| Foreword
Curt B. Witcher, MLS, FUGA, FIGS | p. vii |
| Preface
Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, FUGA | p. ix |
| Introduction
Raymond S. Wright III, Ph.D., AG, FUGA | p. xiii |
| Contributors | p. xv |
| The Basics | |
1 | The Foundations of Family History Research
Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, FUGA and Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA | p. 1 |
2 | Computers and Technology
Juliana Smith | p. 39 |
3 | General References and Guides
Kory L. Meyerink, MLS, AG, FUGA | p. 71 |
| The Records | |
4 | Business, Institution, and Organization Records
Kay Haviland Freilich, CG, CGL and Ann Carter Fleming, CG, CGL | p. 99 |
5 | Census Records
Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA and Matthew Wright | p. 157 |
6 | Church Records
Elizabeth Crabtree Wells, MA, MLS | p. 221 |
7 | Court Records
Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, FUGA and Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA and Arlene Eakle, Ph.D. | p. 257 |
8 | Directories
Gordon L. Remington, FASG, FUGA | p. 325 |
9 | Immigration Records
Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA and Kory L. Meyerink, MLS, AG, FUGA and Marian L. Smith | p. 355 |
10 | Land Records
Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, FUGA | p. 431 |
11 | Military Records
Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck, MA, MS and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, FUGA | p. 499 |
12 | Newspapers
Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA and James L. Hansen, FASG | p. 561 |
13 | Vital Records
Johni Cerny, BS, FUGA | p. 603 |
| People and Place | |
14 | African American Research
Tony Burroughs, FUGA | p. 651 |
15 | Colonial English Research
Robert Charles Anderson, MA, FASG | p. 679 |
16 | Colonial Spanish Borderland Research
George R. Ryskamp, JD, AG | p. 699 |
17 | Hispanic Research
George R. Ryskamp, JD, AG | p. 735 |
18 | Jewish American Research
Gary Mokotoff | p. 765 |
19 | Native American Research
Curt B. Witcher, MLS, FUGA, FIGS and George J. Nixon | p. 777 |
20 | Urban Research
Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA and John M. Scroggins, MA | p. 841 |
| Appendixes | |
A | Abbreviations and Acronyms | p. 881 |
B | Family Associations
Christine Rose, CG, CGL, FASG | p. 883 |
C | Genealogical Societies | p. 887 |
D | Hereditary and Lineage Organizations
Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck, MA, MS | p. 897 |
E | Historical Societies | p. 919 |
F | The LDS Family History Library
Stephen C. Young, MA | p. 925 |
G | The National Archives and its Regions | p. 929 |
H | State Archives
Linda S. McCleary, MLS | p. 931 |
| Index | p. 937 |