For genealogical works on individual states other than Virginia, for which an extensive bibliography follows, check the subject card catalog under the name of the state or county (e.g., “Georgia- Genealogy”; “Macon County, Georgia genealogy”). Some of the general genealogy guides in chapter I, such as the American Society of Genealogists’ Genealogical Research Method and Sources, also list important sources for research an other states.
The following works may be useful for locating historical information on a particular locality.
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Alderman Microforms Room
Micfilm 2246 |
American women’s diaries. Southern women [microform]. New Canaan, CT : Readex Film Products, [1988]
This collection comes with a guide that gives details of the contents of the set. |
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Alderman Reference
KF8700 .A19 B46 1995 |
Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. County courthouse book. 2nd ed. Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1995.
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Alderman Reference
E172 .A538 2002 |
Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada. Nashville, Tenn. : AASLH Press, American Association for State and Local History, c1990- 15th ed.
A listing by state and city of local historical societies. The information in this directory includes name, address, tides of publications, and “major programs” such as museum, archives, library, oral history, markers, and manuscripts. Index by name of society. |
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Alderman Reference
CS49 .A55 1989 |
Eichholz, Alice, ed. Ancestry’s red book : American state, county, & town sources. Salt Lake City, UT : Ancestry Pub., 1989.
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Alderman Reference
Z1250 .F54 1985 |
Filby, P. William. A bibliography of American county histories. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1985.
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Alderman Stacks
F265.53 .K34 1998 |
Kelly, Douglas F. Carolina Scots : an historical and genealogical study of over 100 years of emigration. Dillon, S.C. (500 East Cleveland Street, Dillon 29536) : 1739 Publications, c1998.
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Alderman Stacks
Z1293 .M485 1976 |
Meyer, Mary Keysor. Genealogical research in Maryland : a guide. Rev. and enl. Baltimore : Maryland Historical Society, 1976.
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Alderman Reference
CS44 .M47 1986 |
Meyer’s directory of genealogical societies in the U.S.A. and Canada : with an appended list of independent genealogical periodicals. Mt. Airy, Md. : Libra Publications, 1986- Lib. Has 1986 ed.
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Map Room Atlases &
Brown Science & Engineering Library G1270 .P3 2003 |
Papenfuse, Edward C. The Maryland State Archives atlas of historical maps of Maryland, 1608-1908. Baltimore, Md. : John Hopkins University Press, 2003.
Rev. ed. of: The Hammond-Harwood House atlas of historical maps of Maryland, 1608-1908 / Edward C. Papenfuse and Joseph M. Coale III. c1982. |
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Alderman Reference
Z1250.P465 1966 |
Peterson, Clarence Stewart. Bibliography of Local Histories. Baltimore, 1966-67. 2 vols.
Vol. 1: Atlantic States. Vol. 2: Thirty-five States beyond the Atlantic States. A bibliography of local histories, other than county histories, arranged by state. |
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Alderman Reference
Z1250.P47 1963 |
Peterson, Clarence Stewart. Consolidated Bibliography of County Histories in Fifty States in
1961. 2d ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co.,1963. A bibliography of county histories arranged by state and county. |
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ELECTRONIC |
Records of ante-bellum southern plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War [microfilm]. General editor, Kenneth M. Stampp; associate editor, Randolph Boehm. Frederick, Md. : University Publications of America, 1985-
This is a collection of microfilmed manuscript records from the collections of fourteen major research libraries and repositories across the South. For more information, see this Introduction to the Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations. Cooper, Jean L. A genealogical index … to the Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War. [Bloomington, Ind.] : 1stbooks.com, 2003. Index is available in print or electronically to U.Va. locations. (For electronic copy, access through online catalog.) |
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Alderman Reference
CS68 .S687 |
The Source : a guidebook of American genealogy. Salt Lake City, Utah : Ancestry Pub. Co., 1984.
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| Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives. Website.
Sells Baptist church records on microfilm. |
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Special Collections
F240 .S74 1981 |
Stinson, Helen S. A handbook for genealogical research in West Virginia. Dallas, TX : H.S. Stinson ; South Charleston, WV (P.O. Box 8765, South Charleston 25303) : May be ordered from Kanawha Valley Genealogical Society, c1981.
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Alderman Stacks
CS47 .T4 |
Tennessee State Library and Archives. Guide to the use of genealogical material in the Tennessee State Library and Archives. [Nashville, 1964]
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ELECTRONIC
(Available only from U.Va. locations) |
United States Federal Census, 1790-1930.
HeritageQuest Online. Available only from U.Va. locations. (http://www.heritagequestonline.com/) Contains searchable access to the complete 1790-1930 U.S. Census and images of original census books, Periodicals Source Index (PERSI), Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, and ProQuest’s Genealogy & Local History Collection of 25,000+ family and local history books. The HeritageQuest product does not at this time include all of the censuses available. |
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Alderman Reference
Z 1250 .U59 1975 |
U.S. Library of Congress. United States local histories in the Library of Congress : a bibliography. Baltimore : Magna Carta Book Co., 1975. 5 vol.
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Special Collections
E185.96 .W53 1995 |
White, Barnetta McGhee. Somebody knows my name : marriages of freed people in North Carolina county by county. Athens, Georgia : Iberian Publishing Co., c1995. 3 vols.
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