What's In This Guide?
This is a basic guide for researching local and/or family history. It offers strategies in using primary sources to locate information about places and individuals. Please contact me if you would like additional assistance. I would be thrilled to help you!
- Basic StrategiesThis page outlines three basic strategies when researching family and local history.
- Primary SourcesThis page shares tips from federal agencies such as the Census Bureau, National Archives, and the Library of Congress, and suggested sources in locating vital records (such as birth, marriage, death records), and other primary sources.
- Historical Context and BackgroundThis page directs users to print and online secondary sources offering context and background for those researching family and local history.
