Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third Edition

by Alice Eichholz (editor)

No scholarly reference library is complete without a copy of Ancestry's Red Book. In it, you will find both general and specific information essential to researchers of American records. This revised 3rd edition provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization. Whether you are looking for your ancestors in the northeastern states, the South, the West, or somewhere in the middle, Ancestry's Red Book has information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide. In short, the Red Book is simply the book that no genealogist can afford not to have. The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail. Unlike the federal census, state and territorial census were taken at different times and different questions were asked. Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how

2040 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 7, 2013

Reviews

[Shelley Stack · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Red Book is an indispensable resource for writers and genealogists. It contains a wealth of information about states, about state historical societies, state archives, state genealogical societies, about libraries, counties, where to access church records, military records, land records, probate records, maps, cemetery records, periodicals, newspapers and manuscript collections. A dizzying wealth of information! So if you are a family historian trying to track down info about an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War, this book can guide you to avenues to explore. And if you are a writer of historical fiction,or fact, this book is for you too.