Selected Resources In The
Los Angeles Regional Family History Center
By Subject And Title

Revised 29 April 2007 by Jon Schweitzer

This web site is not associated with any
Family History Center or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

These lists are in the Red 3 Ring Self-Help Notebook,
"Research Guide for this Center"


PLEASE BE SURE TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE STAFF!

Obtain a Center Floor Plan at the Information Desk.
Use it to locate the notebooks, books, collections, microfiche, microfilms and resources listed below.


Also see the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)
on a computer for more information about other resources.
Notebooks listed below, unless noted otherwise, refer to the 75 Red 3 Ring Self-Help Notebooks Collection located in this Center next to the entrance to the Microfilm Room in alphabetical order.

The Self-Help Notebooks in this Collection have the compiled useful resources of this Center, other libraries and magazine articles. They also have Research and Class Papers written by the author and compiler of the Notebooks, Jon Schweitzer.


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ABBREVIATIONS
Genealogy - Starting, notebook

AFRICAN AMERICANS
African Americans, quick guide, for sale in the Sales Area
Black Research, notebook

ANCESTRAL FILE
Ancestral File Research, notebook
Ancestral File database is in all computers

BEGINNING GENEALOGY
Genealogy - Starting, notebook
A Guide to Research, thin publication, for sale in the Sales Area

BIRTHPLACES
Tracing Immigrant Origins, research outline, for sale in the Sales Area.
Finding Birth Places and Parents, notebook

BLACK
Black Research, notebook

CARD CATALOG
The card catalog for only this Center is located in the Microfilm Room.

CATALOG
Family History Library Catalog Research, notebook
Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) database is in all computers

CENSUS
Census Research, notebook
1790 - 1920 Federal Censuses in Microfilm Room
Accelerated Indexing Systems (AIS) Research, notebook
Federal Census Index books
State Census Records, book, call no. 973 X2La
State Census Records at the LAFHC, white notebook

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Chamber of Commerce Research, research papers, in the Genealogy Research and Things notebook

CHECKLISTS
Checklists, notebook

CHURCH RECORDS
Church Records Research, notebook
A Survey of American Church Records, book, call no. 929.1 K631
Handbook of Denominations, book, call no. 973 M461

CITY DIRECTORIES
United States 1840-1861 City Directories starting on microfiche #6043501

CLASSES
Schedule of Classes, paper handout at the Information Desk

COMPUTER(S)
Computer - PAF - Utilities, Volume 1 and Volume 2, notebooks
The Secret Guide to Computers, book, call no. 004 W171s 1997
There are 50 Computers available for your free use in the Computer Area

CONSULTANTS
Consultants and Teachers List, a free paper handout at the Information Desk

CORRESPONDENCE
Genealogy Research by Mail, notebook
Handbook for Genealogical Correspondence, book, call no. 973 D27hk
Source, book, call no. Ref. 973 D27ts

COUNTY HISTORIES
A Bibliography of American County History, book, call no. 973 H23bi

DIRECTORIES
There are many foreign language directories in the call number 429 to 499 area

EMIGRATION
Immigration/Emigration/Passenger Lists/Naturalization Research, notebook

FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY CATALOG (FHLC)
Family History Library Catalog Research, notebook
Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) database is in all computers

FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH
Principles of Family History Research, research outline, draft, in the Genealogy Research and Things notebook

FAMILY REGISTRY
Family Registry Research, notebook
Family Registry, microfiche, #6,050,000

FBI (FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION)
FBI Files as a Source of Genealogy Information, papers, in the Genealogy Research and Things, notebook
Conducting Research in FBI Records, papers, in the Genealogy Research and Things, notebook

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Freedom of Information, article, in the Genealogy Research and Things notebook

FORMS
Genealogy Forms, notebook
Genealogy Forms are for sale in the Sales Area and the Foreign Language Forms for sale are in the file cabinet behind the Sales Area Desk.
Some free forms are in the Sales Area

GENEALOGY - BEGINNING
Genealogy - Starting, notebook

GENEALOGY COMPUTER PROGRAMS
Computer - PAF - Utilities, Volume 1 and Volume 2, notebooks
The Secret Guide to Computers, book, call no. 004 W171s 1997
There are 21 Computers available for your free use in the Computer Area with the PAF genealogy programs on them.

GENERAL - GENEALOGY
Finding Birth Places and Parents, notebook
Finding that Living Person, notebook
Foreign Word list for Genealogy, notebook
Genealogists, notebook
National Archives by Mail, notebook
Source, book, call no. Ref 973 D27ts
RedBook, book, call no. Ref 973 D27rb 1992
The Handybook for Genealogists, book, call no. Ref 973 D27e

IGI
IGI Research, notebook
International Genealogical Index (IGI) database is on all the computers and microfiche

IMMIGRATION
Immigration/Emigration/Passenger Lists/Naturalization Research, notebook
Tracing Immigrant Origins, research outline

INDIAN
U.S. Indian Research Helps, red notebook, no call number, below Red 3 Ring Self-Help Notebooks next to the Classroom or below the Information Desk.

INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX (IGI)
International Genealogical Index (IGI) database is on all the computers and microfiche
IGI Research, notebook

INTERNET
Genealogy Research on the Web, Volumes 1 and 2, notebooks
Internet Resources, gray 3" 3 ring notebook below the Red 3 Ring Self-Help Notebooks
Internet Resources, Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4, notebooks
Web Page Design, Development and Webmastering, Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4, notebooks

JEWISH
Jewish Genealogical Society Book Collection located across from the Classroom
Jewish Genealogy, research outline

LAND
Land Research, notebook
Bureau of Land Management Research, notebook
Land & Property Research, book, call no. 973 R27h

LDS RECORDS
LDS Records, research outline

LIBRARIES
Genealogical Libraries in U.S., notebook
American Library Directory, two volume book set, call no. 973 J54a or Ref 973 J54a
UCLA Research, notebook
Library of Congress Research, notebook

MAPS
Map Research, notebook
Maps, gazetteers and atlases are in the Map Area
On some microforms - use the FHLC to determine the Family History Library (FHL) film or fiche numbers

MEDIAEVAL
Royalty, Nobility and Mediaeval Research, notebook

MEDICAL
Medical Genealogy Research, notebook
Medical Credentials and Records, articles and papers in the Genealogy Research and Things notebook
Medical Terms for Death in English, Polish, Latin, Russian and German, papers in the Genealogy Research and Things notebook

MICROFICHE
Several 3 ring notebooks on top of Microfiche Cabinets have microfiche listed, no call numbers
100 Genealogical Reference Works on Microfiche, paper in the Genealogy Research and Things notebook
Eight microfiche cabinets of microfiche in the Microfilm Room

MICROFILM
There are about 100,000 microfilms in the Microfilm Room.

MICROFILM - National Archives inventory
National Archives Microfilm Inventory and Location by Subject in this library, red 3 ring notebook.

MILITARY
Military Research - U.S., notebook
U.S. Military Records, research outline
U.S. Military Records, book, call no. 973 M23nu
Revolutionary War Veteran Research, notebook
DAR Research, notebook

MISCELLANEOUS
Genealogical Research and Things, notebook

NAMES - ABBREVIATIONS
Genealogy - Starting, notebook

NAMES - GIVEN
Foreign Versions of English Names, book, call no. 929.4 Un3f
Name Your Baby, book, call no. Ref 929.44 Asr

NATURALIZATION
Immigration/Emigration/Passenger Lists/Naturalization Research, notebook

NATIVE AMERICAN
U.S. Indian Research Helps, red notebook, no call number, below Red 3 Ring Self-Help Notebooks next to the Classroom or behind the Information Desk.

NEWSPAPERS
Newspaper Research, notebook
American Newspapers / Union List of Newspapers, book, call no. Ref 970 B33a
Gale Directory of Publications, book, call no. 970 E4ay
Swedish - American Newspapers, small yellow publication, call no. 973 B33s

NICKNAMES
Genealogy - Starting, notebook
Foreign Versions of English Names, book, call no. 929.4 Un3f
Name Your Baby, book, call no. 929.44 Asr

NOBILITY
Royalty, Nobility and Mediaeval Research, notebook

NOTEBOOKS - 75 Red 3 Ring Self-Help Notebook Collection
The Red 3 Ring Self-Help Notebooks Collection is located next to the entrance to the Microfilm Room in alphabetical order by title.
The Self-Help Notebooks in this Collection have the compiled useful resources of this Center, other libraries and magazine articles. They also have Research and Class Papers written by the author and compiler of the Notebooks, Jon Schweitzer.

PAF (PERSONAL ANCESTRAL FILE)
Computer - PAF - Utilities, Volume 1 and Volume 2, notebooks
Personal Ancestral File 2.31 Users Guide, book, call no. 005.3 L955
PAF 4 or Personal Ancestral File 4.0, Computer Genealogy Program, notebook
PAF 5 or Personal Ancestral File 5.0, Computer Genealogy Program, notebook
PAF or Personal Ancestral File programs, for your free use, are on the computers

PASSENGER LISTS
Immigration/Emigration/Passenger Lists/Naturalization Research, notebook


PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE ™: In the computers at this Center.

PERSI (PERiodical Source Index by Locality and Families at the Allen County Library)
PERSI, books, call no. 973 D25per
CD #49 in the Sales Area

POLAND
Poland Genealogical Society Book Collection located to left of the Classroom
Polish Gazetteers on microfiche no. 6,068,515-16

PUBLICATIONS
Family History Library Publications, notebook

ROYALTY
Royalty, Nobility and Mediaeval Research, notebook

SHIPS
Ship Research, notebook

SOCIAL SECURITY
Social Security Research, notebook
Social Security Death Index is on any computer in the Computer Area

SURNAMES
Genealogical Research Directory, annual publications, use the 1990 - 2005 editions, call no. 929.1025 G286grd

TEACHERS
Consultants and Teachers at the Los Angeles Regional Family History Center, list, free paper handout at the Information Desk

VITAL RECORDS
RedBook, book, call no. Ref 973 D27rda

The Handybook for Genealogists, book, call no. Ref 973 D27e

WEB
Genealogy Research on the Web, Volumes 1 and 2, notebooks
Internet Resources, gray 3" 3 ring notebook below the Red 3 Ring Self-Help Notebooks
Internet Resources, Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4, notebooks
Web Page Design, Development and Webmastering, Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4, notebooks

WEB PAGES
Web Page Design, Development and Webmastering, Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4, notebooks

WPA
The WPA Surveys, article, in the Genealogy Research and Things notebook
WPA Historical Records Survey, thin pink book, call no. 979.4 A3w
WPA Historical Records Survey - unpublished inventories, article in the Genealogy
Research and Things notebook
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