The collection includes genealogical research guidance material, political, social and local history, selected census indexes, British, Canadian, Australian and US family history society journals - and more.

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• The library presently contains 1300+ catalogued texts, 130+ journal titles, and CD-ROM material, microfiche and films.
  
• The catalogue is a computerized database capable of searching author, title and subject.
  
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• Library volunteers are present to assist visitors in searching for relevant material.
  

A selective list of resources (with call number) from the library shelves to help you begin your family history search. Most titles are self-explanatory.

• Basic Facts About . . . Sources for Family History in the Home / Iain Swinnerton. c1995. 929.3 SWI
  
• An Introduction to . . . Using Computers for Genealogy / David Hawgood. c2002. 005.3 HAW
  
• An Introduction to . . . British Civil Registration, 2nd ed. / Tom Wood. c2000. 929.341 WOO
  
• In Search of Your British & Irish Roots : a Guide to Tracing your English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish ancestors, 4th ed. / Angus Baxter. c2000. 929.1072 BAX
  
• The Survey Gazetteer of the British Isles, 9th ed. / John Bartholomew. [1951?] 914.1003 BAR Brief information about places where your ancestor may have lived.
  
• 1881 British Census and National Index : England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Royal Navy / compiled and published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints with permission of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. c1998. CD-ROM 001003. This computerized index is a great help in locating your ancestor and his / her family in the British Isles.
  
• The National Burial Index for England and Wales

You have traced your ancestry through the census and through civil registration. Now it is time to look at church records; enhance your story with maps and information from social and local histories and from publications of the many family history societies; and finally to write and publish your research.

• Ancestral Trails : the Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History / Mark D. Herber. c1997. 929.1072 HER
  
• The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers / ed. by Cecil Humphery-Smith. c1993. 929. 341 PHI For each English, Welsh and Scottish county there is a topographical map and a map showing the pre-1832 parishes. The index lists the parishes alphabetically by county.
  
• The Parish Chest : a Study of the Records of Parochial Administration in England; 3rd ed. / W. E. Tate. c1983. 352.042 TAT Years ago in England the parish was the unit of local government and the records were kept in the parish chest. Now the records are stored at the County Record Office. Mr. Tate describes what you are likely to find in these records and their significance.
  
• A History of Kent / Frank W. Jessup. c1974. (The Darwen County History series) 942.23 JES The library now has nine volumes in this useful historical series - Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Worcestershire and Yorkshire.
  
• Writing and Publishing Your Family History / John Titford. c1996. 929.1 TIT