more than 200 volumes!

What Is It? Our library holds a substantial collection of books describing the genealogies of specific families, family names, and historic figures. The collection includes many local families, as well as national and international.

How Can It Support My Research? If you are looking for a book that details the genealogy of a specific line of your family, you could find it in our collection.

Visit our Library to explore these books: Call Number = section 929.1

Search our online catalog for specific family genealogies.

by J. Newman, 1985

What Is It? Describes changes to American immigration procedures throughout the years; includes an extensive bibliography, a list of procedures and dates, and samples of documents. Long thought lost, this publication was recently re-discovered at the Indiana Historical Society and made available to the public.

How Can It Support My Research? This book can help you understand the rules in place at the time your ancestors came to America. It may also help you gain insight into the conditions, obstacles, and struggles they endured.

Visit our Library to explore this book: Call Number = 323.62 P49n

Find more like this: Search "naturalization" in our online catalog

by H. Lindgren, 1996

What Is It? This indexed book records the experiences of female homesteaders in North Dakota, revealed through interviews, land records, letters, and diaries.

How Can It Support My Research? Provides historical context about women who homesteaded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the northern Great Plains. If your ancestor is one of the women featured, you may learn quite a bit about her specific experience.

Visit our Library to explore this book: Call Number = 978.4 R28l

Find more like this: Search "homestead" in our online catalog