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Genealogy is the study or investigation of ancestry and family histories. Researching a family history can be be done using vital records, governmental or religious records, and on-line resources.

LIBRARY CATALOG Books for Adults From generation to generation : how to trace your Jewish genealogy and family history by Kurzweil, Arthur Help with understanding family papers, Holocaust records, immigration and naturalization records, and more   Books for Teens The devil´s arithmetic by Yolen, Jane Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she-- and we--need to remember the past.   Books for Younger Children La Familia: Del Pequeno al Mayor by Roca, Núria Describes what makes a family, many kinds of families, and the wonderful variety of relatives one can have!   More books for: Adults Teens Younger Children   FOR MORE LIBRARY RESOURCES TRY: Birthparents NOT fiction Family History Genealogy Local History Oral Biography Public Records

RESEARCH DATABASES  America's Obituaries and GenealogyBank Find Obituaries and Death Notices in newspapers throughout the U.S.  Biography Resource Center Biographical information on people throughout history and around the world. Includes the Complete Marquis Who's Who. Search by occupation, ethnicity, nationality and/or gender!  General Reference Center Gold Magazines, newspaper articles and almanacs by subject or keyword. Find the articles and information you need on almost any topic!  Heritage Quest Search for your family history in one of the largest resources available online. Includes census material back to 1790, 7267 family histories, 8737 local histories and 167 primary sources.  History Resource Center: Modern World Draws on themes and trends from the history curriculum for the 20th Century, and integrates reference sources, full-text articles, maps and images. Also includes full-text and facsimile images for over 1,400 primary source documents.  History Resource Center: US Provides integrated access to over 1,000 primary documents, more than 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals, and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.  Las Vegas Age Read about early Las Vegas history straight from the source! Full digital images of the Las Vegas Age Newspaper - the original Las Vegas newspaper from 1905 to 1924! Digitized from the print copies from the Special Collections of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.  Las Vegas Review Journal Find articles from the Las Vegas Review Journal, back to 12/2/1990!  Los Angeles Times 1881-1986 Search for full-text and full-image Los Angeles Times articles from 1881-1986. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue - cover to cover - in downloadable PDF® files.  National Newspapers 9 Contains nine of the most read newspapers in the US: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Journal, Boston Globe, and USA Today.  New York Times 1851-2005 Search for full-text and full-image New York Times articles from 1851-2005. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue - cover to cover - in downloadable PDF® files.  Newsbank News articles from all over the world. Features "Noticias en Español" which covers Spanish language newspapers.  Newspaper Source Access to articles from major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, and USA Today. Additional, full text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, FOX News, & etc.  Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers Cover-to-cover coverage of each newspaper. Great resource for history. This is a growing collection.  Proquest Obituaries Use this collection to search obituaries and death notices from prominent newspapers, such as The New York Times (dating back to 1851). The collection includes both famous and lesser-known individuals and can be searched by name or by keywords appearing in the body of the article.  ReferenceUSA Search for the addresses and phone numbers of over 12 million business, 120 million US households and 650 health care providers.  Sanborn Historical Maps Search more than 660,000 large-scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities. Because these maps are in electronic form, one may easily manipulate the maps, magnify and zoom in on specific locations, as well as layer maps from different years.  WorldCat An index to millions of books, manuscripts, web sites and Internet resources, maps, computer programs, musical scores films and slides, sound recordings found at thousands of libraries worldwide. This database is used for Interlibrary Loan. WEB SITES  Africana Heritage Project "Our mission is to rediscover precious records that document the names and lives of former slaves, freedpersons and their descendants, and share those records on this free Internet site. "  AfriGeneas Focuses on African-American and African ancestors genealogical research, including interactive guides and census records  Cyndi's List (Hispanic / Central & South America / The West Indies) This section of Cyndi's List includes Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. Categories include general resource sites, newsgroups and message boards, publications and records, among other topics.  Cyndi's List of genealogy Sites on the Internet A categorized and cross-referenced index to over 230,000 genealogical resources on the Internet  Family History Software: Personal Ancestral File Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is a free genealogy and family history program. PAF allows you to quickly and easily collect, organize and share your family history and genealogy information. This is available from the FamilySearch website.  Family Search Provides information on how to begin genealogical research. Provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada The Society holds educational meetings and workshops to further family history research.  Jewishgen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy JewishGen®, Inc. is the primary internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide.  Mankind's A to Z of Regional Genealogy and Local History Research This Internet site demographically catalogs the people of the world, who live upon and share this planet Earth. Total ethnic group populations are combined with regions having significant ethnic populations, thus allowing global consideration of migration patterns over generations of time.  RootsWeb Free online genealogy information, sponsored by Ancestry.com  The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Foundation Free access to the Passenger Arrival Records for Ellis Island  Tombstone Transcription Project An international registry of transcribed tombstones from local cemeteries LOCAL RESOURCES  Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society Offers classes and seminars on genealogical research  Las Vegas Regional Family History Center and Genealogy Library 509 S. 9th St. Las Vegas, NV (702) 382-9695 The regional Family History Center, a branch of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City  Marriage Inquiry System Clark County Recorder's Office 500 S. Grand Central Pkwy.P.O. Box 551510 Las Vegas, NV 89155-1510 (702) 455-4336 Offers marriage records online from 1984 to the present, and records from 1909 via mail or in person  Nevada Census Information Copies of the federal manuscript censuses of 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920.  Nevada Office of Vital Records The legal custodian of birth and death certificates filed in the state of Nevada from July 1, 1911 to the present.  Southern Nevada Health District 625 Shadow Lane Las Vegas, NV 89101 (702) 759-1000 (Main Number) (702) 759-1010 (Vital Records) Where to get local birth and death certificate records.  The Heritage Room The Henderson District Public Library's genealogy room. Staffed by volunteers from the Clark County Genealogical Society. NATIONAL RESOURCES  American Memory Project Digital content from Library of Congress. Wealth of information of American History with digitalized books, personal narratives, maps and etc. owned by the nation's library.  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library Possibly the most extensive genealogical research library in the world  Global Gateway: World Culture and Resources Portals to the World contain selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. Contains geneological websites section under each country.  Library of Congress: Local History and Genealogy Reading Room Links to a number of genealogical libraries as well as archival and historical resources.  National Archives and Records Administration Provides guides, an archival research catalog, workshops and more  National Genealogical Society The National Genealogical Society is the premier national society for everyone from the beginner to the most advanced family historian.  Social Security Death Index Use the Advanced Search to limit by location, date, etc. Free access - The SSDI, taken from the U.S. Social Security Administration's Death Master File, is one of the key resources available to genealogists today. It contains those individuals who were assigned Social Security numbers and whose death was reported to the SSA. Note: deaths prior to 1966 are only in the database if they were reported.  The Federation of Genealogical Societies A national organization comprised of more than 500 genealogical societies from across the United States  Where to write for Vital Records A centralized listing of where to get birth, death, marriage, divorce, etc. certificates, from the various states.