Surplus Books for Sale
We are taking the opportunity of our website crash to totally revamp the site. It will be bare bones for a while, but our usual categories will be updated and added monthly. Consider everything a new addition, as many items on the shelves don't seem to have been in earlier lists. Order books by sending an email to surplus@fiskelibrary.org with your inquiries and our Surplus Manager, Marge Jodoin, will respond.As of
October 10, 2026
Format H = Hardback; S = Softback; R = Report format
| Category |
Citation |
Format |
Cost |
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| Refreshed Shelf Categories--General |
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| Copyright |
Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts, Carmack, 2005 |
S |
$5.00 | |
| Ethnic References | Black Family Research: Records of Post-Civil War Federal Agencies at the National Archives, Ref Info Paper 108, NARA, 2003. Booklet, 22pp. | S | $2.00 | |
| Personal Justice Denied, Report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, 1982. Index, 493pp. Regarding the Japanese internments. Cover is creased, but content is in VG condition. | S | $5.00 | ||
| Genealogy How-to | A to Zax: A Glossary of Terminology, Evans, 1983 |
S |
$5.00 |
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| Ancestry's Concise Genealogical Dictionary, Harris, 1989 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Genealogist's Dictionary, Larson, 1989 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Pankratz | Ancestry's Guide to Research: Case Studies in
American Genealogy, by Johni Cerny & Arlene Eakle, 1985. | H | $5.00 | |
| Pankratz | Beginning Your Family History, by George Pelling, 3rd Edition. 48pp. Good condition. |
S |
FREE |
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| Pankratz | Building an American Pedigree |
H |
$5.00 |
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| Pankratz | Collecting Dead Relatives, Laverne Galeener-Moore, 1986--a light-hearted approach to genealogy. |
S |
$5.00 |
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| Getting Started in Genealogy, 1998 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| History for Genealogists: Using Chronological Time Lines, Judy Jacobson, 2009 |
S |
$5.00 |
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| Pankratz | How Book for Genealogists, 8th ed -- new and improved; Everton Publishers, 1986, Indexed, 120 pp, VG condition. |
S |
$5.00 | |
| Locating Lost Family Members & Friends, Hinckley, 1999 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Managing a Genealogy Project, by Dollarhide, 1999; reproducable charts |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy, by Greenwood, 1990 |
H |
$5.00 |
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| Heraldry | A Handbook of Mottoes, by C. N. Elvin, 1860; reprinted by Clearfield, 1963. Index, 294pp. Excellent condition. [Retails over $40.00] | H | $15.00 | |
| Heraldry, Ancestry and Titles: Questions and Answers, by L. G. Pine, 1965. Index, 122pp. Good condition. | H | $5.00 | ||
| Immigration |
Immigrants to America appearing in English Records, by Smith, 1976 |
H |
$5.00 | |
| Guide to Finding Your Ellis Island Ancestors, Carmack, 2005 |
H |
$5.00 |
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| Locating your Immigrant Ancestor, by Neagles, 1975 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Migration, Emigration, Immigration, Miller, 1974 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
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| The Palatine Immigrant, Decennial Index, 1975-1985, Vol 1-10, cover separated from spine and top loose page, but content intact and in good cond. 146pp Indexed. Periodical | S | $5.00 | |
| Lineage |
Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists who came to New England 1623-1650, Weis, 1979 |
H |
$5.00 | |
| Notable Kin, Vols. 1&2 by Gary Boyd Roberts, 1998-1999; [inscribed by the author]. Articles on a variety of lineages of interest to Americans. [Retails $50-60/ea.] | H | $40.00/set | ||
| American Ancestors
and Cousins of The Princess of Wales, inscribed by author Gary Boyd
Roberts, 1984. Index, 194pp. |
H | $15.00 | ||
| Location |
American Place-names, Stewart, 1970 |
S |
$5.00 | |
| American Expansion: A Book of Maps, by Sale & Karn, 1962 |
H |
$2.00 | ||
| Pankratz | Ancestry's Red Book, American State, County & Town sources, Eichholz, 1989 | H | $5.00 | |
| Pankratz | Collins Gazetteer, 1930s, in good
condition. |
H |
$5.00 |
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| Land Ownership Maps, compiled by Stephenson, 1967 |
H |
$5.00 |
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| Locating Your Roots: Discover your Ancestors using Land Records, by Hatcher, 2003 |
S |
$5.00 |
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| Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735-1815, by Dollarhide, 1997 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| The Map Catalog, Every Kind of Map and
Chart on Earth and Even Some Above it, Joel Makower, Ed. Laura
Bergheim, Assoc. Ed., Tilden Press, Vintage Books, 1986. Illustrated
and indexed, 252pp. Not about specific locations, about types of
maps, very detailed and instructive about what to look for. |
S |
$5.00 |
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| Research in the Land entry Files of the General Land Office |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Searching American Land & Deed Records, 1991 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Township Atlas of the
United States, compiled and Edited by John L. Andriot, 1979. Maps
of All States with divisions shown, some based on censuses, some older,
some recent geologic surveys. Cover in rough shape; binding separation
at p. 224, but contents still intact. Large book. 1184pp. |
H |
$15.00 | ||
| Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1977; global |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| Who's Who in the West, 1951 | H | $5.00 | ||
| Naturalization |
Guide to Naturalization Records in the US, by Schaefer, 1997 |
S |
$5.00 | |
| Photography | Dating old Photographs, 1840-1929, Family Chronicle pub, Aug 2000. |
S |
$5.00 | |
| Unlocking the Secrets in Old
Photographs, by Karen Frisch-Ripley, Ancestry Inc. 1991. Like new.
