Genealogy Club Resources
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Unlocking your family history…
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We offer a variety of resources; two of them are shared below, and others will be added periodically. Among the available Genealogy Club resources are:
•Genealogy Books and Records Maintained in the Club Library
If you would like to browse or borrow one of the resources in the library list below see one of the club officers after a club meeting or contact them by email.
Genealogy information “lookups” in books and CDs owned by our members, by state, country, and by family surname. If one or more of the books listed below is of interest in your own research, please email the person who owns the book and tell him/her the book title, author, and the name(s) of anyone for whom you are seeking information. Your request will be answered as quickly as possible, but please be prepared for a delay of up to a week for the response.
Willow Valley Genealogy Club Library
| Topic | Pages | Title | Author | Date | Misc notes |
| CENSUS | 125 | Making use of the Census | Lumas | ||
| CENSUS | 177 | State Census Records | list of states and when taken | ||
| CENSUS | 198 | Your Guide to the Federal Census | K. Hinckly | 2002 | |
| HOW TO | 43 | How to Climb Your Family Tree – Genealogy for Beginners | Stryker-Rodder | 1977 | |
| HOW TO | 50 | Official Guide to Ancestry.com | Morgan | 2007 | |
| HOW TO | 99 | They Came In Ships – A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Arrival Record | Colletta – Ancestry Publication | 2002 | |
| HOW TO | 101 | Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1734-1815 | Dollarhide | 1997 | |
| HOW TO | 147 | Searching on Location: Planning a Research Trip | Balhuizen – Ancestry publication | 1992 | |
| HOW TO | 148 | My Family Tree Workbook | Chorcempa | 1982 | |
| HOW TO | 149 | American Naturalization Records 1790-1990 | Newman | 1985 | |
| HOW TO | 153 | Using Civilian Records for Genealogical Research in the National Archives in Wash DC | |||
| HOW TO | 199 | Evidence! Citation and Analysis for the Family Historian | E. Mills | 1997 | |
| HOW TO | 200 | Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com | N. Hendrickson | ||
| HOW TO | 201 | FTM 2017 Companion Guide | 2017 | ||
| HOW TO | 202 | Unofficial Guide to Family Search | D. McCullough | ||
| HOW TO | 203 | Estate Inventories – How to Use Them | K. Smith | ||
| HOW TO | 204 | How to Get the Most Out of Death Certificates | C. Billingsley | ||
| MILITARY | 78 | US Military Records-Guide to Federal & State Sources Colonial America-> present | Neagles | 1994 | |
| REFERENCE | 13 | Ancestors- A Beginner’s Guide to Family History & Genealogy | Willard & Wilson | 1997 | |
| REFERENCE | 32 | Genealogy Starter Kit | Dollarhide | 1994-2nd ed | |
| REFERENCE | 39 | Handy Book for Genealogists, 10th Ed | 2002 | By state: websites, county info, societies, record sources | |
| REFERENCE | 40 | Hidden Sources | Ancestry | ||
| REFERENCE | 53 | Organizing Your Family History Search | Carmack | 1999 | Efficient & effective ways to gather and protect your genealogical research |
| REFERENCE | 59 | Red Book – American, State, County, & Town Sources | Eichholz | 2004 | |
| REFERENCE | 134 | Where to Write for Vital Records-Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce | |||
| REFERENCE | 181 | Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors | Quillen | 2003 | |
| REFERENCE | 193 | Crash Course in Genealogy | Dowell | 2011 | |
| REFERENCE | 205 | Nurturing My Family Tree (For kids) | A. Harrell | 2010 | |
| REFERENCE | 206 | Roots for Kids | Beller | 2007 | |
| REFERENCE | 207 | The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy | B. Bettinger | 2016 | |
| REFERENCE | 208 | Next Generation Genealogy | D. Dowell | 2015 | |
| REFERENCE | 209 | Mayflower Families through Five Generations Vol 6 | S. Hopkins | ||
| REFERENCE | 210 | Mayflower Families through Five Generations Vol 24 | E. Brewster | ||
| REFERENCE | 211 | Pilgrim Migration – Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633 | R. Anderson | ||
| REFERENCE | 212 | The Great Migration Directory- Immigrants to New England 1620-1640 | R. Anderson | ||
| REFERENCE | 213 | Abbreviations Acronymss | K. Sperry | ||
| REFERENCE | 214 | Genealogy Offline- the Basics and Beyond | E. Aulicino | 2014 | |
| REFERENCE | 215 | Generation by Generation -A Modern Approach to the Basics of Genealogy | D. Smith | 2023 | |
| REFERENCE | 217 | Genetics Genealogy- The Basics and Beyond | Aulicino | 2013 | |
| REFERENCE | 150A | The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy | 1925 | VOL1 Listings of Genealogy | |
| REFERENCE | 150B | The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy | 1925 | VOL2 Listings of Genealogy | |
| REFERENCE | 150C | The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy | 1925 | VOL5 Listings of Genealogy | |
| SPECIFIC | 8 | 500 Brickwall Solutions to Genealogical Problems | 2003 | ||
| SPECIFIC | 18 | Complete Idiot’s Guide to Online Genealogy | McClure | 2000 | Orange book |
| SPECIFIC | 19 | Courthouse Indexes Illustrated | Rose | 2006 | examples of records you may find in courthouses |
