A Genealogy Pathfinder

A Journey Through Your Family History

A Place to Begin

Allen, Desmond Walls. Family History Detective 2nd ed. 2011 GS 929.1 ALL

Best, Laura. Genealogy for the First Time. 2003
GS 929.1/BES

Blake, Paul. Who Was Your Granny’s Granny: How to Grow Your Family Tree. 2003
GS 929.1/BLA

Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. Organizing Your Family History Search. 1999
GS 929.1/CAR

Clifford, Karen. The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program. 2001
GS 929.01/CLI

Dowell, David R. Crash Course in Genealogy 2011 GS 292.1 DOW

Fleming, Ann. The Organized Family Historian. 2004
GS 929.1072/FLE

Greenwood, Val D. The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy. 3rd ed.
GS/R 929.1072/GRE 2000

Handy Book for Genealogists: United States of America. 11th ed
GS/R 929.1 072 HAN 2006

Melnyk, Marcia Yannizze. Family History. 101 2005
GS 929.1072/MEL

Morgan, George M. How to Do Everything With Genealogy. 2004
GS 929.1/MOR

Powell, Kimberly The Everything Family Tree Book. 2006
GS 929.1072 POW

Quillen, W. Daniel Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors 2011 GS 929.1072 QUI

Renick, Barbara Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family’s History and Heritage. 2003
GS 929.1/REN

Rose, Christine The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Genealogy 2012 GS 929.1072 ROS

Smolenyak, Megan Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing 2012 GS 929.1 SMO

Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, ed. The Source, A Guidebook of American Genealogy.
GS/R 929.1072/SOU 2006

The Next Destination

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. The Genealogist’s Address Book
GS/R 929.1025/BEN 2009

Dollarhide, William. The Census Book: A Genealogist’s Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes 1999
GS 929.1/DOL

The Family Tree Resource Book for Genealogists 2004
GS/R 929.1072/FAM

Genealogies in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography (5 vols) 2001
GS/R 929.1016 GEN

Kemp, Thomas Jay. American Census Handbook 2001
GS/R 929.1072 KEM

Kemp, Thomas Jay. International Vital Records Handbook 5th ed.
GS/R 929.1072 KEM 2009

Lainhart, Ann S. State Census Records 1992
GS/R 929.373/LAI

Melnyk, Marcia Yannizze. The Weekend Genealogist: Timesaving Techniques for Effective Research 2000
GS 929.1072 MEL

Mills, Elizabeth S. Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace 2007
GSR 907.2 MIL

Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records 1998
GS/R 929.373/PRI

Quick Tips for Genealogists 2003
GS 929.1072/QUI

Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources 2004
GS/R 929.1072/RED

Rose, Christine. Courthouse Research for Family Historians 2004
GS 929.1072/ROS

The Sourcebook of Local Court and County Record Retrievers 1997
GS/R 025.524

Smith, Juliana Szucs. The Ancestry Family Historian’s Address Book 2003
GS/R 929.1025 SMI

A Guide for the Thorny Path

Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors 1999
GS 929.1082/CAR

Colletta, John Philip. They Came In Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Arrival Record 3rd ed. 2002
GS 929.1072/COL

Crawford-Oppenheimer, Christine. Long-Distance Genealogy 2000
GS 929.1072 CRA

Croom, Emily Anne. The Sleuth Book for Genealogists: Strategies for Successful Family History Research 2000
GS 929.1072/CRO

500 Brickwall Solutions to Genealogy Problems 2003
GS 929.1072/FIV

Hatcher, Patricia Law. Locating Your Roots: Discover Your Ancestors Using Land Records 2003
GS 929.1072/HAT

Jacobson, Judy. A Field Guide for Genealogists 2001
GS 929.1 JAC

Knox, Debra Johnson. WWII Military Records: A Family Historian’s Guide 2003
GS 940.5467/KNO

Johnson, Richard S. How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military: Armed Forces Locator Guide 1999
GS/R 355.0025/JOH

Neagles, James C. U.S. Military Records 1994
GS/R 929.3097/NEA

Newman, John J. American Naturalization Records, 1790-1990: What They Are and How to Use Them 1998
GS 929.1072/NEW

Pfeiffer, Laura Szucs. Hidden Sources: Family History in Unlikely Places 2000
GS 929.1073/PFE

Pomery, Chris. DNA and Family History 2004
GS 929.1072/POM

Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians 2001
GS 929.1 PRO

Rising, Marsha Hoffman. The Family Tree Problem Solver 2005
GS 929.1072/RIS

Rose, Christine. Courthouse Indexes Illustrated 2006
GS 929.1072 ROS

Schaefer, Christina K. The Great War: A Guide to the Service Records of All the World’s Fighting
Men and Women 1998
GS/R 929.3/SCH

Schaefer, Christina K. Guide to Naturalization Records in the United States 1997
GS/R 929.3/SCH

Schaefer, Christina K. The Hidden Half of the Family: A Sourcebook for Women’s Genealogy 1999
GS 929.1082/SCH

Szucs, Loretto Dennis. They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins 1997
GS 929.1072/SZU

Taylor, Maureen Alice Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs 2005
GS 929.1072 TAY

 

A Map for the Virtual Search

Crowe, Elizabeth Powell. Genealogy Online 8th ed 2008
GS 929.1072CRO

Crume, Rick. Plugging Into Your Past 2004
GS 929.1028/CRU

Howells, Cyndi. Cyndi’s List: A Comprehensive List of 40, 000 Genealogy Sites on the Internet 1999
GS/R 929.1028/HOW

Kemp, Thomas Jay. Virtual Roots 2.0: A Guide to Genealogy and Local History on the World Wide Web 2003
GS 929.1028/KEM

McClure, Rhonda B. The Genealogist’s Computer Companion 2001
GS 929.2028/MCL

McClure, Rhonda. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Online Genealogy 2000
GS 929.1028/MCC

Porter, Pamela Boyer. Online Roots 2003
GS 929.1028/POR

Schaefer, Christina K. A Genealogist’s No-Frills Guide to the 50 States & the District of Columbia 1999
GS 929.1028/SCH

Shepherdson, Nancy. Ancestor Hunt: Finding Your Family Online 2003
YA9 929.1028/SHE

Another Way to Travel

Periodicals

Ancestry
Discovering Family History
Everton’s Genealogical Helper
Family Chronicle
Family History
Family Tree
Internet Genealogy

Other Sources To Investigate

Arlington Heights Memorial Library
500 N. Dunton, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
847/393-0100

Newberry Library
60 W. Walton, Chicago, Il 60610
312/943-9090

Chicago Public Library
400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605
312/747-4999

Schaumburg Family History Center
1320 W. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, IL 60195
847/885-4130

National Archives – Great Lakes Region
7358 S. Pulaski, Chicago, IL 60091
773/581-7816

Wilmette Family History Center
2801 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091
847/251-9818

Please call ahead for business hours and available parking.

Always feel free to ask for assistance at the Reference Desk or of a Genealogy volunteer.

Good luck as you begin or continue the journey!