I need to find handbooks & guides
These are general reference sources that provide helpful hints for doing family history/genealogical research.
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Ethnic genealogy: a research guide byCall Number: Baker-Berry CS 49 .E83 1983ISBN: 9780313225932This reference guide enumerate the necessary steps to take when exploring genealogical research among Native, Asian, Black and Hispanic Americans. The foreward is written by the late Alex Haley.
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The source: a guidebook to American genealogy
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Call Number: Baker-Berry Ref. CS 49 .S65 2006ISBN: 9781593312770Publication Date: 3rd ed.Genealogists and other historical researchers have valued the first two editions of this work, often referred to as the genealogist's bible. The new edition continues that tradition. Intended as a handbook and a guide to selecting, locating, and using appropriate primary and secondary resources, The Source also functions as an instructional tool for novice genealogists and a refresher course for experienced researchers. ... -
Searching for your ancestors: the how and why of genealogy byCall Number: Baker-Berry CS 16 .D6 1992ISBN: 9780816619900Publication Date: 6th ed.Gilbert Doane published the first edition of this helpful and engaging handbook over fifty years ago. The guide has become a standard manual for all amateur genealogists. The current edition is edited by James Bell, a former director of the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston and the New York Historical Society.
Acknowledgement
(Text and resources taken from the print edition of: Jaccaud, Robert D, comp. Passages to Family History: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the Dartmouth College Library. Rev. ed. Hanover: Dartmouth College Library, 1994).