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=== Family Histories  ===

Search catalogs from various libraries to see the British family histories that are in their collections. Here are a few collections to search. 

*[http://www.familysearch.org/ Family History Library]&nbsp;

*[http://www.sog.org.uk/ Society of Genealogists]&nbsp;

*[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Allen County Public Library]&nbsp;

*[http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/ Mid-Continent Public Library&nbsp;]

*[http://www.slcl.org/ St. Louis County Library]&nbsp;

Other libraries and archives may have collections of family histories. Check their Websites to see if there are online catalogs that you can search. One way to find Internet links is to use a search engine, such as Google, and search for the name of the institution or the locality. 

==== General Sources  ====

''Smith’s Inventory of Genealogical Sources'', by Frank Smith. This source is available in binders and on microfiche at the [[Family History Library]]. (FHL fiche 6110526 for England; 6110527 for Ireland; 6110528 for Scotland; and 6110529 for Wales. Each fiche has several parts.) This source: 

*Covers all the counties of [[England Genealogy|England]], [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]], and [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]]. 
*Contains references to obscure genealogical information found in numerous printed sources in the library. 
*Contains references to thousands of pedigrees and other information not otherwise found in the [[FamilySearch Catalog]].

''The Genealogist’s Guide'', edited by George W. Marshall, 1903. (FHL book US/CAN Ref 929.142 M356g 1903; film 496451; computer number 336592.) First continuation edited by J. B. Whitmore, 1953. (FHL book British Ref 929.142 M356g supp.; fiche 6054492; computer number 375591.) Second continuation edited by Geoffrey B. Barrow, 1977. (FHL fiche 6026284; computer number 008520.) This source is a guide to British family pedigrees in hundreds of published sources, many of which are found in the library’s British collection. 

''A Catalogue of British Family Histories'', by T. R. Thomson. 3rd edition, 1976. (FHL book British Ref 942 A3t 1976; computer number 183050.) This source contains a list of over 2,500 British family histories published before 1975, many of which are in the library’s collection. 

Similar bibliographies are available specifically for Scotland and Ireland: ''Scottish Family Histories'', by Joan Ferguson (FHL book British Ref 941 D23f 1986; computer number 443116); and ''Bibliography of Irish Family History'', by Edward MacLysaght (FHL British Ref 941.5 D23m; computer number 229280). 

''Genealogies in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography'', by M. J. Kaminkow. (FHL book US/CAN Ref 016.9291 K128g, computer number 069719; FHL book US/CAN Ref 016.9291 K128g supp., computer number 448402; and FHL book US/CAN Ref 016.9291 K128g supp. 1987, computer number 416883.) This source: 

*Lists over 52,000 printed genealogies. 
*Contains two volumes and two supplements.