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 • Albania Country Study  Study of geography, history, economy, and culture of Albania
 • Algeria Country Study  Study of history, politics, and culture of Algeria
 • Ancestry's Concise Genealogical Dictionary  Dictionary of terms commonly encountered in genealogical research.
 • Ancestry's Guide to Research  Step-by-step guide to genealogical research using the case study approach
 • Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources  Resource for family historians seeking information about American states, counties, and towns
 • Armenia Country Study  Study of culture, history, economy, and society of Armenia
 • Austria Country Study  Study of culture, history, economy, and politics of Austria
 • Azerbaijan Country Study  
 • Bangladesh Country Study  
 • Belarus Country Study  
 • Belize Country Study  
 • Bolivia Country Study  
 • Bulgaria Country Study  
 • California Cemetery Inscription Sources  Cemetery inscription sources for the state of California
 • Cambodia Country Study  
 • Cemetery Record Compendium  
 • Chicago and Cook County, A Guide to Research  Guide to Chicago records includes many immigrant records
 • Chile Country Study  
 • China Country Study  
 • Confederate Research Sources  A guide to Confederate record archive collections
 • Cyprus Country Study  
 • Dictionary of Jewish Surnames in Russian Empire  History and etymology of Jewish surnames in Russia and surrounding areas
 • Dominican Republic Country Study  History, politics, culture and economy of the Dominican Republic
 • Ecuador Country Study  
 • Egypt Country Study  
 • El Salvador Country Study  
 • England Topographical Dictionary   Contains over 30,000 historical and statistical descriptions of English towns and land
 • Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names  
 • Family Historian's Address Book  List of names and addresses of various genealogical organizations
 • Finding Your German Ancestors  Introduction to genealogical sources available in Germany
 • Finland Country Study  
 • French's Gazetteer of New York  Geography, geology, and general history of New York
 • Genealogical Library Master Catalog  
 • Geographic Reference Library  Geographic information on the United States
 • Ghana Country Study  
 • Haiti Country Study  
 • Honduras Country Study  
 • Hungary Country Study  
 • Ireland Gazetteer and Surname Guide  Listing of over 1800 locales in Ireland and their corresponding county
 • Ivory Coast Country Study  Economy, history, politics and culture of the Ivory Coast
 • Japan Country Study  
 • Jordan Country Study  
 • Juliana's Links  Descriptions of genealogical sites on the Internet
 • Kansas Post Offices, 1880  Listing of post offices in the state and the county in which they are located
 • Kansas Towns and Cities, 1912  List of town information with creation dates and name changes through 1912
 • Library of Congress 50,000 Bibliographic Sources  List of genealogical books cataloged in the Library of Congress since 1969.
 • Library of Congress Research Guide  Researcher's access tool to the Library of Congress Collection
 • Louisiana City Parish Index  
 • Madagascar Country Study  
 • Michigan Gazetteer, 1839  Listing of important towns and villages in Michigan in 1839 along with a brief history of the state
 • Missouri Cemetery Inscription Sources  Sources for finding gravestone inscriptions for the entire state of Missouri
 • Moldova Country Study  
 • Mongolia Country Study  
 • Munsell's American Genealogist  Catalog of books published on genealogy of American families
 • National Archives Guide to Genealogical Research  Guide to searching genealogically significant parts of the National Archives
 • National Archives Microfilm Resources  Historical and genealogical resources available in the National Archives on microfilm
 • Nepal Country Study  
 • Nicaragua Country Study  
 • North Korea Country Study  
 • Oman Country Study  
 • Panama Country Study  
 • Paraguay Country Study  
 • Peru Country Study  
 • Philippines Country Study  History, economy, politics and society of the Philippines
 • Pitfalls in Genealogical Research  How to guide to avoiding common genealogical errors
 • Poland Country Study  
 • Portugal Country Study  
 • Searching on Location  Guide to genealogical research trips
 • Seychelles Country Study  
 • Singapore Country Study  Economy, politics, history and culture of Singapore
 • Somalia Country Study  Economy, history, politics and culture of Somalia
 • Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy  Guidebook to finding ancestors in the United States
 • Spanish-American Family History Guide  Comprehensive guide to Spanish-American family history research in the United States
 • State Vital Records Offices Contact Information  Contact Information for State Vital Records Offices
 • The American Gazetteer, Abridged  Landmark 18th century geographical index published in the United States
 • The Archives: A Guide to the NARA Field Branches  Definitive guide to the National Archives
 • The Library (LDS Family History Library)  Description of collections and services available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City
 • U.S. Catholic Sources  List of all resources available to trace Catholic ancestry
 • U.S. Cemetery Address Book  25,000 cemetery addresses from across the United States
 • U.S. County History Catalog  Thousands of county histories organized by state and county
 • U.S. Gazetteer, 1854  This database contains statistics and information from the 1850 Census.
 • U.S. Military Records  Describes available military records and how to use them
 • Webster's Dictionary of the English Language, 1806  Noah Webster's 1806 Dictionary of the English Language
 • World Fact Book, 1994  World Facts from 1994
 • World Foreign Gazetteer, Vol. 1  Collection of 1.5 million descriptions of geographic areas around the world


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