Although it discusses various kinds of photo media, it is more about
analyzing the content of the photos to gather clues. Indexed, 190pp. |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Repositories | The Archives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches, by Szucs, Hargreaves, 1988 | S | $5.00 | |
| Using Civilian Records for Genealogical Research in the National.Archives, Wash DC Area, Ref Info Paper 110 |
S |
$2.00 | ||
| Religion/Organizations | A Survey of American Church Records, Vol. 1: Major Denominations before 1880 [1971] & Vol. 2: Minor Denominations incl Huguenots, other migrations [1960]; by E. Kay Kirkham. 1: 264pp. | H | $5.00/each | |
| Brethren Life and Thought, periodical, vol 35, Summer 1989; important articles on doing research on the Brethren |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Church Records: a short review, Everton Publishers. 20pp. | Booklet | $2.00 | ||
| Religions in America, Rosten, 1963 |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| Researching Masonic Records: A Guide for Genealogists, by John S. Yates, 1997 |
S |
$2.00 | ||
| Sources | Applied Genealogy, by Eugene A.
Stratton, 1988. Not just a how-to; goes into analyzing sources
and how genealogy has been used as proof for various purposes. Indexed,
329 pp. | S | $5.00 | |
| A Bibliography of American County Histories, P. Wm Filby, 1985; arranged by state. |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Cite Your Sources,, Lackey, 1980 | H | $5.00 | ||
| Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian, Mills, 1997 |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| Pankratz | Hidden Sources, Ancestry Inc. | H | $5.00 | |
| Genealogical Source Handbook, George K. Schweitzer, 1984 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Courthouse Indexes Illustrated, Rose, 2006 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Printed Sources, by Meyerink, 1998 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Surnames |
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by Bardsley, 1980 |
S |
$10.00 |
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| American Given Names,, Stewart, 1979 |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| American Surnames, by Elsdon C. Smith, 1969 |
H |
$2.00 | ||
| The Book of Names, esp relating to the Early Palatines and first settlers in the Mohawk Valley, MacWethy, 1969 |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| Family Names [American], Hook, 1982 |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| German-American Names, George F. Jones, 1990 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Spelling Variations in German
Names: Solving Family History Problems through Applications of German
and English Phonetics, Roger P. Minert, 2000. [rare] |
S |
$10.00 |
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| Nicknames: Past and Present, Rose, 1995 |
S |
$2.00 | ||
| Vital Statistics Records |
Marriage Notices 1785-1794 for the Whole
United States, copied from the Massachusetts Centinel and the Columbian
Centinel, by Charles Knowles Bolton, orig. pub. 1900; Genealogical Pub.
Co. reprint, 1965. |
H |
$10.00 |
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| ARKANSAS | ||||
| Obituaries of Washington Co. Arkansas, 1841-1892, compiled by Barbara P. Easley and Verla P. McAnelly, Heritage Books., Inc. 1996. Index, 466pp. Excellent condition. [Retails over $40.] | S | $20.00 | ||
| CALIFORNIA | ||||
| History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra, by D. F. McGlashan, 13th ed., 1922. 261pp. VG condition for its age. | H | $10.00 | ||
| CANADA | ||||
| Ontario People, 1796-1803, transcribed
and annotated by E. Keith Fitzgerald, 1993. Lists of Loyalists who
emigrated to Canada after the Revolutionary War. Organized like a census
by districts; the author says the rolls here transcribed are the source
for all Loyalist compilations published later. Indexed, 250pp. VG
condition. |
H |
$10.00 |
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| CENSUS |
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| Pankratz |
American Census Handbook, Kemp | S | $5.00 | |
| American Population before the Federal Census of 1790, by Evarts B. Greene and Virginia D. Harrington, 2006 |
S |
$10.00 |
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| Encyclopedia of Local History and Genealogy: Census Encyclopedia, Series 1, Vol 2 by Jackson |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| Heads of Families at the first Census of the US, 1790, [1993] |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Pankratz | Map Guide to the US Fed Census 1790-1920,
by Thorndale/ Dollarhide, 1987 |
H |
$5.00 | |
| Pankratz | Practical Guide to "Mistakes" in Census | S |
$5.00 | |
| US and Special Census Catalog, Ancestry, Inc. 1985 |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| US Census Compendium, Stemmons, 1973 |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| COLONIAL AMERICA |
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| The Winthrop Woman, by Anya Seton, 1958. Fiction, but based on contemporary sources. Seton is a well known historical fiction writer. Good condition. | H | $5.00 | ||
| The Colonial Houses of
Worship in America, Built in the English Colonies before the Republic,
1607-1789, and still standing, by Harold Wickliffe Rose, 1963. All
denominations. Boxed volume. Illustrated. Indexed, 574pp. VG good
condition [spine faded and box in rough shape, but book intact.] |
S |
$15.00 |
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| CONNECTICUT |
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| Connecticut 1670 Census, Holbrook |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Connecticut Genealogical Resources including select Bibliographies and some maps, compiled by Barbara S. Giles, Fiske Foundation, 1991. | R | $10.00 | ||
| Connecticut Sources for Family Historians and Genealogists, by Kip Sperry, Everton pub. 1980. 112pp. | R | $5.00 | ||
| Genealogical Data from
Colonial New Haven Newspapers, compiled by Kenneth Scott and Rosanne
Conway, Baltimore: Gen Pub Co., Inc., 1979. Indexed, 547pp. VG
condition. [Used book retails for $35.00] |
S |
$15.00 |
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| Some Records of Colchester,
Connecticut, 1686-1787 with some transcripts of Michaell Taintor of
Brainford. Transcribed by Chales M. Taintor, Picton Press, 1997.
