Librarian for History and African American Studies
Steven Knowlton
Contact:
A-17-H-2 Firestone Library
609-258-0496
steven.knowlton@princeton.edu
Make an Appointment
https://steven-knowlton.scholar.princeton.edu/
609-258-0496
steven.knowlton@princeton.edu
Make an Appointment
https://steven-knowlton.scholar.princeton.edu/
Subjects: African American, African American Studies, Asian American, Asian American Studies, Canadian, Economic, Government Documents, Hispanic American, History, History, United States, Indigenous Studies, Labor, Military, Native American, Newspapers & Magazines, North American History, Personal Papers, Political & Diplomatic, Radio, Television, & Film, Slavery & Anti-slavery, Social, Women
Guides for Understanding Primary Sources
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All-In-One Basic to Advanced Guide to Genealogy and Ancestry History Research
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Call Number: Firestone CS16 .B45 2017ISBN: 1548695203Publication Date: 2017-07-06This book is the one all-inclusive guide you can't do without. Over 300 pages of in-depth and informative guidance, citing numerous specific resources for domestic and international research. This guide is no fluff, and not just for dummies. It teaches you how to interpret information you find, and offers specific steps on how to use that information to go further in your research. Received a glowing review from KirkusReviews.com! "In this debut nonfiction work, Berry...addresses alternative methods of locating people and information not found through standard search methods. The lists of resources are incredibly thorough, with thousands of databases, including URLs for those available online...She organizes the information logically and presents it coherently, making her book a specialized but extremely useful tool." - Kirkus Reviews Rated 4 out of 4 Stars by OnlineBookClub.org! "The title of the book accurately reflects its content. The book is truly a basic to advanced guide to genealogy research... All-In-One Basic to Advanced Guide to Genealogy & Ancestry History Research is probably the only guide that you'll ever need." - OnlineBookClub.org A featured recommendation by GenealogyBank.com! -
African American Family's Guide to Tracing Our Roots
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Call Number: recall from storageISBN: 0974977977Publication Date: 2005In this guide for every African American who has ever thought about researching their family history, award-winning historian Roland Barksdale-Hall helps to better understand familial lineage by increasing the level of awareness about cultural and historical identities, which have helped shape families’ values, beliefs, and attitudes. -
African American genealogical research : how to trace your family history : historical and genealogical connections byCall Number: Firestone E185.96 .M433 2007Publication Date: 2007
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History for Genealogists, Using Chronological Time Lines to Find and Understand Your Ancestors. Revised Edition, with 2016 Addendum Incorporating Editorial Corrections to the 2009 Edition, by Denise Larson
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Call Number: recall from storageISBN: 9780806357683Publication Date: 2015-12-30This book uses a vast array of historical time lines to help flesh out your family history. The 2016 edition has been completely revised and edited, and it contains two entirely new chapters. Readers of the original 2009 edition will enjoy the new time lines concerning (1) life on the homefront during America's 20th-century wars; and (2) fashion and leisure in America from its beginnings through the middle of the 20th century. This is the one history book all genealogists should own when they are searching for fresh clues or hoping to understand what made their ancestors tick. -
