The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy

by Loretto Dennis Szucs (Editor), Sandra Hargreaves Luebking (Editor)

Genealogists and other historical researchers have valued the first two editions of this work, often referred to as the genealogist's bible."" The new edition continues that tradition. Intended as a handbook and a guide to selecting, locating, and using appropriate primary and secondary resources, The Source also functions as an instructional tool for novice genealogists and a refresher course for experienced researchers. More than 30 experts in this field--genealogists, historians, librarians, and archivists--prepared the 20 signed chapters, which are well written, easy to read, and include many helpful hints for getting the most out of whatever information is acquired. Each chapter ends with an extensive bibliography and is further enriched by tables, black-and-white illustrations, and examples of documents. Eight appendixes include the expected contact information for groups and institutions that persons studying genealogy and history need to find.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, History

992 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1996

Reviews

[Shelley Stack]

An invaluable reference chock full of details helpful to anyone researching family history and for writers of historical fiction.

[Karen]

Awesome resource, but so, so big you might want to use it as a look up source rather than something to read. Better than the internet, because everything is collected into one place. TONS of websites listed in every section. I think this is its greatest asset because Cindi's list doesn't include everything and the googling websites is never comprehensive.

[Janelle V. Dvorak]

Very good reference for basic genealogicalr research.

[Malia]

A great book to browse. Has sites that you might not think to look for in google or Cyndi's List.
If your local library doesn't own a copy, request that they do.

[Jessie J]

Available via Ancestry.com subscription:

http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.ph...