| SPECIFIC | 20 | Design Your Own Coat of Arms- Intro to Heraldry | Chorzempa | 1987 | |
| SPECIFIC | 72 | Understanding & Using Baptismal Records | Humphrey | 1996 | |
| SPECIFIC | 73 | Unlocking Your Genetic History- A Step-by-Step Guide to Discovering Your Family’s Medical & Genetic Heritage | Shawker | 2004 | |
| SPECIFIC | 77 | Land & Property Research in the US | Hone | 1997 | |
| SPECIFIC | 120 | Shoots – a Guide to Your Family’s Photo Heritage | Davies | 1977 | |
| SPECIFIC | 142 | The Genealogist’s Guide to Researching Tax Records | |||
| SPECIFIC | 144 | Producing a Quality Family History | |||
| SPECIFIC | 145 | Preservation Guide | Sagraves | ||
| STPA | 9 | A Genealogist’s Guide to Pa Records | Genealogical Society of Pa | 1995 | |
| STPA | 62 | Silversmiths of Lancaster, Pa 1730-1850 | Gerstell | 1972 | |
| STPA | 112 | The Pennsylvania Militia in 1777 | Roach | ||
| STPA | 118 | Philadelphia Graveyards & Cemeteries | Keels | 2003 | Includes photographs |
| STPA | 132 | Pennsylvania Genealogical Research | George Schweitzer | 1993 | types & location of records; county listings |
| STPA | 165 | The Pennsylvania Line- Regimented Organization and Operations 1775-1783 | Trussell | 1993 | |
| STPA | 166 | Pennsylvania Line-Research Guide to Pa Genealogy & Local History | Iscrupe | 1990 | Newspapers on microfilm’ maps, Pa Genealogical & Historical Societies – regional, city |
| STPA | 169 | Research in Pennsylvania | Freilich | 2007 | city/county info where to write |
| STPA | 170 | Locating your Colonial German Ancestor in Pennsylvania | Burghert | 2001 | |
| STPA | 171 | Genealogical Research in Pa State Archives | HAND TYPED | ||
| STPA | 172 | Pa State Genealogical Library Guide | Heisey | 1997 | |
| STPA | 176 | 1885 Map of Pennsylvania w/ alphabetical list of towns | 1992 | ||
| STPA | 216 | Lancaster County Pa Church Records of 18th Century Vol 2 | F.E. Wright | 2000 |
Genealogy Book and CD Lookups — By State
| Colorado | Author/Editor | Contact |
| A History: Greeley and the Union Colony of Colorado First Annual Report of the Union Colony including a history of the town of Greeley The Union Colony at Greeley Colorado 1869-1871 Weld County Old and New, vol. 1: Chronology 1836-1983 |
David Boyd George W. Southwick James T. Willard Carol Rein Shwayder |
For all Colorado lookups: george@nettletons.net |
| Connecticut | ||
| Connecticut’s Revolutionary War Leaders Commemorative Biographical Record of New Haven County, Connecticut Connecticut’s Revolutionary Press Families of Early Milford, Connecticut History of Milford Connecticut 1639-1939 Inscriptions on Tombstones in Milford Killingworth Tercentenary 1667-1968 New Haven County, Connecticut [24 books] [cd] New Haven County, Connecticut (reprinted from: “Connecticut Historical Collections”) Third Supplement to Torrey’s New England Marriages prior to 1700 |
North Callahan J. H. Beers Charles L. Cutler Susan Woodruff Abbott Federal Writers Project Nathan G. Pond NA NA John Barber Meline Lutz Sanborn |
For all Connecticut lookups: george@nettletons.net |
| Delaware | ||
| Delaware Marriages and Deaths from Newspapers 1729-1853 | Richards | Quaker1682@aol.com |
| Illinois | ||
| Portrait and Biographical Album of Stephenson Co, Illinois [CD] | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Maryland | ||
| History of Cecil County, Maryland | George Johnston | Quaker1682@aol.com |
| 1820 Census of Maryland | Parks | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| Massachusetts | ||
| See All the People-in Lee, Massachusetts An Historical Skedtc, Congregational, of the Church in Stockbridge, MA West Stockbridge Massachusetts 1774-1974 Postal History of Berkshire County Massachusetts 1791-1981 Berkshire: 200 years in pictures 1761-1961 |
Florence Consolati David Dudley Field Edna Bailey Garnett Leo Lincoln & Lee Drickamer Tague, Kimball & Happel |
For all Massachusetts lookups: george@nettletons.net |
| Missouri | ||
| 1906 Tax Payers Directory, Caldwell County, MO [CD] | NA | george@nettletons.net |
| New Jersey | ||
| Hunterdon County NJ Marriages, 1795-1875 | Hunterdon Co. Hist. Soc. | carolyn.bausinger@gmail.com |
| New York | ||
| An Index to the Records: Town of Brookhaven [NY] up to 1800 | George R. Nettleton | george@nettletons.net |
| North Carolina | ||
| Marriages of Bute and Warren Counties, North Carolina 1764-1868 | Brent H. Holcomb | carolyn.bausinger@gmail.com |
| Ohio | ||
| Ohio State History & Genealogy – PDF files of about 80 County histories | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Regional or Statewide Resources | ||
| Commemorative Bibliographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, including the counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson, and Clarion (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Commemorative Bibliographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the counties of Centre, Clinton, Union, and Snyder (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley 1856 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| History of Juniata Valley — Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry Counties 1897 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| History of Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys Embraced in counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union, and Snyder, 1896 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Genealogical and Personal History of Northern PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Genealogical and Personal History of Western PA 1915 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania 1905 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography Volumes 1-3 – Jordan 1914 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Pennsylvania Genealogy Collection – Family Names, State-Counties, Churches, War History, Genealogy Research Kit (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Pennsylvania State History & Genealogy – PDF files of about 69 counties and histories and old city maps (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Pioneers and People 1800-1915 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pa. 1682-1750 | Myers | Quaker1682@aol.com |
| Berks County | ||
| Biographies Berks Co, PA; PDF — not searchable | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Historical Biographical Anals of Berks Co, PA, 1909 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Blair County | ||
| History of Huntingdon and Blair Co, PA – Africa 1883 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Bucks County | ||
| A History of Land Ownership in Newtown, Bucks County, PA 1683-1850 | Thomas C. Mayer | carolyn.bausinger@gmail.com |
| History of Bucks Co, PA 1887 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| History of Bucks Co, PA – PDF – not searchable | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Butler County | ||
| History of Butler Co, PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| History of Butler County, PA 1883 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Centre County | ||
| Centre Co, PA — American Revolutionary Soldiers & Patriots (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Centre County, Pa, American Revolution Soldiers and Patriots (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Centre County, PA Birth Records, 1893-1905 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Centre County, PA, Death Records, 1852-1854, and 1893-1905 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Centre County, PA, Delayed Birth Records (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Centre County, PA, Marriage Index, 1764-2005 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| History of Centre and Clinton Counties – Linn 1883 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Centre County Genealogical Society Newsletters, 1978-2007 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Chester County | ||
| Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester Co, PA — 1893 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| History of Chester County, Pennsylvania | Futhey and Cope | |
| Early Church Records of Chester County, Pa. Vol. 1,2,3 | Reamy | Quaker1682@aol.com |
| Wills of Chester Co., Pa. 6 Vols. 1713-1825 | Martin | Quaker1682@aol.com |
| Clearfield County | ||
| Clearfield Co, Pa Present and Past 1925 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| History of Clearfield Co, PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Twentieth Century History of Clearfield Co, PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Clinton County | ||
| Clinton County, PA Courthouse 9,300 Birth Records (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Clinton County, PA, Marriages, 1885-2003 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Clinton County, PA Wills, 1839-1994 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| History of Centre and Clinton Counties – Linn 1883 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Schracktown Cemetery, Clinton Co, PA – 2004 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| The Stover Family — Staffort, Baden, Germany, to Centre County PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Columbia County | ||
| History and Biographical Anals of Columbia and Montour Counties, PA(CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Delaware County | ||
| History of Delaware County, PA 1863 (CD) |
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| Early Church Records of Delaware Co., Pa. Vol. 1,2,3 by | Launcey | Quaker1682@aol.com |
| Pennsylvania Births, Delaware Co. 1682-1800 | Humphery | Quaker1682@aol.com |
| Erie County | ||
| 1913 Erie County, PA, Directory (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| History of Erie Co, PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| History of Erie Co, PA from It’s Earliest Settlement, 1894 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Fayette County | ||
| History of Fayette Co, PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Franklin County |
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| Historical Sketch of Franklin Co, PA, 1878 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Huntingdon County | ||
| History of Huntingdon and Blair Co, PA – Africa 1883 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Indiana County | ||
| Indiana Co, PA – Her People Past and Present | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Jefferson County | ||
