Genealogy

Most of the library's genealogy material is at the Loussac Library in the Genealogy Collection on level 3, identified below as GEN-R. Some duplicate copies are in the circulating non-fiction area and at the branches. Alaska-specific material is housed in the Alaska Collection.

Click on the title to check the catalog for location and availability. You may place a request on any circulating copy to be held for you at the library of your choice.

Volunteers from the Anchorage Genealogical Society are available for questions at the Loussac Library every Wednesday from 11 am-2 pm, and on second and fourth Wednesdays from 7-9 pm.

Reference Sources

General  
Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County & Town Source GEN-R 929.1072073 ANCESTR
Genealogical & Local History Books in Print GEN-R 016.9291 GENEALO
The Handy Book for Genealogists: United States of America GEN-R 929.1 HANDY-B
The Source: a Guidebook of American Genealogy GEN-R 929.1 SOURCE

How To  
Finding Your Roots: How to Trace Your Ancestors at Home and Abroad GEN-R 929.1072073 WEST
Genealogy Online for Dummies GEN-R 929.1 HELM
When Your Ox Is in the Ditch: Genealogical How-To Letters GEN-R 929.1072073 MCDOWE
Organizing Your Family History Search GEN-R 929.1 CARMACK

Obtaining Records  
County Courthouse Book GEN-R 929.373 BENTLEY
International Vital Records Handbook GEN-R 929.373 KEMP
The Genealogist's Address Book GEN-R 929.102573 BENTLEY
Where to Write for Vital Records R 929.102573 WHERE

Other Resources

Polar Pac
Useful for searching Alaska information, this database indexes over 85,000 bibliographic records from libraries with significant arctic and polar region collections. Housed in the Alaska Collection, 2nd floor, Loussac Library.

Genealogy & Local History
Loussac Library is the only location in Alaska that has owns this collection. It includes four types of records: family genealogies, local histories, primary sources, and genealogical serials. Currently it is available in two formats: in microfiche, located on the 3rd floor of Loussac Library, and online in the library from Online Databases. The microfiche has paper indexes located with the fiche, or you may use the online version as an index. The online version is full text, and is available from home with a library card as well as in the library.

Ancestry.com
Over 1,000 online databases for genealogy, including access to their subscription databases, such as census records, birth, and death records, immigration and naturalization records, and the Social Security death index. Available in the library from Online Databases off of the library's home page.

Selected Magazines & Newsletters

In addition to the titles below, the Genealogy Collection also houses a number of newsletters from various U.S. genealogical societies.

The American Genealogist Genealogical Computing
Everton's Genealogical Helper The Mayflower Descendant
Family Chronicle The New England Historical & Genealogical Register

Index:
Genealogical Periodical Annual Index
GEN-R 929.3 GENEALO

Books to Check Out
 
The Conceptual Approach to Genealogy 929.1072073 CHAMBER
Family History Made Easy 929.1 SZUCS
A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors 929.1082 CARMACK
A Genealogist's Refresher Course 929.2072073 JACOBSO
Genealogy Online for Dummies 929.1 HELM
The Handy Book for Genealogists 929.1 HANDY
Unpuzzling Your Past: a Basic Guide to Genealogy 929.1072073 CROOM

Videos
 
Ancestors VHS 929.1 ANCESTO
Out of Your Tree! VHS 929.1 OUT-OF
Genealogist's Video Research Guide VHS 929.1072 GENEALO
Genealogist's Video Research Guide: Research in England and Wales VHS 929.1072 GENEALO

Recommended Internet Sites

USGenWeb Project
Links to states and counties for local resources.

Cyndi's List
Links to over 100,000 worldwide genealogy sites in more than 150 categories.

Family Search (Family History Library)
Index to the holdings of the largest genealogical library in the world in Salt Lake City, Utah.

RootsWeb
Use "Surname Resources" and "Surhelp" for surname searches. "GenSeeker" is RootsWeb's
search engine.

Family Tree Maker
Searches names, home pages, message boards, and indexes of genealogical CD-ROMS.


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1/2002