Indexed, 171pp. Very good condition. |
S |
$20.00 |
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| DELAWARE |
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| A Calendar of Delaware Wills: New
Castle Co., 1682-1800, by Hitchcock, 1911 Xerox cc with 4 pages per
page; small print but readable. | R | $5.00 | ||
| Selected Delaware Bibliography and Resources, compiled by Barbara S. Giles, 1990. Fiske Foundation. | R | $5.00 | ||
| EUROPE |
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| How to
Trace Your Ancestors to Europe, by Hugh T. Law, 1987. Photos and
illustrations. How-to stories of research done on individuals in
various countries. Indexed 420pp. Cover crease in upper right corner,
but text in excellent condition. |
S |
$5.00 |
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| GERMANY |
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| The Atlantic Bridge to Germany, vol. IV, Saarland, Alsace-Lorraine,
Switzerland, by Charles M. Hall, Everton pub., 1976. VG condition.
169pp. |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| GREAT BRITAIN |
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| Ancestral Trails, the Complete
Guide to British Genealogy and Family History, by Mark d. Herber,
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1997. Indexed, 674pp. Excellent
condition. |
H |
$5.00 |
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| The Church of St. Brynach Nevern, Pembrokeshire, 1982 [printed for visitors]. 16pp. | Booklet | $2.00 | ||
| East Surrey Family History Society: An Introduction to the Society and its Services, 1998. 38pp. | Booklet | $2.00 | ||
| Extractions from A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, by James Savage, excepts from the 4 vol. set. |
R |
$5.00 | ||
| Genealogical Research in England's Public Records Office: A Guide for North Americans, by Judith Prowse Reid, 1996. Excellent condition; dust jacket intact. Index, 148pp. | H | |||
| Genealogical
Research in England and Wales, vols.1-3, by David E. Gardner &
Frank Smith.. Maps and source info. Indexed, good condition. Vol. 1;
Vol. 2: Maps and source info. 1959; Vol. 3: Old English handwriting,
Latin, research standards. 1964. |
H |
$5.00/ea |
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|
Federation of Family History Societies, Booklets: [out of date, but
useful. You can google current data.] |
Booklets | $2.00/ea | ||
| A Guide to Genealogical Sources in Guildhall Library, Corp. of London, 1979. Index, 41pp. | Booklet | $2.00 | ||
| The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215:
The Barons Named in the Magna Charta, 1215 and Some of their
Descendants Who Settled in America, 1607-1650, Arthur Adams and
Frederick Lewis Weis, reprint of 2d auth Ed. 1968; xeroxed. |
R |
$5.00 |
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| My Ancestors came with the Conqueror: Those who did, and some of those who probably did not. by Anthony J. Camp, Society of Genealogists, 1988. Reviews the research done by various historians and genealogists [reprinted articles] on available contradictory lists such as the Battle Abbey Roll. Index, 84pp. | S |
$5.00 |
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| Royalty for Commoners: The
Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, son of Edward III, King of
England, and Queen Philippa, by Roderick W. Stuart; xeroxed cc which
looks to be complete with index, 2 pages per page. Report cover. 1988. |
R |
$5.00 |
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| The Story of Aylesbury parish church [prepared for visitors] by T. G. Parrott. ca. 1930. Illustrated, 16pp. | Booklet | $2.00 | ||
| IMMIGRATION |
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| Emigrants in chains : a social history of forced emigration to the
Americas of felons, destitute children, political and religious.. Peter
Wilson Coldham, 1992. 2 copies. |
H/S |
$5.00/ea |
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| A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering your Immigrant & Ethnic Ancestors, by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. Xerox cc; extracted pages, not the whole book, but useful. | R | FREE | ||
| IRELAND |
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| Pankratz | Irish Families: Their Names,
Arms and Origins, Edward MacLysaght, 1972--A reference designed to
"correct errors long current and to present in easily accessible form
essential facts about Irish nomenclature and
families." |
S |
$10.00 |
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| Pankratz | Irish Family Histories, by Ida Grehan, 1993--A collection of 80 Irish
surnames, with a brief history of the origin of each name, the coat of
arms belonging to the family, and very brief life sketches of prominant
persons who held that surname. |
S |
$5.00 | |
| The Irish Famine, an Illustrated History, Helen Litton, 1994 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Pankratz | Your Irish Ancestry | S |
$5.00 | |
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LAND |
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| Pankratz | Land & Property Research in the United States, Hone, Ancestry, Inc., 1997. A large volume and important guide. |
H |
$5.00 | |
| LINEAGES |
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| DAR |
DAR Magazine Index, vol 1, General Subject Index, 1892-1997 DAR Magazine Index, vol. 2, Genealogy and Necrology, 1892-1997 DAR Magazine Index, vol. 3, Ad Sites and Names; Interesting Info, 1951-1997 |
H |
Set $10 |
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| DAR Magazine, Centennial Issue Oct. 1990 with various articles re: history of the organization. Good cond. |
