MORE LEADS

Use these resources as a starting point for learning more about historical and family research. Visit your local library for additional readings and recommendations.

Online

Library of Congress: Information for Researchers

How to Do Research at the National Archives

Step-by-Step Research Tutorial

State & Local Historical & Genealogical Societies

Beginner's Guide to Family History Research

In Print

An Oral History Primer, Shumway and Hartley, self-published, 1983.

The Independent Scholar's Handbook, Ronald Gross, Ten Speed Press, 1993.

Guide to the National Archives of the United States, National Archives Trust Fund Board, Government Printing Office, 1987.

Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, National Archives Trust Fund Board, Government Printing Office, 1985.

Preserving Your American Heritage: A Guide to Family and Local History, Norman Edgar Wright, Brigham Young University Press, 1981. (Rep. 1974, Building an American Pedigree.)