SELECTED
LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY SOURCES AT JERVIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Note: Most items listed below are book sources unless otherwise indicated. Items with call numbers beginning with REF are located in the Reference section, first floor. Items with call numbers containing LH are located in the Local History Room, second floor. Items in the Reference section, Local History Room, and Dillon Magazine Room may not circulate outside the library. All other items without these designations are part of the circulating collection and may be checked out.
American and British Genealogy and Heraldry: A Selected List of Books by P. William Filby. REF 929.3 FIL
A Bibliography of American County Histories by P. William Filby. LH REF 973.016 FIL
A Bibliography of New York State Communities by Harold Nestler. LH REF 016.974 NEW
Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records. REF 929.373 PRI
United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography. LH REF 973.016 U
Misc. Rome cemeteries
Misc. Oneida County cemeteries
Misc. Herkimer County cemeteries
Misc. Madison County cemeteries
Misc. Lewis County cemeteries
Misc. Mohawk Valley cemeteries
Oneida County Cemeteries by Richard L. Williams. REF 929.5 WIL
Rome Cemetery Interments, 1853-1986
Oneida County GenWeb: the most complete listing of Oneida County, New York cemetery records: http://oneida.nygenweb.net
Find-a-Grave: locations and photos of tombstones for famous and non-famous people worldwide: www.findagrave.com
Interment.net: transcriptions of cemetery stones in the United States and other countries.www.interment.net
Rome only: 1857-present
Creating Family Web Sites for Dummies by Janine Warner. 005.76 WAR
Digitizing Your Family History by Rhonda McClure. Q 929.102 MAC
Finding Your Family on the Internet by Michael Otterson. 929.1 OTT
Genealogy Online by Elizabeth Crowe. 929.1 CRO
Genealogy Online for Dummies by Matthew Helm. 929.1 HEL
Getting Started in Genealogy Online by William Dollarhide. Q 929.1 DOL
Plugging Into Your Past by Rick Crume. Q 929.102 CRU
Virtual Roots 2.0: A Guide to Genealogy and Local History on the World Wide Web by Thomas Jay Kemp. Q 025.069 KEM
Ancestry Library Edition: text and digitized images of all types of genealogical information, with emphasis on United States and United Kingdom records. Available for use on public access computers at Jervis Public Library. Sign up for a computer at the Information Desk.
Heritage Quest: digitized images of miscellaneous U. S. primary and secondary genealogy resources. Available for use on public access computers at Jervis Public Library. Sign up for a computer at the Information Desk.
America’s Genealogy Bank: text and digitized images from U. S. newspapers and government sources from 1600 to the present. Go to www.jervislibrary.org and click on the Electronic Resources button. Type in your library card number where indicated.
America’s Historical Newspapers: digitized images from more than 1300 newspaper titles spanning the years 1690 to 1977. Go to www.jervislibrary.org and click on the Electronic Resources button. Type in your library card number where indicated.
Central New York Genealogical Society: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycnygs/
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet: thousands of genealogy web sites categorized by subject.www.cyndislist.com
Ellis Island/Port of New York Records: Ellis Island immigration records. www.ellisislandrecords.org
FamilySearch by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: access to the Mormon Church’s millions of genealogy records. www.familysearch.org
Fulton History: fully searchable digitizations of Central New York newspapers, including some early Rome newspapers. www.fultonhistory.com
Geni: post your family tree online and share it with other family members. www.geni.com
The National Archives: information about the Archives and its genealogical/historical holdings. www.archives.gov
New York Ancestors: http://NewYorkAncestors.org
New York Public Library State, County, and City Atlases: http://drupal02.nypl.org/blogs/2008/01/17/state-county-city-atlases
New York State Library Genealogy Collection: information about NYSL’s genealogy and local history collection and research tips. www.nysl.nysed.gov/gengen.htm
Oneida County Historical Society: www.oneidacountyhistory.org
Oneida County, New York GenWeb: Oneida County genealogy information and resources. http://oneida.nygenweb.net
Rome Genealogy Society: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyrgs2/
Rome Historical Society: www.romehistorical.com
Upstate New York Genealogy: www.unyg.com
Upstate New York Genealogy Blog: free help for upstate New York family research.http://ny-genes.blogspot.com
The USGenWeb Project: state and county genealogy sources. www.usgenweb.com
The WorldGenWeb Project: genealogy sources worldwide. www.worldgenweb.org
American Library Directory. 2 vols. REF 027 AME (Info Desk)
Directory of Family Associations by Elizabeth Petty Bentley. REF 929.102 BEN
Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. REF 970.002 DIR
The Genealogist’s Address Book by Elizabeth Petty Bentley. REF 929.1 BEN
Guide to Historical Resources in Oneida County, New York Repositories. LH REF 974.762 GUI
Headhunters Guide to Genealogical Resources in Central New York. REF 929.374 HEA
Genealogical and Local History Books in Print comp. by Nettie Schreiner-Yantis. LH REF 929.106 YAN
Genealogies in the Library of Congress ed. by Marion J. Kaminkow. LH REF 929 UNI
Histories of individual families can generally be found in the 929.2 section of the Local History Room. See also Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, and America’s Genealogy Bank (under COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET) for digitized family histories.