S |
$2.00 | ||
| DAR Library Catalog, vol. 1, 2d revised ed., Family Histories and Genealogies, 1983 DAR Library Catalog, vol. 2, State and Local Histories and Records, 1986 |
H |
Set $5.00 | ||
| DAR Patriot Index, vol. 3, spouses, 1986 [the women!] |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| Extractions from A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, by James Savage, excepts from the 4 vol. set. |
R |
$5.00 | ||
| Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families, compiled by Michael L. Call, 1975. Indexed, 269pp. Good condition. Inserted addenda. |
S |
$10.00 | ||
| Linage Soc. | It All Began with "A": One Hundred Years of PEO in Wash State, 1993. History of the society. |
H |
$5.00 | |
| LOYALISTS |
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| American Loyalist Claims, Coldham, 1980--Detailed lists of property
holders who lost out due to their loyalty to the Crown during the
Revolutionary War. |
H |
$10.00 |
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| Ontario People, 1796-1803, transcribed
and annotated by E. Keith Fitzgerald, 1993. Lists of Loyalists who
emigrated to Canada after the Revolutionary War. Organized like a census
by districts; the author says the rolls here transcribed are the source
for all Loyalist compilations published later. Indexed, 250pp. VG
condition. |
H |
$10.00 |
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| MARYLAND |
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| 1776 Census of Maryland, compiled by Carothers, 1992 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| History of Western Maryland, Vol. 2, by Scharf, 1882 [1968] |
H |
$10.00 | ||
| Maryland Genealogical Research by George K. Schweitzer, 1991 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Rivers of the Eastern Shore, Hulbert Footner; 17 Maryland Rivers |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| Western Maryland Newspaper Abstracts, Vol 1: 1786-1798; Vol. 2: 1799-1805, F Edw Wright, 1986 |
S |
$5.00/ea | ||
| Yesteryear in Annapolis, Harold N. Burdett, 1974. |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| MASSACHUSETTS | ||||
| Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1638-1840, Vols. 1&2, transcribed by Melinde Lutz Sanborn from the original by W. P. Upham, 1987. [1028 pp total] Excellent condition. [Retails $70+] | S | $25.00 | ||
| MID-ATLANTIC STATES |
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| shelved under PA |
Ancestors from the
Eastern Heartland: Pennsylvanie, New Jersey, Maryland & Delaware,
Seattle Genealogical Society. Names and vital stats with reference to
member submissions; review the introduction. VG condition. 289pp. |
S |
$10.00 | |
| MID-WESTERN STATES |
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| A History of the Middle
West, From the Beginning to 1970, by Kenneth R. Walker. 1972.
Library pocket and tags, but in good condition. Photo sections.
Indexed, 533pp. |
H |
$5.00 |
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| The Old Northwest, Pioneer Period, 1815-1840, by R. Carlyle Buley, Vol. 2, 1978. Index 686pp. VG condition. Dust jacket intact. | H | $10.00 | ||
| NEW ENGLAND | ||||
| Miscellaneous monumental inscriptions from small cemeteries mostly in Connecticutt + 2 Massachusetts + 1 NY. Original work of a volunteer; no source data. | R | $5.00 | ||
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
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| Colonial Gravestone
Inscriptions in the State of New Hampshire, DAR, 1942. Actual
inscriptions sorted by location. Cheap paper cover and contents,
yellowing, but in generally good condition. Library ref tags on
spine/back cover. |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Index to Genealogies in
New Hampshire Town Histories, William Copeley. New Hampshire Historical
Society, 2000. 102 pp. Good condition. |
S |
$15.00 | ||
| Notices from the New Hampshire Gazette, 1765-1800, Otis G. Hammond.
Hunterdon House, Lambertville, NJ, 1970. Indexed, 246 pp. Excellent
condition. |
S |
$12.00 | ||
| Vital Records of Dover,
New Hampshire 1686-1850, Collection of the Dover, N.H. Historical
Society, Vol. 1. 1894. Facsimile reprint by Heritage Books, Inc. 1977.
Indexed, 305pp. VG condition. |
S |
$15.00 | ||
| NEW JERSEY | ||||
| Burlington Court Book, A
Record of Quaker Jurisprudence in West New Jersey 1680-1709 by H. Clay
Reed (reprint 1998) Genealogical Publishing Co. 372 pp, indexed.
New Condition. |
H |
$25.00 | ||
| A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey by Henry Gannett. Published in 1894 by the Government Printing Office; republished in 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 131 pp. Some pencil marking; wear on cover. ISBN: 0-8063-0819-2 | H |
$20.00 | ||
| History of the Old Tennent Church, compiled by Rev. Frank R. Symmes, 1904. Xeroxed 2 pages per page in report binding format. Good condition and readable. Photos, maps. Indexed 472pp. | R |
$15.00 | ||
| Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703, ed. by William Nelson, 1899; facsimile reprint by Clearfield Co., Inc. 1997. Indexed, 770pp. Excellent condition. | S |
$25.00 | ||
| Records of the Reformed Dutch Churches of Hackensack and Schraalenburgh, New Jersey, Part II, 1891. Reduced to 4 pages per page xerox in report binding format. Small print, but good condition and readable. | R |
$10.00 | ||
| Stories of New Jersey, by Frank R. Stockton, Rutgers State University, 1961. Scuffed cover but pages are in good shape. 262 pp. |
S |
$3.00 | ||
| Vital Records of
Woodbridge, New Jersey, by Rev. Joseph W. Dally, Hunterdon House, 1983.
