A Genealogy Pathfinder
A Journey Through Your Family History
A Place to Begin
Allen, Desmond Walls. Family History Detective 2nd ed. 2011
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Best, Laura. Genealogy for the First Time 2003
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Blake, Paul. Who Was Your Granny’s Granny: How to Grow Your Family Tree 2003
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Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. Organizing Your Family History Search 1999
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Clifford, Karen. The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program 2011
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Dowell, David R. Crash Course in Genealogy 2011
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Fleming, Ann. The Organized Family Historian 2004
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Greenwood, Val D. The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy 3rd ed. 2000
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Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America 11th ed. 2006
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Melnyk, Marcia Yannizze. Family History 101 2005
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Morgan, George M. How to Do Everything With Genealogy 2012
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Powell, Kimberly. The Everything Family Tree Book 2006
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Quillen, W. Daniel. Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors 2011
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Renick, Barbara. Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family’s History and Heritage 2003
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Rose, Christine. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Genealogy 2012
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Smolenyak, Megan. Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing 2012
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Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, ed. The Source, A Guidebook of American Genealogy 2006
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The Next Destination
Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. The Genealogist’s Address Book 2009
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Bockman, Jeffrey A. Give Your Family a Gift that Money Can’t Buy: Record & Preserve Your Family’s History 2007
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Dollarhide, William. The Census Book: A Genealogist’s Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes 1999
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Dollarhide, William. Census Substitutes & State Census Records (2 vols.) 2008
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The Family Tree Sourcebook: Your Essential Directory of American County and Town Records 2010
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Genealogies in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography (5 vols.) 2001
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Kemp, Thomas Jay. American Census Handbook 2001
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Kemp, Thomas Jay. International Vital Records Handbook 5th ed. 2009
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Lainhart, Ann S. State Census Records 1992
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Melnyk, Marcia Yannizze. The Weekend Genealogist: Timesaving Techniques for Effective Research 2000
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Mills, Elizabeth S. Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace 2009
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Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records 1998
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Quick Tips for Genealogists 2003
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Quillen, W. Daniel. Mastering Census & Military Records 2013
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Quillen, W. Daniel. Mastering Immigration & Naturalization Records 2011
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Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources 2004
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Rose, Christine. Courthouse Research for Family Historians 2004
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Smith, Juliana Szucs. The Ancestry Family Historian’s Address Book 2003
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A Guide for the Thorny Path
Carangelo, Lori. The Ultimate Search Book: Worldwide Adoption, Genealogy & Other Search Secrets 2011
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Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors 1998
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Colletta, John Philip. They Came In Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Arrival Record 3rd ed. 2002
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Crawford-Oppenheimer, Christine. Long-Distance Genealogy 2000
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Croom, Emily Anne. The Sleuth Book for Genealogists: Strategies for Successful Family History Research 2000
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500 Brickwall Solutions to Genealogy Problems 2003
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Gates, Henry Louis. Finding Oprah’s Roots: Finding Your Own 2007
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Hatcher, Patricia Law. Locating Your Roots: Discover Your Ancestors Using Land Records 2003
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Jacobson, Judy. A Field Guide for Genealogists 2003
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Johnson, Richard S. How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military: Armed Forces Locator Guide 1999
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Kennett, Debbie. DNA and Social Networking: A Guide to Genealogy in the Twenty-first Century 2011
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Knox, Debra Johnson. WWII Military Records: A Family Historian’s Guide 2003
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Pfeiffer, Laura Szucs. Hidden Sources: Family History in Unlikely Places 2000
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Pomery, Chris. DNA and Family History 2004
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Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians 2001
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Rising, Marsha Hoffman. The Family Tree Problem Solver 2011
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Rose, Christine. Courthouse Indexes Illustrated 2006
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Schaefer, Christina K. The Great War: A Guide to the Service Records of All the World’s Fighting
Men and Women 1998
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Schaefer, Christina K. Guide to Naturalization Records in the United States 1997
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Schaefer, Christina K. The Hidden Half of the Family: A Sourcebook for Women’s Genealogy 1999
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Szucs, Loretto Dennis. They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins 1997
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Taylor, Maureen Alice. Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs 2005
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A Map for the Virtual Search
Cooke, Lisa Louise. The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox 2011
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Crowe, Elizabeth Powell. Genealogy Online 9th ed. 2011
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Crume, Rick. Plugging Into Your Past 2004
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Gormley, Myra Vanderpool. The Official Guide to Rootsweb.com 2007
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Helm, Matthew. Genealogy Online for Dummies 2011
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Hendrickson, Nancy. Discover Your Family History Online 2012
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Kemp, Thomas Jay. Virtual Roots 2.0: A Guide to Genealogy and Local History on the World Wide Web 2003
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Morgan, George G. The Official Guide to Ancestry.com 2008
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Otterson, Michael. Finding Your Family on the Internet 2006
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Powell, Kimberly. The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy 2011
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Quillen, W. Daniel. Mastering Online Genealogy 2011
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Tanner, James L. The Guide to FamilySearch Online 2011
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Waters, Colin. Family History on the Net 2011/12 2011
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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 Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
847/392-0100
Newberry Library
60 W. Walton, Chicago, IL 60610
312/943-9090
Chicago Public Library
400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605
312/747-4300
Schaumburg Illinois Family History Center
1320 W. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, IL 60195
847/885-4130
National Archives at Chicago
7358 S. Pulaski, Chicago, IL 60029
773/948-9001
Wilmette Illinois Family History Center
2727 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!