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Although the Local History and Genealogy Reading Room cannot undertake research in family history or heraldry, our web site can answer many general questions.

Before You Begin (Includes interlibrary loan and photocopy services.)
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Donating your Published Genealogies

Many specific questions about our collections can be answered by searching:

The Library of Congress Online Catalog. (Consult our Searching Tips for useful information.)
Online Bibliographies and Guides on such topics as heraldry, immigrant arrivals, surnames, telephone and city directories.

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U.S. National Archives or state and local repositories.)

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October 10, 2008