Genealogical Publishing Co. Book Search

Another search venue- Genealogical Publishing Company has a book search site at www.genealogical.com, which includes over 2 million names from over 2,000 publications. While the bulk of the books are concentrated in New England and the South, the quick search by surname or surname and first name may pick up some of your migrating ancestors that came to or through the Midwest. There are also German records, Scotch-Irish and so forth, along with some tabs with instruction and research hints, like "Genealogy for Beginners", "Genealogy Essentials", and "Unique Genealogical Data".

Once you do see your ancestor's name, click for a full description of the book or CD and its availability. The actual page number for the individual in each book is referenced, so you could eliminate common name duplicates by other entries of related ancestors in the title in question. Obviously, purchasing the book is an option but since the inter-library loan is one of my favorite resources, you could easily check for the possibility of checking the information for free, after your wait for the material to arrive locally. Success in the search!!!!