The 1995 Genealogy Annual: A Bibliography of Published Sources (Genealogy Annual (rl)) [Hardcover]

Thomas Jay Kemp (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0842026614 | ISBN-13: 978-0842026611 | Publication Date: January 1, 1997 | Edition: First Edition

The Genealogy Annual is a comprehensive bibliography of the year's genealogies, handbooks, and source materials. It is divided into three main sections.

FAMILY HISTORIES-

cites American and international single and multifamily genealogies, listed alphabetically by major surnames included in each book.

GUIDES AND HANDBOOKS-

includes reference and how-to books for doing research on specific record groups or areas of the U.S. or the world.

GENEALOGICAL SOURCES BY STATE-

consists of entries for genealogical data, organized alphabetically by state and then by city or county.

The Genealogy Annual, the core reference book of published local histories and genealogies, makes finding the latest information easy. Because the information is compiled annually, it is always up to date. No other book offers as many citations as The Genealogy Annual; all works are included. You can be assured that fees were not required to be listed.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Kemp (special collections, Univ. of South Florida Lib., Tampa) presents a comprehensive bibliography of genealogies, handbooks, and source materials published in 1995. Though the bulk of the citations are likely to be available from online catalogs through the Internet, Kemp has ferreted out and organized them. This first volume in a planned annual series is divided into three main sections: family histories, arranged by family name; guides and handbooks for the United States and foreign countries, grouped by country or topic; and genealogical sources by state, organized by county and city. This valuable core reference tool for genealogy and local history research builds on the traditions of P. William Filby's American and British Genealogy and Heraldry (1983), often called "the Bible" by genealogists. Two critical additions for the 1996 annual would be an index and a listing of the author's address for the many self-published works in this field. Nonetheless, the book is well worth the price for genealogy reference collections.?Judith P. Reid, Library of Congress
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

This valuable new bibliography is planned as an annual, listing works published within the specified year. Each entry gives full bibliographical detail, except for the address of the publisher. In many cases, the author is the publisher. The work is divided into three parts, the largest being Family Histories, which makes up about two-thirds of the book. This is followed by a brief section by broad topics, such as cemeteries, Huguenots, land records, Mormons, newspapers, or societies. The final section, about 125 pages, is entitled Genealogical Sources by State; within each state, the breakdown is by county.

The first volume of the fifth edition of Genealogical & Local History Books in Print lists more than 4,600 family histories that are currently available from publishers. Although there is undoubtedly some overlap with that work, The Genealogy Annual will in time prove to be a most valuable genealogical resource for worldwide information. Specialized genealogical libraries should certainly purchase this and all future editions.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 397 pages
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; First Edition edition (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842026614
• ISBN-13: 978-0842026611
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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