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Success with Manuscript Sources

Barbara Renick
Sep 10, 2014
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Manuscripts are found in...
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Home Sources
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Archives & Libraries
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Historical Societies
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Adademic Libraries
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Archival Finding Aids
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How to Find Repositories
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Finding Aids
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Archive Finder
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About this webinar

Genealogists love manuscript sources because they are often primary sources. Because of this interest many genealogical, historical, patriotic, and lineage societies seek out and publish manuscript sources. Typically, these sources are also found in archives, libraries, and private collections. Today's Internet makes many important finding aids for manuscript collections available online.

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Barbara Renick
Barbara Renick teaches at national genealogy conferences and the FamilySearch Center in Orange California; was a contributing editor for the National Genealogical Society computer magazine for eleven years; authored Genealogy 101: How to Trace
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