The Center Genealogy Guide To Washington DC Research

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The Center
A Guide to Genealogical Research in The National Capital Area
Christina K. Schaefer
Softbound oversize volume totaling
160
pages. Book is in new condition. Per the publisher;
It is not generally recognized, but Washington, D.C. is home to the largest body of accessible research materials in the world, larger even than the vast body of materials at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It is the central repository of the nation's primary source records and the very center of genealogical activity.
The aim of this book is to identify those resources in the Washington, D.C. area that will aid family historians in tracing their ancestors (the National Archives, Library of Congress, the DAR Library, the National Genealogical Society, and many more). While it is based on the original idea of the popular guidebook,
Lest We Forget
(originally published in 1965),
The Center
is actually an all-new work which completely revises and updates its predecessor. Under each facility listed there is a survey of key record holdings, with a description of the records, a summary of their contents, an explanation of their organization, and directions for their use. There is also a list of published indexes and finding aids, key addresses for mail requests, publications, phone numbers and hours of business, and an itemization of those materials available through the Family History Library system.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
"This popular guidebook has succeeded in leading the researcher through a bewildering maze of agencies, departments and archives in the Washington, D.C. area."--NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY, Vol. 24, No. 1, p. 52.
"...it is certainly a unique and valuable resource for genealogical research in the D.C. area."--ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS QUARTERLY, Vol. XII, No. 4, pp. 141-142.
"
The Center
's many words to the wise will enable researchers to streamline their research plans and maximize the results of their research experience in Washington.--NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY, Vol. 85, No. 1, pp. 73-74.
"This book will be of immense value to anyone considering a first-time trip to our nation's capital to do research, but even the most experienced genealogist will find new places to look after reading its pages."--FEDERATION OF GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES FORUM, Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 31.
"...the information is superb, guiding the user through various departments, services, and research tools, as well as providing helpful hints on various aspects of research...The book's recency, ease of use, and useful data on the larger institutions make it well worth the price, which is quite reasonable. It is recommended for individuals and libraries of all types and sizes with an interest in genealogy."--AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOK ANNUAL, Vol. 28 (1996), p. 166.
"This guide is comprehensive and clearly written. Given the enormous number of genealogical resources in Washington and their nationwide scope, every genealogist and genealogical library may want to have a copy of this guide at hand."
--THE NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, Vol. 127, No. 4, p. 248.
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Auctiva's FREE Counter Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Maryland
United States Bureau of the Census
Volume totaling
189
pages. Excellent condition.  Description below is  Per The  Publisher:
No other official record or group of records    is as historically significant as the 1790 census of the United States. The    taking of this census marked the inauguration of a process that continues    right up to our own day--the enumeration at ten-year intervals of the entire    American population. In its very continuity the census is a mirror image of    the evolution of the American republic, and the census of 1790, the first    official enumeration of all heads of household residing in the infant    republic, is the true starting point of this process, the place where we can    point a finger and say with confidence, "
This
is where it started! From    here on we deal with facts!" The equivalent of England's
Domesday Book
,    the 1790 census is an authentic chronicle of the American people during the    period immediately following the Revolution and at the time of the adoption of    the Constitution. It is certain that no other set of records in the government    archives contains as much information about ordinary citizens at this    momentous period in history.
The original 1790 enumerations covered the    present states of Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland,    Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,    Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia.    Unfortunately, not all the schedules have survived, the returns for the states    of Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia having    been lost or destroyed, possibly when the British burned the Capitol at    Washington during the War of 1812, though there seems to be no proof for this.    For Virginia, taxpayer lists made in the years 1782-1785 have been    reconstructed as replacements for the original returns.
In response to repeated requests from    genealogists, historians, and patriotic societies, the surviving census    records were published by the Bureau of the Census in 1907 and 1908. The    twelve states whose records were then extant are each covered by a single    volume. The twelve published volumes contain the names of the heads of about    400,000 families, with information concerning their place of residence, the    size of their families, and the approximate ages of the male family members.    The families, averaging six people each, comprised about 2,400,000    individuals, or approximately 75% of the total population of the United States    at the time.
In each of the published census volumes the    schedules are arranged by county and in some cases by minor subdivisions of    counties, thus enabling the researcher to narrow his field of research to a    particular judicial district. Each volume is separately indexed, so the    researcher has only a single alphabet to consult for each state. Heads of    families, arranged in alphabetical order under each county and district, are    listed with the following information after each name: Number of free white    males of sixteen years and upward; number of free white males under sixteen    years; number of free white females; number of all other free persons; number    of slaves.
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