library Card.  Wonderful for finding all the things hidden in periodicals. 

The Cemetery Compendium, J. D. and E. D. Stemmons; Everton Publishers, P. O. Box 368, Logan, Utah 84323-0368. Lists cemetery records from all over the US and where they are located.

The Census Book, A Genealogist's Guide to Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes, William Dollarhide; 1999, Heritage Quest, P.O. Box 329, Bountiful, Utah 84011-0329

The Librarian's Guide to Public Records: The Complete State, County and Courthouse Locator, 2000 Edition, Michael L. Sankey (Editor), James R. Flowers (Editor), Peter J. Weber (Editor)

The Source : A Guidebook of American Genealogy, by Loretto Dennis Szucs (Editor), Sandra Hargreaves Luebking (Editor); December 1996, Ancestry Publishing, P. O. Box 990, Orem, UT 84059-0990

Township Atlas of United States, Jay Sndriot, 1991, Document Index, Inc., P. O. Box 195, McClean, VA 22101-0195

 
Subscription Magazines for your Library

Everton's Genealogical Helper, published bimonthly at 570 Research Parkway, Suite 106, North Logan, Utah 84321

Forum, published quarterly by the Federation of Genealogical Societies, P.O. Box 200940, Austin, Texas 78720-0940

National Genealogical Society Quarterly, published quarterly by the National Genealogical Society, 3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22204-4304

Family Tree Magazine, published six times a year by F & W Publications, 4700 East Galbraith Rd #100, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236-6708

 

E-newsletters

Ancestry Daily News

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, Dick Eastman

Family Tree Digest

Family Tree Finders, Rhonda McClure

Genealogy Gems, News from the Ft. Wayne Library, Ft. Wayne Indiana

RootsWeb Review

Shaking your Family Tree, Myra Vanderpool Gomley

Treasure Maps, Robert Ragan

 

 

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