GENEALOGY RESOURCES AT THE Z. J. LOUSSAC LIBRARY
Most of the Anchorage Public Library's genealogy materials are held in the Genealogy Reference Area on the 3rd floor of the Z. J. Loussac Library, and are indicated with GEN-R in the call number. Some duplicate copies are found in the circulating non-fiction area and branch collections. Alaska-specific family history materials are housed in the Alaska Collection, on the 2nd floor of the library. A hold request may be placed on any circulating copy and will be held for you at the library of your choice. Volunteers from the Anchorage Genealogical Society are available for questions at the Z. J. Loussac Library every Wednesday from 11 am to 2 pm, and on second and fourth Wednesdays from 7 pm to 9 pm.
REFERENCE BOOKS
General Sources
Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County & Town Source. GEN-R 929.1072073 ANCESTR
Genealogical & Local History Books in Print. GEN-R 016.9291 GENEALO
Genealogical Periodical Annual Index., GEN-R 929.3 GENEALO
The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America. GEN-R 929.1 HANDY-B
The Source: a Guidebook of American Genealogy. GEN-R 929.1 SOURCE
How To Books
Finding Your Roots: How to Trace Your Ancestors at Home and Abroad. GEN-R 929.1072073 WEST
A Genealogist's Refresher Course. GEN-R 929.2072073 JACOBSO
Genealogy Online for Dummies. GEN-R 929.1 HELM
Organizing Your Family History Search : Efficient & Effective Ways to Gather and Protect Your Genealogical Research. GEN-R 929.1 CARMACK
When Your Ox Is in the Ditch: Genealogical How-To Letters. GEN-R 929.1072073 MCDOWE
Obtaining Records
County Courthouse Book. GEN-R 929.373 BENTLEY
International Vital Records Handbook. GEN-R 929.373 KEMP
The Genealogist's Address Book. GEN-R 929.102573 BENTLEY
Books To Check Out
The Conceptual Approach to Genealogy. 929.1072073 CHAMBER
Everything Guide to Online Genealogy. 929.10285 POWELL
Family History Made Easy. 929.1 SZUCS
A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors. 929.1082 CARMACK
Genealogy Online for Dummies. 929.1 HELM
The Handy Book for Genealogists. 929.1 HANDY
Unpuzzling Your Past : the Best-selling Basic Guide to Genealogy. 929.1072073 CROOM
Other Resources
Ancestry.com -- Library Edition: Over 1,000 online databases for genealogy, including access to their subscription databases, such as census records, birth, and death records, immigration and naturalization records, and the Social Security death index. Available only in the library, from library home page, go to Databases page.
Genealogy & Local History: The Z. J. Loussac Library is the only location in Alaska that owns this collection. It includes four types of records: family genealogies, local histories, primary sources, and genealogical serials. The microfiche is located on the 3rd floor of Z. J. Loussac Library. The microfiche has paper indexes located with the fiche, or you may search online using the MELVYL Catalog: http://melvyl.cdlib.org
Alaska/Polar Periodicals Index: Useful for searching Alaska information, this index database holds over 150,000 bibliographic records from libraries with significant arctic and polar region collections are covered. Follow redirect to iBistro and click on "Alaska/Polar Periodical Index": http://goldmine.uaf.edu/
Magazines and Newspapers
In addition to the titles below, the Genealogy reference area also houses a number of newsletters from various U.S. genealogical societies.
The American Genealogist
Genealogical Computing
Everton's Genealogical Helper
The Mayflower Descendant
Family Chronicle
The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