Indexed, 56pp. Printed on one side only of sheets stapled together as a
booklet, so there is an equal number of blank pages between the printed
pages, but all pages seem to be there. |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| NEW YORK |
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| An Album of New Netherland, Maud Esther Dilliard, 1963 Bramhall House, NY. Portraits of colonists, furnishings and misc household goods. Very good condition. | H |
$5.00 | ||
| Church Records, Katsbaan, New York: Baptisms by Domine Mancius. Xerox copy, 2 pages per page, one-sided; Abt 15-20 pp. Report format. | R |
$3.00 | ||
| Collections of the New York Historical Society for the year 1894, NY: Abstracts of Wills, Vol III, 1730-1744. Small print: xeroxed 6 pages per page, 2 sided; indexed, 85 pp. | R |
$5.00 | ||
| Genealogical Gleanings Abstracted from Early Newspapers of Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, 1823-1833 and 1841-1855, compiled by Dianne Stenzel, Heritage Books, Inc. 1991. Indexed, 262pp. | S |
$10.00 | ||
| Gazetteer of the State of New York 1824, H. G. Spafford; facsimile reprint 1981. 620 pp. Excellent condition. | H |
$20.00 | ||
| Heads of Families at the first Census of the US, 1790, [1976] |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| Early Wills of Westchester County, New York from 1664 to 1784 with genealogical and historical notes, by William S. Pelletreau, "exhaustive indexes." New York: 1898. Small print; xeroxed 6 pages per page, 2-sided; 83pp. | R |
$5.00 | ||
| Westchester Patriarchs: A genealogical dictionary of Westchester County, New York, families prior to 1755, by Norman Davis, published by Heritage Books, Inc, Bowie MD, 1988. 325 pp. Very good condition. ISBN: 1-55613-118-6 | S |
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| Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area, ed. by Estelle M. Guzik, Jewish Genealogical Society, 1989. Indexed, 404pp. Large size format. Library stamps. Very good condition. | H |
$5.00 | ||
| Genealogical Data from Colonial New York Newspapers: A consolidation of articles from the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, compiled by Kenneth Scott, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1982. Indexed, 278pp. Very good condition. | H |
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| Heads of Families at the First Census of the US, 1790, 1976 | S |
$5.00 | ||
| The History of New York City, by Bill Harris. Oversize, illustrated. Library marks etc. Plasticine cover. Portland House, 1989. | H |
$5.00 | ||
| Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of New York State, J. H. French, 1860; facsimile reprint 1980 Heart of the Lakes Publishing. Separate vol. Index of Personal Names compiled by Frank Place 1957. Front cover of book worn and torn lower left corner. Indexed 739pp. Illustrated. Available for download at Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/01015805/ | S |
$10.00 | ||
| History of Ancient Families of New Amsterdam and New York, by Edwin R. Purple, 1881. NEHGS reprint 2013. Indexed, 138pp. A number of folded page corners, small amount of fairly neat underlining, but otherwise in good condition. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| A History of St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties, New York, from the earliest period to the present time [1853], by Franklin B. Hough, 1853. A facsimile Edition with added Foreward sponsored by the St Lawrence County Historical Association and Franklin County Historical & Museum Society, Baltimore: 1970. Illustrated with etchings, includes folded maps, VG condition, Indexed, 719 pp. | H |
$25.00 | ||
| History of Southold, L.I. Its First Century, Rev. Epher Whitaker, DD, , 1881; facsimile reprint 1988. Heritage Classic. Index 354pp. Some photos. A few stray check marks, but otherwise in very good condition. | S |
$15.00 | ||
| Long Island Genealogies, compiled by Mary Powell Bunker, 1895. Clearfield reprint, 2003. Kindred descendants of Thomas Powell or Bethpage, L.I. 1688. Indexed, 350pp. Nearly new condition. | S |
$10.00 | ||
| Marriages and Deaths from Steuben County, New York Newspapers 1797-1868, abstracted by Yvonne E. Martin, Heritage Books, Inc. 1988. Indexed, 166 pp. Very good condition. | S |
$10.00 | ||
| New Netherland Roots, by Gwenn F. Epperson, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. 147pp. Very good condition. | H |
$5.00 | ||
| New York, N.Y. An American Heritage Extra on the History of the Nation's Greatest City. 1968. Illustrated. 144pp. Good condition. | H |
$5.00 | ||
| New York Genealogical Research, by George K.Schweitzer, 1988. Small coffee stain on cover sheet but otherwise in excellent condition. | S | $5.00 | ||
| New York in the American Revolution, A Source Guide for Genealogists and Historians, by Eric G. Grundset for the D.A.R., 2012. Excellent condition. Indexed, 686pp. | H |
$40.00 | ||
| New York State Censuses & Substitutes, by William Dollarhide, Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005. 228pp. Illustrated. | S |
$10.00 | ||
| Contribution for the Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Ancient County of Albany, from 1630-1800, by Prof. Jonathan Pearson, 1872; reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1978. Indexed, 182pp. Very good condition. | S |
$10.00 | ||
| Crisfield Johnson’s History of Washington County, New York, 1878, reprinted by Washington Co. Historical Society, Fort Edward, NY. Illustrated. Excellent condition. Retailing for $320.00 2nd Vol: Name Index to Crisfield Johnson’s History of Washington County, New York, 1878, Virginia Parrott & Marjorie Sexton, Washington Co. Historical Society, Fort Edward, NY 1984. 79 pp. Excellent condition. | H | $150.00/set | ||
| An Introduction to
Historic Resources in Washington County, New York, 1976, 2d ed.
