Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources

This is a book I keep at my fingertips. When I need to research a state I am not familiar with this is my first stop. It has maps and provides an outline of all the resources available. I only wish they went one level deeper and provided information on when towns were incorporated.

I devote about 30 hours a week working on my genelogy. This book is invaluable to me.

A must have for the family historian. Gives all the details needed to figure out not only the place, but where it legally was in time. Book in excellent condition, well organized.

Genealogists receive initial contact addresses for records in all 50 states and an idea of what information is kept where! I have used mine to pieces. However it's due for an update to include emails and websites.

So you're making a little progress in your family history research, having interviewed most of your older relatives. NOW you need to begin looking at the records created in the localities where your ancestors once lived! For US researchers, the RED BOOK is an essential reference book!NEED TO KNOW -- WHEN a county was created? WHERE the probate records are kept? WHAT the migration patterns were? IF there are surviving church records of christening, marriage and burial? HOW the county boundaries changed over the years? The RED BOOK has the answers! I always turn to it when helping someone at our local LDS Family History Center. The RED BOOK gets you quickly up to speed on what to expect when researching a particular state.This one is on my "A" list!!! Myrt