Category Archive: Reviews

Jan 13

Lake County Illinois Naturalization Records – 4 vols.

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Publication Information – Johnson, Mary K. and the Lake County Illinois Genealogical Society Mundelein, IL: Lake County Illinois Genealogical Society 2008 Availability – 10 libraries – including Allen County, WI Hist Soc, FHL (not microfilmed)   not found online   not available at bookstores (new & used) – available from the society     Summary …

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Nov 11

The Oxford Guide to Library Research: How to Find Reliable Information Online and Offline. 3rd Ed.

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Publication Information – Mann, Thomas New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 2005 ISBN: 0-19-518998-1 Availability – Over 1680 libraries   Online at http://books.google.com/books?id=eAaFAPITy_QC&lr (limited preview)   bookstores (new & used) – many for under $15 used (Amazon Look Inside of 1998 edition) Summary – [from WorldCat, OCLC # 58050982] [from back cover of book] With …

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Oct 14

Survey of American Church Records. Volume I (III Edition – Enlarged). Major Denominations before 1880

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Publication Information – E. Kay Kirkham. Logan, UT: Everton Publishers. 1971. Availability – Over 250 libraries   Not found online in its entirety. Google Books has a snippet view of the 4th ed.   bookstores (new & used) – under $25, older editions under $5   Summary – Written for genealogists, the stated purpose of …

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Sep 28

The Bark Covered House. Or, Back in the Woods Again.

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Publication Information – Nowlin, John. Edited by Quaife, Milo Milton. Dearborn, MI: Dearborn Historical Commission. 6th Printing – 1992. [Republication of an 1876 book. Footnotes and index added in 1937 by the Commission.] Availability – Over 300 libraries   Online at American Memory (Library of Congress) without the index or footnots   bookstores (new & …

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