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States (1790). LH REF 929 U or LH REF 929.3 UNI
Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Census, 1790-1920 by William Thorndale. LH REF 911.73 THO
Your Guide to the Federal Census: For Genealogists, Researchers, and Family Historians by Kathleen Hinckley. Q 317.3 HIN
Name indexes to the federal census for New York State 1800-1870 and 1900-1910 can generally be found in the LH REF 929.3, LH REF 929.374, or CD-ROM 929.374 sections of the library.
1800-1880, 1900-1930 federal census population schedules: Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison Counties only
1890 special schedules, enumerating Union veterans and widows of Union veterans of the Civil War; includes Oneida and Madison Counties. (Note: Most of the 1890 federal census was destroyed by fire in 1921.)
Federal census schedules and indexes for these and other locations throughout the United States are available in digitized form through Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest (see under COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET).
Basic Heraldry by Stephen Friar. 929.6 FRI
Bolton’s American Armory: A Record of Coats of Arms…LH REF 929 BOL
The Complete Book of Heraldry: An International History of Heraldry and Its Contemporary Uses by Stephen Slater. Q 929.6 SLA
A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur C. Fox-Davies. REF 929.609 FOX
Fairbairn’s Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland. LH REF 929.6 FAI
The Oxford Guide to Heraldry by Thomas Woodcock. REF 929.609 WOO
Discovering the History of Your House and Your Neighborhood by Betsy J. Green. 907.2 GRE
The Everything Family Tree Book: Research and Preserve Your Family History by Kimberly Powell. 929.1 POW
Family History 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Finding Your Ancestors by Marcia Melnyk. Q 929.1 MEL
The Family Tree Problem Solver: Proven Methods for Scaling the Inevitable Brick Wall by Marsha Rising. Q 929.1 RIS
The Family Tree Resource Book for Genealogists. REF 929. 107 FAM
Finding Anyone Anywhere Anywhen by Noel Montgomery Elliot. 929.1 ELL
The Genealogist’s Question and Answer Book by Marcia Y. Melnyk. Q 929.1 MEL
Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives. Q 929.2 UNI
The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America. REF 929.1 HAN
How to Tape Instant Oral Biographies by William Zimmerman. Q 920.002 ZIM
The Organized Family Historian: How to File, Manage, and Protect Your Genealogical Research and Heirlooms by Ann Fleming. 929.107 FLE
Organizing and Preserving Your Heirloom Documents by Katherine Sturdevant. Q 929.1 STU
Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians. Q 929.1 PRO
The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy by Val Greenwood. REF 929.1 GRE
Shaking Your Family Tree: A Basic Guide to Tracing Your Family’s Genealogy by Ralph Crandall. Q 929.1 CRA
The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy by Loretto Dennis Szucs. REF 929.3 SOU
Tracing Your Family History: The Complete Guide to Locating Your Ancestors and Finding Out Where You Came From by Lise Hull. Q 929.1 HUL
Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs by Maureen A. Taylor. Q 929.1 TAY
Writing Family Histories and Memoirs by Kirk Polking. 929.1 POL
Your Guide to Cemetery Research by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. Q 929.5 CAR
Your Guide to the Family History Library by Paula Stuart Warren. Q 026.929 WAR
Ancestral Trails: The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History by Mark Herber. LH REF 929.1 HER
Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African American Genealogy by James Rose. REF 929.1 ROS
Discovering Your Jewish Ancestors by Barbara Krasner-Khait. 929.1 KRA
Finding Your Hispanic Roots by George R. Ryskamp. 929.108 RYS
A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. Q 929.1 CAR
How to Trace Your Native American Heritage (video). VT VHS 929.1 HOW
In Search of Your Asian Roots by Sheau-Yueh J. Chao. 929.35 CHA
In Search of Your Canadian Roots by Angus Baxter. 929.371 BAX
In Search of Your European Roots by Angus Baxter. 929.1 BAX
In Search of Your German Roots by Angus Baxter. 929.3 BAX
Tracing Your Baltic, Scandinavian, Eastern European, and Middle Eastern Ancestry Online by Anne Hart. 929.107 HAR
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors by John Grenham. 929.1 GRE
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry by Kathleen Cory. 929.107 COR
“How-to” guides for tracing the ancestry of other ethnic groups and nationalities are generally found in the 929.1-929.3 sections of the library.
