Who's Your Hoosier Ancestor?: Genealogy For Beginners
by Mona Robinson.
215 pp., biblio., index, paper. 1992.
Mona Robinson provides methods for locating elusive Indiana ancestors, describing what records are available to the researcher, where they can be found, and how to use them. The author discusses the many usual and unusual sources that can be employed in genealogical searches -- histories, censuses and other government records, directories, maps, and family documents found in the home. Offering helpful hints and practical instructions, she explains the value of each type of record and the problems associated with using it. Included also are the names and addresses of local and national historial societies, genealogical societies, libraries, government offices, and other repositories of genealogical records. Valid soures, documentation, primary and secondary sources, and numerous avenues of research are all detailed in this user-friendly, broadly informative guidebook.
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