What's in your Personal Genealogy Library? - Genealogy Wise2024-03-28T11:57:20Zhttp://www.genealogywise.com/forum/topics/whats-in-your-personal?commentId=3463583%3AComment%3A71205&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noA person can never have enoug…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-18:3463583:Comment:712052009-07-18T18:05:42.392ZDodie Fordhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/DodieFord
A person can never have enough shoes or books or books about genealogy. I have jetted a lot of genealogy books that I didn't use anymore at PaperBackSwap.com and they got snapped up fast.<br />
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The most important on my bookshelf now:<br />
*All of Emily Croom's books<br />
*Genealogy 101<br />
*The Organized Historian<br />
*The Family Tree Problem Solver<br />
*The Source<br />
*Handybook for Genealogists<br />
*Guide to the Family History Library<br />
*Complete set of Handbook of Texas<br />
*Texas Forts<br />
*Texas Courthouses<br />
*Complete set Adventurers…
A person can never have enough shoes or books or books about genealogy. I have jetted a lot of genealogy books that I didn't use anymore at PaperBackSwap.com and they got snapped up fast.<br />
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The most important on my bookshelf now:<br />
*All of Emily Croom's books<br />
*Genealogy 101<br />
*The Organized Historian<br />
*The Family Tree Problem Solver<br />
*The Source<br />
*Handybook for Genealogists<br />
*Guide to the Family History Library<br />
*Complete set of Handbook of Texas<br />
*Texas Forts<br />
*Texas Courthouses<br />
*Complete set Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1625<br />
*Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers<br />
*Five civilized Tribes<br />
*Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes<br />
*America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers, Wm Dollarhide<br />
*The Census Book, Wm Dollarhide<br />
*Many place name books for southern states<br />
and, the list goes on........<br />
and includes many genealogy CDs<br />
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Maybe I need boot some more up to PaperBackSwap.com and get some new ones. Mine is a modest collection,…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-18:3463583:Comment:695222009-07-18T10:12:48.577ZGaryReahttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/GaryRea
Mine is a modest collection, so far:<br />
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<i>Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700</i>, by Frederick Lewis Weis<br />
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<i>History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania</i>, Willowbend Books<br />
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<i>Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerages</i><br />
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<i>History of the Clan MacRae</i>, by Rev. Alexander MacRae, 1899, Dingwall, Scotland<br />
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<i>Wills of Franklin County, Pennsylvania - 1784-1826</i><br />
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<i>Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past Through Our Genes</i>, by Steve…
Mine is a modest collection, so far:<br />
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<i>Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700</i>, by Frederick Lewis Weis<br />
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<i>History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania</i>, Willowbend Books<br />
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<i>Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerages</i><br />
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<i>History of the Clan MacRae</i>, by Rev. Alexander MacRae, 1899, Dingwall, Scotland<br />
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<i>Wills of Franklin County, Pennsylvania - 1784-1826</i><br />
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<i>Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past Through Our Genes</i>, by Steve Olson<br />
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<i>The Cannon Book</i>, by Jesse Adams Cannon (my granduncle)<br />
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<i>Collector's Guide to Early Photographs</i>, by O. Henry Mace I also use Librarything to ca…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-17:3463583:Comment:676142009-07-17T21:48:08.057ZLeah Kleyleinhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/LeahKleylein
I also use <a href="http://www.librarything.com/" target="_blank">Librarything</a> to catalog my personal library - it's more than genealogy books, but I've put the tag of "genealogy" on them all to make them easy to sort by. My username is leahkleylein.<br />
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My library mainly consists of local history books and family history books. I've been prowling used book stores and ebay for years gathering them. The first one I bought (new) was Atwater's History of the Colony of New Haven Connecticut.<br />
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I…
I also use <a href="http://www.librarything.com/" target="_blank">Librarything</a> to catalog my personal library - it's more than genealogy books, but I've put the tag of "genealogy" on them all to make them easy to sort by. My username is leahkleylein.<br />
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My library mainly consists of local history books and family history books. I've been prowling used book stores and ebay for years gathering them. The first one I bought (new) was Atwater's History of the Colony of New Haven Connecticut.<br />
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I focused on books rather than cd's because I got burned several years ago by finding I could no longer read the files on family history cd's I bought in the mid-90s. I'm sure with PDF nowadays that wouldn't be a problem, but still, I like having the book, hardcover is my preference.<br />
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I really like the local history books, there are tidbits in there you just don't find anywhere, local stories, pictures of homes and businesses that no longer exist, they are real gems. I've got some great one's on Massachusetts and Connecticut. I am really enjoying everyone…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-17:3463583:Comment:675052009-07-17T21:14:53.988ZJennifer Eklund, PLCGShttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/JenniferEklund
I am really enjoying everyone's responses and making a wishlist. :) Look forward to hearing more responses from members.
