This book provides sources and methods of researching African-Americans in both the pre- and post-Civil War periods.

This book provides a great starting place for learning about the genealogical process and specific challenges of doing African-American genealogy.

This book provides research methods for solving genealogical "brick walls" and mysteries.

This book provides a good introduction to the process of doing genealogy.

This book provides resources and tips for tracing Irish ancestors.

This book provides resources and tips for tracing Scottish ancestors.

This reference guide book lists information about the locations of records offices in the U.S. and where to find a variety of record types.

Published and written by staff at the National Archives, this book includes descriptions of record group series, research strategies, and extensive tables showing specific NARA holdings.

Provides a brief overview of DNA testing and research and its use in genealogy.

A guide to where to locate military records of soldiers in World War 1 for each country that participated.

A guide to where to find the major sources for genealogy in the Americas during the colonial time period.

A guide to ordering vital records internationally with example application forms and letters.

A guide to genealogical and historic resources with charts of some more unusual resources.

This book provides a brief overview of American genealogical resources and the genealogical research process.

A thorough overview of useful resources for genealogists in the U.S.

A research guide for genealogy and a bibliography of available genealogical sources.

Guide to locating records and indexes that have been published in print and electronic formats.

This is a guide to family history sources found at the Southeast Region National Archives Branch.

This is a guide to family history resources available at the National Archives Northeast Branch.

This book provides information on the location of naturalization records for each state in the U.S. subdivided by major cities or regions, and whether they have been microfilmed.

This book is a guide to published U.S. census resources.

This book is a guide to U.S. county creation and boundary changes and where print resources related to each county are held.