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Using The Library
Why should I use the library when I have the internet?
Depending on how large your town is, your library may have local
genealogical and historical collections not readily found on the
internet. Things such as:
- Atlases and Maps
- Cemetery resources
- Census records
- City directories
- Family histories and Local histories
- Land records
- Military records
- Naturalization records
- Newspapers
- Probate records
- Ships' passenger lists
- Vital records
If you have a preference for a book, here are a few tips you can use
at your local library:
- The genealogy section is always at 929.1 in libraries using the
Dewey Decimal System. Look in the Non-fiction and Reference
sections.
- Books about Alaska are located at 979.8 in the Dewey Decimal
System. You'll find 979.8 in both the Nonfiction and Reference
sections of the library.
- Books not in your local library can be Interlibrary Loaned
(ILL). Look at the
Bibliography of Alaska books on this site
and see if there is a book or two that interests you. If the
book isn't in your local library, talk to your librarian and see if
s/he can borrow it from another library.
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