1984 with amendments. Bi-centennial. 133 pp. lots of photos. |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Western New York Land Transactions,
1804-1824, Extracted from the archives of the Holland Land Company, by
Karen E. Livsey, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1991. Primarily name,
date and plat definition. Indexed, 472 pp. Excellent condition. |
H |
$20.00 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA |
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| Abstracts of Wills from
the North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, extracted from
Vol. 1, 1900, ed. by J. R. B. Hathaway. Unbound xeroxed pages. Unknown
whether complete. About 50pp? |
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FREE | ||
| Caswell County North
Carolina Marriage Bonds 1778-1868 by Katharine Kerr Kendall; Index by
Mary frances Kerr Donaldson, 1981. Index includes bondsmen and
witnesses as well as the couple! 209pp. Good condition. |
S |
$10.00 | ||
| Colony of North Carolina: Abstracts of
Land Patents, 1735-1764, vol 1, Mgt Hoffman, 1982 |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Green Leaf and Gold: Tobacco in North Carolina, by Jerome E. Brooks, 1962. Illustrated. 40pp. | Booklet | |||
| Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives, County Records, 1979. 363pp. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| First Census of the U.S. 1790, North Carolina, Heads of families. Indexed, 292pp. Very good condition. Report bound. | R |
$10.00 | ||
| Higher Education in North Carolina, by William S. Powell. Raleigh, State Dept. of Archives and History, 1964. Booklet. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| Marriage and Death Notices from Raleigh, N.C. Newspapers 1796-1826, indices compiled in the 1950s by staff of the North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill and refer to the holdongs of that collection only. Not indexed; see the Introduction for how the contents are arranged. 164pp. VG condition. Copyright by The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., 1977; reprinted 1979 Southern Historical Press. | S |
$15.00 | ||
| Marriages of Rowan County, North Carolina 1753-1868, compiled by Brent H. Holcomb, 1981; 1998 Clearfield reprint. Indexed, 506pp. VG condition. | S |
$10.00 | ||
| Marriages of Rutherford County, North Carolina, 1779-1868. compiled by Brent H. Holcomb, 1986. Excellent cond. 204pp. | H |
$10.00 | ||
| The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors, Worth S. Ray, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1982. Illustrted. Indexed 558pp. Orig. pub. as The Lost Tribes of North Carolina, Part III, Austin, Texas, 1946; reprented 1982. VG condition. | H |
$15.00 | ||
| North Carolina 1790 Heads of Families Census Index, 1993. First census. Indexed, 292pp. Good condition. Library tags. | H |
$5.00 | ||
| North Carolina, 1800 Census, 2d edition, 1975. Cover is beaten up, but contents intact. A couple of maps and a key to the index; small print. | H |
$5.00 | ||
| North Carolina Genealogical Research, by George K. Schweitzer, 1991. VG condition. 169pp. | S | $5.00 | ||
| North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, 1778-1791, by Mrs. Leister E. Presley. From microcopy #68, county listings by date; surname index in the back, 38pp xeroxed. Refers to author for additional info which is probably not available now. | S | FREE | ||
| North Carolina's Role in World War II, by Sarah McCulloh Lemmon, State Archives and History, Raleigh, 1964. Good condition, 68pp. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| North Carolina's Signers: Brief sketches of the Men who signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, by Memory F. Mitchell, State Dept. of Archives and History, 1964. Booklet, 61pp. Good condition. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| Selected North Carolina Bibliography & Research Aids compiled by Barbara S. Giles, 1987. Fiske Genealogical Foundation. Est. 50 pp. | R |
$5.00 | ||
| The Old North State Fact Book, State Dept. of Archives and History, Raleigh, 1963. Booklet outlining the state administrative structure, elected officials, state flag, flower etc. Constitution etc. 82pp. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| Picturebook of Tar Heel Authors, by Richard Walser, State Dept. of Archives and History, Raleigh, 1963. Brief biographies of native authors beginning with Thomas Heriot in 1588 and including O. Henry, Carl Sandburg and several women authors. Photos of each. Booklet, 46pp. VG condition. Table of contents is alphabetized as an index. Entries are chronological . | S |
$5.00 | ||
| The Road to Salem, ed. by Adelaide L. Fries, Archivist of the Southern Province of the Moravian Church, 1993. An expanded edition of the autobiography of Ann Catharina who in 1753 came with a community led by a Moravian bishop to settle in North Carolina. It is not fiction although some elements may be embellished, but her autobiography is rendered within the context of other available sources. A useful source for descendants, local history, history of women, Revolutionary history, etc. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| OHIO |
