User:AdkinsWH/Sandbox Closer to home access/services

United States  See also Obtain the Records and Principles of Family History Research

The closer you can get to an original document, the better. Originals usually contain important clues that were missed or misread in indexes or transcripts.

Copying an original document or searching a set of records yourself is not always convenient. This page offers options for accessing items within the United States. It is also a central listing of the many Wiki articles about the subject.

Get a [photo] copy

 * Photoduplication Services FamilySearch Library

Inter-library loan, etc.

 * Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche FHL
 * Using the National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection
 * Interlibrary loan
 * Talk:Interlibrary loan

You may want to view the tutorial "Ancestors Season 1: Libraries and Archives" at the FamilySearch Learning Center.
 * ILL, WorldCat, Jstore, NGS, FSL,
 * Jstore has just introduced -- adding more and more to free access; subscription -- put under online -- journals and index to journals most not available. Main window to access. subscription at FSL. See Jame's blog for articles.
 * Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center
 * Jstor per Wikipedia
 * National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection Also links to look-ups and ill
 * Allen County Public Library offers look-up and (periodical) article-copy services
 * Library of Congress -- needs it's own explanation Often digitized and sent to a library and read in the library.
 * WorldCat Online Catalog
 * Obtain the Records
 * Talk:Obtain the Records
 * How to Obtain Books Listed in the Family History Library Catalog
 * United States Previous Research
 * National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection
 * Tennessee SLA interlibrary loan

Search Digital Collections
Digitization has proven to both preserve records of historical importance and make them widely accessible. Millions of indexes and images are added to the Internet daily by archives, universities, repositories, and others.

State-by-state
Click to the Archives and Libraries page for a state below. Browse websites and online catalogs for a town, county, or state, and for an unlimited array of subjects or keywords to find items that you wand to access via the Internet or by using the ideas offered on this page to Get a copy.

about the town, county, or state, or for

For archives and libraries, click a state below: