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From: "Sally Rolls Pavia" <>
Subject: State Libraries what's in it for you .. from the "A Genealogy Experience: Surnames" Mailing List
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 06:40:08 -0700



The state library is a repository designed to preserve the history of a
state.

As genealogists, we love a good library. To genealogists the library is a
mecca of sorts, full of books, microfilms and other resources patiently
waiting to aid us in our research.

What would you say though, if I pointed out a library that you have probably
overlooked, and yet may hold records that you cannot find anywhere else?
It's true, such a library exists. State libraries, often directly connected
with the state archives, are major assets that we tend to not give much
thought to. They are often overlooked as not being a "real" library to many
genealogists.

In most states, the State Archive and State Library are the official
repositories for the records of that state. They will generally include many
of the following records:

*Vital records
*Newspapers
*Land records
*Military records
*Manuscripts
*Family histories
*Indexes to useful collections
*Directories
*Bible records

These are just a few of the resources you are likely to find.


Sally Rolls Pavia

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