GENEALOGY

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1. What key words will help me to find information about this topic? 

Ancestors

Ancestry
Census
Family genealogy
Family tree
Genealogy
Genealogical
Genealogist
Vital records 

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2. Where can these books be found in the library? 

Adult Stacks Youth Services Stacks
929.1 J 352.75
929.1028 J 929.1
929.373 J 929.6
929.6  

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3. What reference books can I use to research this topic? 

The American Census Handbook by Thomas Kemp  R 929 KEM
The Genealogist's Virtual Library by Thomas Kemp R 929.1072 KEM
Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas by Christina Schaefer R 929.1 SCH
The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy ed. by Loretto Dennis Szucs R 929.1 SOU
Directory of Family Associations by Elizabeth Bentley R 929.1 BEN
Hidden Sources: Family History in Unlikely Places by Laura Pfeiffer R 929.1 PFE
The Handy Book for Genealogists: United States of America  R 929.1072 HAN
Virginia Vital Records  R 929.2 VIR 
Directory of Professional Genealogists  R 929.1 DIR
Virginia Genealogical Research by George Schweitzer  R 929.1 SCH
Tracing, Charting, & Writing Your Family History by Lois Skalka  R 929.1 SKA
American Passenger Arrival Records by Michael Tepper  R 929.1 TEP                       

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4. Where can I find magazine and newspaper articles about this topic? 

Williamsburg Regional Library Databases
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/databases/dblink.html

NewsWeb (online newspapers)
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/links/newsweb.html

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
051 REA Reference Index Table  

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5. What are some good Internet sites about this topic? 

Family Search
http://www.familysearch.org 

Ancestry.com
http://www.ancestry.com

AfriGeneas
http://www.afrigeneas.com

RootsWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com

Genealogy.com
http://www.genealogy.com

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6. Where can I go to find more information about this topic? 

Student Contact Book: How to Find Low-Cost, Expert 

Information on Today's Issues  R 061. 3 STU

Encyclopedia of Associations  (at Reference Desk)  
R 061.3 ENC

Swem Library, College of William & Mary

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