The Croton Dams and Aqueduct by Christopher R. Tompkins. LH REF 363.61 TOM
John B. Jervis: An American Engineering Pioneer by F. Daniel Larkin. BIO JER
The Reminiscences of John B. Jervis, Engineer of the Old Croton by John B. Jervis. BIO JER
City of Rome
Oneida County and misc. New York counties
New York State
City of Rome
Oneida County and misc. New York counties
New York State
United States and World
Gazetteer of the State of New York, and all-name index by J. H. French (1860). LH REF 917.47 F
Gazetteer of the State of New York by Thomas F. Gordon (1836). LH REF 974.7 GOR
Gazetteer of the State of New York by Franklin Hough (1871). LH REF 917.47 HOU
A Gazetteer of the State of New York by Horatio G. Spafford (1824). LH REF 917.47 SPA
Civil War Research Guide: A Guide for Researching Your Civil War Ancestor by Stephen McManus. 973.7 MAC
The Great War: A Guide to the Service Records of All the World’s Fighting Men and Volunteers by Christina K. Schaefer. 929.3 SCH
New York in the Revolution. LH REF 973.3 NEW & supp.
New York in the Spanish-American War. 3 vols. LH REF 973.8 N
New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. 5 vols. & index. LH REF 974.7 P
New York Soldiers in the Civil War by Richard A. Wilt. 2 vols. LH REF 974.7 WIL
Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Index. CD-ROM 929.373 REV
Copies of military records held by the National Archives may be ordered from the National Archives web site: www.archives.gov. See also Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, and America’s Genealogy Bank (underCOMPUTERS & THE INTERNET).
Miscellaneous Rome newspapers (1 reel):
Feb. 28, 1803-Apr. 30, 1873
Rome Telegraph:
July 8, 1834-Dec. 12, 1837
Rome Citizen:
July 7, 1840-Dec. 25, 1863;
Jan. 1, 1864-Dec. 27, 1867;
Jan. 5, 1872-Dec. 26, 1873;
Jan. 7, 1876-Dec. 26, 1879;
Jan. 6, 1882-Dec. 28, 1883;
June 13, 1884-May 20, 1885;
Jan. 1, 1886-Apr. 3, 1903
Rome Sentinel (weekly):
Nov. 8, 1842-Dec. 28, 1855;
Dec. 8, 1863-June 12, 1883
Rome Sentinel (daily):
Dec. 11, 1882-present
Rome Observer (weekly):
June 3, 1993-present
Rome Daily Sentinel Index, 1900-1918. 2 vols. LH REF 974.762 ROM: index to major articles appearing in the Rome Sentinel; includes a few obituaries
Card index to Rome Sentinel scrapbooks, 1964-1988 (Local History Room): index to major articles on Rome history, government & politics, culture & education, & business that appeared in the Rome Sentinel; includes a few obituaries
Card index to the Rome Sentinel on microfilm, 1989-1991 (Ask at Information Desk): index to major articles that appeared in the Rome Sentinel.
Computer index to the Rome Sentinel on microfilm, 1992-present (Ask at Information Desk): index to major articles appearing in the Rome Sentinel
Rome Sentinel Obituary Extractions, 1902-1903, 1966-present: index to obituaries from the Sentinel):www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyoneida
Digitized versions of some Central New York newspapers can be found on Ancestry Library Edition, America’s Genealogy Bank, America’s Historic Newspapers, and Fulton History (under COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET).
Annals and Recollections of Oneida County, and Index of Names… by Pomroy Jones. LH REF 974.762 JON
Early Histories and Descriptions of Oneida County, New York. 974.762 EAR
Exploring 200 Years of Oneida County History. Q 974.762 EXP
The History of Oneida County: Commemorating the Bicentennial of Our National Independence. Q 974.762 ONE
History of Oneida County, New York: From 1700 to the Present Time (1912) by Henry J. Cookinham. 2 vols. LH REF 974.762 C
History of Oneida County, New York, 1667-1878 by Samuel W. Durant. LH REF 974.762 DUR
Our County and Its People: A Descriptive Work on Oneida County, New York, and index, ed. by Daniel E. Wager. LH REF 974.762 WAG
Towpaths, Turnpikes, and Towns. Q 974.762 TOW
See also Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, and America’s Genealogy Bank (under COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET).
