"... the best book ever written on American genealogy, it is the text of choice in colleges and universities or wherever courses in American genealogy are taught. ... includes a new chapter on the property rights of women, a revised chapter on the evaluation of genealogical evidence, and updated information on the 1920 census. ... incorporates the latest thinking on genealogy and computers, specifically the relationship between computer technology...

Comprehensive guide to doing genealogical research in United States records.

"... designed as a guide for those who are descendants of Civil War veterans. It should also be highly useful to collectors of Civil War equipment and to antique dealers." -- Intro.

Since the first edition, "there have many changes in repositories discussed in this book. Additional collections and geographical locations have been added. This revision documents changes since 1986 and provides an up-to-date guide to the genealogical resources in our Nation's Capital"--Introd.