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| Columbiana County, Ohio, Deed Abstracts, Vol. 1, 1803-1808 by Carol Willsey Bell, C.G. Indexed, 54pp. Good condition. | R |
$5.00 | ||
| Columbiana County, Ohio, Record of Wills, Vol. 6, 1880-1883, by Carol Willsey Bell, C.G. Indexed, 49pp. Good condition. | R |
$5.00 | ||
| Combined History and Atlas of Monroe County, Ohio, 1898. The History was originally published 1882 and includes biographical sketches, some portraits, and local history. The Atlas was originally published 1898 and includes township plat maps [names on the maps] and local history. Business directories. Full indexes. 170pp. Recently rebound into the combined volume.VG condition. Retails for $90. | H |
$25.00 | ||
| Historical Atlas, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 1875 and 1908 combined. 1973 reprint. Cover shows rough wear, but contents intact, Fully illustrated. Plat maps [with names]; biographies with photos; 236pp; indexed. | H |
$15.00 | ||
| Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in SE Ohio, 1800-1840, compiled by Ellen T. Berry & David A. Berry, Clearfield 2000. Good condition. 129pp. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| Early Ohio Tax Records, by Esther Weygandt Powell, reprinted with the Index to Early Ohio Tax Records, 2003. Opening pages and rear index section loosening from glued spine, but content seems intact. 171pp. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| First Ownership of Ohio Lands, Albion Morris Dyer, GPC, 1978. Good condition. 85pp. | H |
$5.00 | ||
| Linton Township, compiled by Doris J. Baker and Raymond Johnson, 2000. "A pre-Bicentennial historical and informative publication about the villages of Linton Mills and Planfield and the township of Linton." It is a collection of stories and memories from many sources without critical analysis; the focus is simply on preserving family memories etc. before they are lost. Illustrated [xerox quality]. 203pp. | R |
$5.00 | ||
| Ohio Genealogical Research, by George K. Schweitzer, 1994. 213pp. Maps. 2 cc; one has minimal yellow highlighting, but in good cond. | S | $5.00 | ||
| Ohio Lands: Steubenville Land Office, 1800-1820 by Carol Willsey Bell, C.G. Indexed 181pp. VG condition. | R |
$5.00 | ||
| Ohio Lands: A Short History, Thomas E. Ferguson, Auditor of State. Booklet 1987. A useful rendition of the separate land grants/divisions that ultmately made up Ohio. Booklet, 54pp. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| Ohio Wills and Estate to 1850: An Index by Carol Willsey Bell, 1981. Lists names and coded source reference with interpretive introduction. VG condition. 400pp. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| Tales of Scranton, by Philip V. Mattes, an ancestral and autobiographical rendition of the author's life in Scranton with added history. | H | $5.00 | ||
| OKLAHOMA | ||||
| Christmas Time in Indian Territory, by Miss Alice Robertson, 1854-1931. Daughter of missionary parents, they returned to the Tullahassee mission in Creek territory after the Civil War to find the mission school in ruins and a demoralized tribe, but the family rebuilt and Alice went on to a remarkable career, elected to Congress, and otherwise active and productive. 6pp. |
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$2.00 |
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| PENNSYLVANIA | ||||
| Berks County Genealogical Society, Index of Surnames, 2nd series, Vol. 2, Spring 1986. Edited by Mary Ellen B. Heckman. VG condition; writing on back cover. 64pp. Staple bound. | R |
$5.00 | ||
| Berks County, Pennsylvania, Its History and Government, by the Commissioners of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 3rd ed. 1980. VG condition. Booklet, 83 pp. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| A Biographical History of York County, Pennsylvania, ed by John Gibson, orig. pub. as Part II of History of York County, Pennsylvania, by John Gibson, Chicago, 1886; excerpted, re-titled, reprinted by GPC, 1975; reprinted by Clearfield 1996. p. 54 has come out of the glued binding which may be loosening. No pages missing. 207pp. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| Early Families of Somerset and Fayette Counties, Pennsylvania, by Keith A. Dull, Heritage Books, 2006. Indexed, 118pp. VG cond. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| Early Pennsylvania Births, 1675-1875, compiled by Dr. Charles A. Fisher, orig. published 1947; reprint 1991, Higginson Book Co., Salem, MA. Miscellaneous sources from church records to graveyards; one needs to find the first entry for an explanation of what the columns mean for that source. Good condition. [2d cc Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1986] | R/S |
$10.00 | ||
| Guide to Genealogical Sources at the Pennsylvania State Archives, by Robert M. Dructor, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1988. Index, 129pp. Cover shelf worn, but book in VG condition. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| Index to Pennsylvania's Colonial Records Series, compiled by Dr. Mary Dunn, GPC 1992. Names listed with reference to sources [3: 345] but I could not find a numbered list in the introduction. VG condition. | H |
$5.00 | ||
| Pennsylvania Directory of
Historical Organizations 1976 by Victoria D. Brow and Deborah H.
