BOOKS listed below may be checked out using a current library card.

To search the library's catalog: Enter a keyword search "genealogy handbooks" or enter a family name if appropriate. For more information, and for assistance in locating more materials, please visit the Mary Cheney Library Reference Department.

GENEALOGY SOFTWARE GUIDE
Martha Arends.....929.1 Q Arends

IN SEARCH OF YOUR GERMAN ROOTS
Angus Baxter.....929.1 Baxter

THE GENEALOGIST'S ADDRESS BOOK
Provides national and state addresses, and many other resources
Elizabeth Petty Bentley..... 929.1 Q Bentley

GENEALOGY SOURCEBOOK
Sharon Debartolo Carmack..... 929.1 Carmack

ITALIAN-AMERICAN FAMILY HISTORY : A GUIDE TO RESEARCHING
AND WRITING ABOUT YOUR HERITAGE
Sharon Debartolo Carmack..... 929.1 Carmack

ORGANIZING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY SEARCH : EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAYS TO GATHER AND PROTECT YOUR GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
Sharon De Bartolo Carmack .....929.1 Q Carmack

POLISH ROOTS
Rosemary Chorzempa..... 929.1 Chorzempa

GENEALOGY ONLINE FOR DUMMIES
Matthew Helm......... 929.1 Helm (at Whiton Memorial)

LOCATING LOST FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS : MODERN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH TECHNIQUES FOR LOCATING THE PEOPLE OF YOUR PAST AND PRESENT
Kathleen Hinckley...... 929.1 Hinckley

HOW TO TRACE YOUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ROOTS : DISCOVERING YOUR UNIQUE HISTORY
Barbara Thompson Howell..... 929.1 Howell

CONNECTING TO CONNECTICUT
Source for contacts in each town
Betty Jean Morrison..... 929.1 Morrison (also available in Reference Room)

GENEALOGY IN THE COMPUTER AGE: UNDERSTANDING FAMILY ANCESTRAL FILE, INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX, AND SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX
Elizabeth L. Nichols..... 929.1 Q Nichols

IRISH RECORDS : SOURCES FOR FAMILY AND LOCAL HISTORY
James G. Ryan..... 929.1 Q Ryan

A STUDENT'S GUIDE TO CHINESE AMERICAN GENEALOGY
Collen She..... 929.1 She

THE SOURCE : A GUIDEBOOK OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY
ed. by Loretto Dennis Szucs 929.1 Q Source

FINDING YOUR ROOTS : HOW ALL AMERICANS CAN TRACE THEIR ANCESTORS AT HOME AND ABROAD
Jeane Eddy Westin..... 929.1 Westin

ANCESTORS : A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FAMILY HISTORY
Jim Willard..... 929.1 Willard

FINDING A PLACE CALLED HOME: A GUIDE TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN GENEOLOGY [SIC] AND HISTORICAL IDENTITY
Dee Parmer Woodtor..... 929.1 Woodtor

ADDRESS BOOK FOR GERMANIC GENEALOGY
Ernest Thode..... 929.1025 Q Thode

A GENEALOGIST'S GUIDE TO DISCOVERING YOUR ITALIAN ANCESTORS
Lynn Nelson..... 929.107 Q Nelson

GENEALOGIST'S HANDBOOK FOR NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH
Marcia Wiswall Lindberg..... 929.1072 Q Lindberg

FINDING YOUR HISPANIC ROOTS
George R. Ryskamp..... 929.1072 Ryskamp

IN SEARCH OF YOUR BRITISH AND IRISH ROOTS : A COMPLETE GUIDE TO TRACING YOUR ENGLISH, WELSH, SCOTTISH, AND IRISH ANCESTORS
Angus Baxter..... 929.1089

HISPANIC SURNAMES AND FAMILY HISTORY
Lyman D. Platt..... 929.4094 Platt

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REFERENCE BOOKS(may be used in the library)

THE BARBOUR COLLECTION OF CONNECTICUT TOWN VITAL RECORDS VOL. 1-54
R-Gen 929.37464

COUNTY COURTHOUSE BOOK
Elizabeth Petty Bentley..... R 347.7302 Q Bentley

THE LIBRARIAN'S GUIDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS
(from the database of the Public Records Research Library)
R 350.714 Q Librarian's

AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGICAL SOURCEBOOK
R 929.1 African

FAMILY TREE: RESOURCE BOOK FOR GENEALOGISTS
R 929.1 Family

THE GENEALOGIST'S ADDRESS BOOK
Elizabeth P. Bentley R 929.1 Q Bentley

PRINTED SOURCES: A GUIDE TO PUBLISHED GENEALOGICAL RECORDS
R 929.373 Printed

RECORD OF SERVICE OF CONNECTICUT MEN IN THE ARMY AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WAR OF THE REBELLION compiled by authority of the General Assembly under direction of the adjutants-general ...
R 974.6 Record (ask for assistance; this is located in the Reference Case)

CIVIL WAR VETERAN BURIALS IN MANCHESTER CONNECTICUT
compiled by John J. Spaulding
R 974.621 Q SPAULDING (at Mary Cheney Library and Whiton Memorial Branch Library)

MANCHESTER CITY DIRECTORIES..... Beginning with 1891, many years are available. These are located in the reference case; please ask for assistance.

PLEASE VISIT THE MARY CHENEY LIBRARY REFERENCE DEPARTMENT
FOR ASSISTANCE AND TO LOCATE MORE MATERIALS

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GENEALOGY ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB

Connecticut State Library
History and Genealogy Unit
www.cslib.org/handg.htm
Or call 860 757-6580

Connecticut Historical Society
http://www.chs.org
Select Collections from menu and then select Genealogy

Ancestry.com
http://www.ancestry.com/
Access to 2,000 databases, information added daily, genealogy help and magazine articles

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
http://www.familysearch.org/
for online search by name
Also, the church's local
Family History Centers are noted on the website:
http://www.lds.org
Click on Family History Resources

Cyndi's List
http://www.cyndislist.com
Great source for genealogy links, from ethnic heritage to organizations

Family Tree Maker online
http://www.familytreemaker.com
How-to guides and an online mall for genealogical items

Godfrey Memorial Library
http://www.godfrey.org/
Special genealogy collections in New England

National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy
How to use national archives, links to many useful genealogy sites

Rootsweb
http://www.rootsweb.com/
Find actual information, not just links. Roots surname list and Roots-L pages.

Manchester Public Library Additional Genealogy Internet links

To search the library's catalog through the CONNECT library system link:
Enter a keyword search on the library catalog: "genealogy handbooks"
OR you may enter a family name if appropriate.

You may change databases to search other library catalogs.
Please call the Mary Cheney Library reference department
for assistance OR interlibrary loan 645-0821

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Updated May 30, 2007