The books, magazines, and software products shown on this page represent the best available materials in their respective subject areas. For the individual researcher, you may want to consider purchasing titles to build your personal genealogy reference collection. Genealogy librarians will want to consider the addition of these titles to their library's collection as they will complement such larger collections as the DAR Patriot Index, Germans to America, William Filby's landmark series, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, and other individual volumes and series.
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How-To Books
Internet Genealogy
Canada
China
England and Wales
Additional Titles
The following titles may be obtained through the publishers:
- Blake, Paul. British Probate Records: An Introduction. London, England: Paul A. Blake. 2003.
- Church, Rosemary, ed. The Compleat Parish Officer. Devizes, Wiltshire, England: Wiltshire Family History Society. 1996.
- Cole, Anne. An Introduction to Poor Law Documents before 1834. 2nd ed. Bury, Lancashire, England: Federation of Family History Societies. 2000.
- Cox, Jane. Action Defying the Power of Death: Wills, Probate & Death Duty Records. Bury, Lancashire, England: Federation of Family History Societies. 1993.
- Fowler, Simon. Researching Brewery and Publican Ancestors. Bury, Lancashire, England: Federation of Family History Societies. 2003.
- Gibbens, Lilian. An Introduction to Church Registers [U.K.]. Bury, Lancashire, England: Federation of Family History Societies. 1994.
- Gibson, Jeremy, and Elizabeth Hampson. Specialist Indexes. 2nd ed. Bury, Lancashire, England: Federation of Family History Societies. 2000.
- Grundy, Joan E. History’s Midwives. Bury, Lancashire, England: Federation of Family History Societies. 2003.
- Kershaw, Roger, and Mark Pearsakk. Immigrants and Aliens: A Guide to Sources on UK Immigration and Citizenship. Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England: Public Record Office. 2000.
- Ancestors Magazine - Published by The National Archives in Kew, Richmond, Surrey
- Family Tree Magazine - Published by ABM Publishing - Comes with magazine and CD-ROM with each issue
Germany
Ireland
Additional Titles
The following may be obtained through the publisher:
- Ó Dúill, Eileen M., and Steven C. ffeary-Smyrl. Irish Civil Registration – Where Do I Start? Dublin, Ireland: Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations. 2000.
Italy
Japan
Poland
Scandinavia
Scotland
United States
Immigration and Emigration (U.S.)
Land and Property Records (U.S.)
U.S. Census Research
African American
Jewish
Native American
Adoption
Cemetery Research
Family Reunion Planning
Maps and Gazetteers
Military
Naturalization
Photography and Genealogy
Writing Your Family History
Reference Works
"The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy" 3rd Edition
The best reference resource in U.S. Genealogy!
Heraldry
Genealogy-Related Software Products
Highly Recommended Historical Reading
The Best Magazine Subscriptions
Additional Magazines
The following titles may be obtained through the publishers:
- Ancestors Magazine - Published by The National Archives in Kew, Richmond, Surrey, this magazine focuses on British Isles genealogy and is among the best magazines in the world.
- History Magazine - Published by Moorshead Magazines, Ltd., the same company which brings you Family Chronicle and Internet Genealogy, and a very fine magazine of historical interest.
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