Miller. 1976. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Booklet
227 pp. VG contion. |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Pennsylvania Genealogical Research, by George K. Scchweitzer, 1986. VG condition 227pp. |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| Pennsylvania Land Records: A History and Guide for Research by Donn Bigham Munger. Inside cover "A Genealogical Map." Indexed, 240pp. VG condition. | S |
$10.00 | ||
| Pennsylvania Line: A
Research guide to Pennsylvania Genealogy and Local History, 3rd ed. SW
Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1983. Good Condition. 216pp. |
S |
$10.00 | ||
| SCANDINAVIAN ANCESTRY |
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| McKay's Modern Norwegian-English Dictionary | H |
$5.00 | ||
| Norwegian Immigrants | Nordmaendene i Amerika, deres Historie og Rekord by Martin Ulvestad, 1913. In Norwegian and old script, but very detailed. Indexed, 1008 pp. Cover shows wear and some water damage, but contents intact. Large book. | H |
$30.00 | |
| Scandinavians on the Pacific, Puget Sound, by Thomas Ostenson Stine, [year?]. A thorough compilation based on interviews and other data of Scandinavians in Seattle and nearby locales. It lacks an index, but is organized by location. Illustrated with many portraits and other photos. Good condition considering its age; an excellent resource. 208pp. | H | $10.00 | ||
| SURNAMES | ||||
| SAMPSON | Genealogical Memoirs of the Sampson Family in America, from the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620 to the present time [1864], by John Adams Vinton, Boston, 1864. Very fragile; binding held by tape which has lost its glue and some pages loose. Some pages were xeroxed and tucked inside. | H | $5.00 | |
| TENNESSEE |
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| Index to the 1880 Census of East Tennessee, by Barbara Byron and Samuel Sistler, 1997. Indexed, 334pp. Good condition. Cover slightly worn. | H |
$10.00 | ||
| North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, 1778-1791, by Mrs. Leister E. Presley. From microcopy #68, county listings by date; surname index in the back, 38pp xeroxed. Refers to author for additional info which is probably not available now. | R |
$5.00 | ||
| Periodical Lincoln County Tennessee Pioneers, Vol XVII, No.1, Jan. & June 1988. |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| VIRGINIA |
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| English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records, compiled by Louis des Cognets, Jr., Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1958. Indexed, 380pp. VG condition. | H |
$15.00 | ||
| Find Your People in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia: A Genealogical Guide, Rebecca H. Good & Rebecca A. Ebert, 1988. |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| A Gazetteer of Virginia, Henry Gannett, 1904. |
H |
$5.00 | ||
| Guide to Episcopal Church Records in Virginia. |
H |
$10.00 | ||
| Old Homes of Page County, Virginia, by Jennie Ann Kerkhoff, 1962. 212pp; indexed. Fair condition; cover worn, but contents intact. Location and photo of homes with brief account of history and minimal family data. | H |
$5.00 | ||
| Records of Indentured Servants and of Certificates for Land, Northumberland County, Virginia, 1650-1795., compiled by W. Preston Haynie, Heritage Books, Inc. Indexed, 398pp. | S |
$10.00 | ||
| Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635, A Biographical Dictionary, by Martha W. McCartney, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Indexed, 833pp. Very detailed entries re: individuals. Excellent condition. Dust jacket intact. | H | $20.00 | ||
| Virginia Genealogical Sources & Resources, Carol McGinnis, 1993. |
S |
$5.00 | ||
| WASHINGTON STATE | ||||
| Washington: The First One Hundred Years, 1889-1989; Anecdotal History by Don Duncan, Seattle Times pictorial, 1989. Coffee table/Magazine format. | S |
$5.00 | ||
| Washington Pioneers, Vol. 1 & 2, plus Supplement with Errata, compiled and published by the Washington State Genealogical Society from Applications submitted by descendants of Washinton State Pioneers (Centennial Pioneer Certificate Project., 1991.) | H |
$30.00/set | ||
| WEST VIRGINIA | ||||
| History of Hampshire County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Settlement to the Present [1897], by Hu Maxwell and H. L. Swisher. Illustrated. 1897 [reprinted 1972]. Cover has a couple tags, and the inside binding has been reininforced with tape, but the content is intact and in VG condition. Indexed, 778pp. Focus is on historical development with family data incorporated. | H | $20.00 | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
| CATALOGS Pankratz |
CATALOGS: useful for
uncovering sources you might not have thought about; most are too old
for the items to be available from the catalog source, but one can
google... |
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| DAR Library Catalog, vol. 1, 2d revised ed., Family Histories and Genealogies, 1983 DAR Library Catalog, vol. 2, State and Local Histories and Records, 1986 |
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Set $5.00 | ||
| Genealogical & Local History Books in Print, compiled by Schreiner-Yantis, 1976-1992 | S | FREE | ||
| NEHGS: Books for Sale catalogs | S | FREE | ||
| NARA CATALOGS |
NARA Comprehensive Microfilm Catalog |
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FREE |
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| Black Family research, 2001 Diplomatic Records Miltary Service Records Immigration and Passenger lists General Companion and Sourcebook Census 1790-1890 |
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$2.00/ea | ||
| Separate booklets for Census Years: 1900, 1910, 1920 | S |
$2.00 | ||
| HUMOR ETC. Pankratz |
Psychic Roots: Serendipity & Intuition in Genealogy, by Henry Z. Jones, Jr. Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1993. | S |
$5.00 | |
| Pankratz | Sunny Side of Genealogy, Baselt, 1988--a humorous collection of anecdotes and miscellany re: genealogy. | S | $5.00 |