LibGuides: Genealogy: Reference Sources

Guides to Genealogical Research

(To find more titles like these, use the library catalog)

Dictionary of genealogy
- Terrick V.H. FitzHugh
- Reference CS6 .F58 1998
Evidence! : citation & analysis for the family historian
- Elizabeth Shown Mills
- Special Collections CS16 .M63 1997
Family Trees: a history of genealogy in America by Francois Weil, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2013
Finding information on personal participation in World War II , [Washington, D.C.] : National Archives and Records Administration, [2007], https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/ww2/ww2-participation.pdf
Genealogical research at the Library of Congress
- https://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/research.pdf
The genealogist's handbook: modern methods for researching family history
- Raymond S. Wright, III. Chicago: American Library Association, 1995
- CS9 .W74 1995 & Special Coll., Reading Room CS9 .W74 1995
Genealogy basics online: a step-by-step introduction to finding your ancestors through the Internet
- Cherri Melton Flinn. Cincinnati, Ohio: Muska and Lipman Publishing, 2000
Genealogy online
- Elizabeth Powell Crowe. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2001
Librarian's genealogy notebook: a guide to resources
- Dahrl Elizabeth Moore. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998
Oxford companion to local and family history, 2nd ed.
- Edited by David Hey. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008
- First edition is available in print: CS9 .O94 1996
Oxford dictionary of local and family history
- David Hey. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997
Using civilian records for genealogical research in the National Archives Washington, DC, area
- Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006
Using maps in genealogy
- U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, [2002]
Where to write for vital records
- U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Washington, D.C
- www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm

Biographical Resources

American National Biography Online This link opens in a new window
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Contains biographies of men and women from all eras and walks to life, whose lives have shaped America. Articles trace a person's life in chronological order, from birth to death, through a sequence of significant events. Contextual information or hyper-linked articles are included to give background information. Concluding paragraphs put the person's life in historical perspective.

Special features: Search by genres in American history: Black History, Women's History, Asian Pacific American Heritage, American Indian Heritage, and Hispanic Heritage. Search by topics in American history: American Literature, Arts in America, Black History, Civil Rights Movement, Civil War, Depression and New Deal, Frontier and Western Expansion, Gilded Age, Hispanic American Heritage, Native American Heritage, Women's History, and World War II.
Ancestry Library Edition
Online genealogy resource with 4000+ databases of family information, including digitized images of the United States Federal Census from 1790 forward; the American Genealogical Biographical Index; Passenger and Immigration Lists Index; United Kingdom and United States Directories, 1680-1830; court, land, and probate records; and many other resources. Also includes telephone directory information for the U.S.
Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search path.
formerly known as Biography Resource Center
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
An illustrated collection of more than 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2001.
Date Coverage: Current
Materials Indexed: Biographical Information

City Directories

Guide to this collection is located in the microfilm area, 2nd floor opposite the Ocean Elevators: Z 5771.2 .C58 1984

City directories of the United States through 1860
- Microfiche E 154.5 .C5 & Microfilm E154.5 .A2
City directories of the United States. Santa Barbara 1886-1960
- Microfilm E 154.5 .C48