The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1660 by Peter Wilson Coldham. LH REF 929.3 COL
Early New York Naturalizations by Kenneth Scott. LH REF 929.374 SCO
The Family Tree Guide to Finding Your Ellis Island Ancestors by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. Q 929.107 CAR
Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States by Christina K. Schaefer. REF 929.1 SCH
Immigrant and Passenger Arrivals: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Q 929.373 UNI
Naturalization Records of New York State. REF 322 NAT
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index by P. William Filby and Mary K. Meyer. LH REF 929.373 FIL
They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Arrival Record by John Philip Coletta. 929.1 COL
Copies of passenger arrival records held by the National Archives may be ordered from the National Archives web site: www.archives.gov. See also Ancestry Library Edition (under COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET).
Annals and Recollections (Rome Historical Society)
New England Historical and Genealogical Register: 1847-1965; 1988-present
New York Genealogical and Biographical Record: 1870-present
New York History: 1927-present
Tree Talks (Central New York Genealogical Society): 1961-present
Casemates and Cannonballs: Archaeological Investigations at Fort Stanwix, Rome, New York by Lee Hanson and Dick Pin Hsu. 974.762 HAN
A Chronology of Griffiss Air Force Base, 3 April 1941-30 June 1963 by R. H. Marvin. LH REF 974.762 MAR
Fort Stanwix: A Brief History by Frederick A. Rahmer. 974.762 RAH
Fort Stanwix: History, Historic Furnishing, and Historic Structure Report. 974.762 LUZ
The Industrial Development of Rome by Robert M. Lake. Q 974.762 LAK
Industrial Main Street: The Story of Rome, the Copper City by Isaac F. Marcosson. 974.762 M
Our City and Its People: A Descriptive Work on the City of Rome, New York ed. by Daniel E. Wager. 974.762 WAG
Photographs of Rome, New York, 1880-1930 by Chester Williams and Parker F. Scripture. Q 974.762 WIL
Prehistoric Rome and Romans by Robert M. Lake. Q 974.762 LAK
Rome by Portia Vescio. 974.762 VES
Rome, New York: A Short History by John Albert Scott. 974.762 SCO
Rome, New York: Centennial History, 1870-1970. Q 974.762 ROM
Twenty-Three Words by Margarette S. Miller. 323.6 MIL (biography of Francis Bellamy, author of the Pledge of Allegiance)
See also Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, and America’s Genealogy Bank (under COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET).
New York State Censuses and Substitutes by William Dollarhide. REF 312.9 DOL
State census records for Oneida County, New York are available at the Utica Public Library, 303 Genesee Street, Utica, New York 13501; telephone: (315) 735-2279; www.uticapubliclibrary.org.
Selected New York State census records have been digitized and are available on Ancestry Library Edition (see under COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET).
Dictionary of American Family Names by Patrick Hanks. 3 vols. REF 929.4 DIC
Family Names: How Our Surnames Came to America by J. N. Hook. 929.4 HOO
New York State Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources by Gordon Remington. REF 929.374 REM
Books and pamphlets on the history of individual Oneida County towns, villages, and cities are generally classified as 974.762 or 974.763. See also Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, and America’s Genealogy Bank (under COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET).
International Vital Records Handbook by Thomas Jay Kemp. REF 929.102 KEM
New York State Probate Records: A Genealogist’s Guide to Testate and Intestate Records by Gordon Remington. REF 929.374 REM
10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850 by Fred Q. Bowman. LH REF 929.374BOW
Copies of Rome, New York vital records may be requested from Rome City Hall’s Vital Statistics department: www.romenewyork.com/organization.asp?orgid=21. Selected vital records are available on Ancestry Library Edition (see under COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET). For information about obtaining certified copies of vital records from other locations in the United States, seehttp://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm.
000’s: Bound DAR Magazine; genealogy bibliographies
300’s: Misc. New York State information; economic analysis of Utica-Rome
500’s: Misc. New York State information
600’s: Misc. New York State information; histories of Revere, Rome Cable; misc. Rome city government information
917.47: New York State gazetteers
920: New York biographies
929: DAR Lineage Book; DAC Lineage Book; SAR Register; Heads of Families at the First Census (1790); general genealogy/heraldry
929.016: Genealogical and Local History Books in Print
929.1: General genealogy; Cousin Huntin’
929.2: Family histories; New England Historic and Genealogical Register; New York Genealogical and Biographical Record
929.3: New York State federal census indexes; misc. genealogy information; 1790 census indexes; passenger arrival indexes; Six Generation Ancestor Tables by the Central New York Genealogical Society
970’s: Native American information
973’s: United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress; military information and regimental histories
974’s: New York State county histories; history of New York State; misc. New York information
974.762 & 974.763: Oneida County history
South wall: Tree Talks; misc. local history/genealogy periodicals
West wall: Rome Sentinel scrapbooks, 1964-1988, local history vertical file
LEC 12/2008
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