| History of Jefferson County, PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Lancaster County | ||
| Authentic History of Lancaster Co, PA – J.I. Mombert 1869 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Lycoming County | ||
| History of Lycoming Co, PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Montgomery County | ||
| History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania – Bean 1884 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Montour County | ||
| History and Biographical Anals of Columbia and Montour Counties, PA(CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Northumberland County | ||
| Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland Co, PA 1911 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Perry County | ||
| History of Perry Co, PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Philadelphia County | ||
| Ulster Immigration to Philadelphia | Adams | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| Susquehanna County | ||
| History of Susquehanna County, PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Union County | ||
| Lewisburg Cemetery, Union County PA (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| York County | ||
| History of York Co, PA – Gibson 1886 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Washington County | ||
| Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington Co, PA 1893 (CD) | wabby62@aol.com | |
| Tennessee | ||
| 1880 Census, Bedford County, Tennessee Bedford County, Tennessee, Family History Book Cemetery Records of Bedford County, Tennessee Chancery Court Records of Bedford County, Tennessee Early History & Genealogical Digest of Bedford County, Tennessee Land Deed Genealogy of Bedford County, Tennessee Franklin County, Tennessee Wills (1808-1886) and Deeds (1801-1840) |
Byron & Barbara Sistler Bedford Co. Historical Soc. Timothy & Helen Marsh Timothy & Helen Marsh Timothy & Helen Marsh Timothy & Helen Marsh Thomas E. Partlow |
For all Tennessee lookups: carolyn.bausinger@gmail.com |
| Virginia | ||
| Brunswick County, Virginia, 1720-1975 Colonial Surrey Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia, Volumes I and II Marriage Records of Brunswick County, Virginia 1730-1852 Revolutionary War Records of Mecklenburg County, Virginia Virginia Historical Genealogies Wills and Administrations of Surry County, Virginia, 1671-1750 |
Gay Neale John Bennett Boddie Katherine B. Elliott Augusta B. Fothergill Katherine B. Elliott John Bennett Boddie Eliza Timberlake Davis |
For all Virginia lookups: carolyn.bausinger@gmail.com |
| General Research Books—North America | ||
| American Origins | David B. Trimble | carolyn.bausinger@gmail.com |
| The Ancestry Family Historian’s Address Book | Juliana Szucs Smith | george@nettletons.net |
| County Courthouse Book | Elizabeth Petty Bentley | george@nettletons.net |
| Directory of Genealogical and Historical Library Archives and Collections in the US/Canada | Dina C. Carson | george@nettletons.net |
| The Family Tree Resource Book for Genealogists | Carnack, DeBartolo & Nevius | george@nettletons.net |
| Genealogical Research in Nova Scotia | jcroth1225@comcast.net | |
| Land and Property Research in the United States | E. Wade Hone | george@nettletons.net |
| Printed Sources: A Guide to published genealogical records | Kory L. Meyerink | george@nettletons.net |
| The Source: a Guidebook of American Genealogy | L. Szucs & S. Luebking | george@nettletons.net |
| England | ||
| A Directory of British Peerages | Leeson | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| Genealogical Gazeteer of England | jcroth1225@comcast.net | |
| Local Newspapers—England, Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Wight | 1750-1920 | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| Ireland | ||
| A Concise History of Ireland | Thames and Hudson | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| In Search of Your Irish Roots | Baxter | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| Irish and Scottish Ancestral Research II | Failey | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| Irish Family History | Marilyn Yurdan | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| The Irish Famine | Peter Gray | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| Lands and Their Owners in Galway, Vol. 5 | jcroth1225@comcast.net | |
| Prerogative Wills of Ireland | jcroth1225@comcast.net | |
| The Surnames of Ireland | MacLysaght | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| Tracing Your Irish Ancestors | John Grenham | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| Ulster Emigration to Philadelphia | Adams | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| Scotland | ||
| Irish and Scottish Ancestral Research II | Failey | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| Scottish Roots | Alwyn Jones | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| The Scotch Irish | James Leyburn | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
| Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors | Scottish Record Office | jcroth1225@comcast.net |
Willow Valley Genealogy Club
Willow Street, Lancaster County, PA