I am really enjoying everyone's responses and making a wishlist. :) Look forward to hearing more responses from members. This is a great list. I think…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-17:3463583:Comment:673592009-07-17T20:47:24.272ZSusan Valenzuela Ramirezhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/SusanValenzuelaRamirez
This is a great list. I think I have three great books not listed (one is a two book set):<br />
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1. Bringing Your Family History to Life through social history by Katherine Scott Sturdevant<br />
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2. Historical Dictionary of Slang by J.S. Farmer and W.E. Henley, Books 1 and 2
This is a great list. I think I have three great books not listed (one is a two book set):<br />
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1. Bringing Your Family History to Life through social history by Katherine Scott Sturdevant<br />
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2. Historical Dictionary of Slang by J.S. Farmer and W.E. Henley, Books 1 and 2 My library keeps growing and…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-17:3463583:Comment:672092009-07-17T20:16:41.567Ztami osmer glatzhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/tamiosmerglatz
My library keeps growing and spilling off shelves and desks and into stacks on the floor, and then into the next room... y'all know how it is! I keep my books catalogued on a free website called <a href="http://www.LibraryThing.com" target="_blank"><b>LibraryThing.com</b></a>. You can peruse what other people have too and get ideas for other books you might want to add to your own library. You can see what I've got if you want - my ID is relativelycurious
My library keeps growing and spilling off shelves and desks and into stacks on the floor, and then into the next room... y'all know how it is! I keep my books catalogued on a free website called <a href="http://www.LibraryThing.com" target="_blank"><b>LibraryThing.com</b></a>. You can peruse what other people have too and get ideas for other books you might want to add to your own library. You can see what I've got if you want - my ID is relativelycurious I just wanted to say that my…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-17:3463583:Comment:655622009-07-17T13:53:59.078ZPatrice Houck Schadthttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/PatriceHouckSchadt
I just wanted to say that my library has gotten out of control. I have 8 full size book shelves + a closet full. My woulda - coulda - shoulda suggestion is to join library thing and catalogue the entire collection, from the beginning. The nice thing about librarything is that you can sort your lists and locate your books or items easily. That in itself will save you from purchasing duplicate copies of books down the road. In addition, it will give you all of the citation information at the tip…
I just wanted to say that my library has gotten out of control. I have 8 full size book shelves + a closet full. My woulda - coulda - shoulda suggestion is to join library thing and catalogue the entire collection, from the beginning. The nice thing about librarything is that you can sort your lists and locate your books or items easily. That in itself will save you from purchasing duplicate copies of books down the road. In addition, it will give you all of the citation information at the tip of your fingers when your are documenting your search. Hope this helps.<br />
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Patrice My personal library is still…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-12:3463583:Comment:324862009-07-12T20:43:01.115ZAlana Farrellhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/AlanaFarrell
My personal library is still rather small, but will eventually grow. My books are:<br />
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- Furrows In Time, A History of Balcarres and District by the Balcarres History Book Committee (lots of references to my family in this book. I'm even in it!)<br />
- Tracing Your Irish Family History by Anthony Adolph<br />
- Tracing Your Scottish Family History by Anthony Adolph<br />
- Genealogy Online by Elizabeth Powell Crowe<br />
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy edited by Christine Rose and Kay Germain Ingalls
My personal library is still rather small, but will eventually grow. My books are:<br />
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- Furrows In Time, A History of Balcarres and District by the Balcarres History Book Committee (lots of references to my family in this book. I'm even in it!)<br />
- Tracing Your Irish Family History by Anthony Adolph<br />
- Tracing Your Scottish Family History by Anthony Adolph<br />
- Genealogy Online by Elizabeth Powell Crowe<br />
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy edited by Christine Rose and Kay Germain Ingalls My personal library contains…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-12:3463583:Comment:272722009-07-12T00:40:45.332ZGail Winstanleyhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/GailWinstanley
My personal library contains the two volume set of The Diaries of Jacob Engelbrecht, The Carroll County Marriage Licenses 1837-1899, Carroll County Cemetery Records Vol 1, 3 and 6, The Mount Olivet Caretakers Records, Names in Stone Vol I and II, Frederick County Luthern Marriages and Burials 1741 to 1811. Frederick County Marriage licenses 1778-1810 and 1811-18410, The Jacob Engelbrecht Death and Marriage Ledgers.
My personal library contains the two volume set of The Diaries of Jacob Engelbrecht, The Carroll County Marriage Licenses 1837-1899, Carroll County Cemetery Records Vol 1, 3 and 6, The Mount Olivet Caretakers Records, Names in Stone Vol I and II, Frederick County Luthern Marriages and Burials 1741 to 1811. Frederick County Marriage licenses 1778-1810 and 1811-18410, The Jacob Engelbrecht Death and Marriage Ledgers. Ooo, you have some good ones!…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-12:3463583:Comment:272032009-07-12T00:26:14.659ZEllen Healyhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/EllenHealy
Ooo, you have some good ones! Donald Lines Jacobus, Harriet Stryker-Rodda,-great! Some of my favorites are Honoring Our Ancestors and Trace Your Roots with DNA by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, The Sleuth Book for Genealogists by Emily Anne Croom (I'm also a mystery-aholic!), A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland by Brian Mitchell, Finding Answers in the U.S.Census by Loretto Szucs, and German Maps and Facts for Genealogy by Wendy Uncapher and Linda Herrick. Love the maps in this one.<br />
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Ellen Healy
Ooo, you have some good ones! Donald Lines Jacobus, Harriet Stryker-Rodda,-great! Some of my favorites are Honoring Our Ancestors and Trace Your Roots with DNA by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, The Sleuth Book for Genealogists by Emily Anne Croom (I'm also a mystery-aholic!), A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland by Brian Mitchell, Finding Answers in the U.S.Census by Loretto Szucs, and German Maps and Facts for Genealogy by Wendy Uncapher and Linda Herrick. Love the maps in this one.<br />
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Ellen Healy