A New Genealogy Collection for the New Year

The Grosvenor Room is pleased to announce that we are now offering a genealogy how-to circulating book collection. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library card holders may borrow these books in-person at the Central Library, or have them transferred to another B&ECPL location. Those who live outside of Buffalo & Erie County may borrow the books through their local library if the library offers interlibrary loan service.  

Searching the library’s online catalog for a title will show that an item is in the Grosvenor Room circulating collection. The online catalog is accessible at https://bepl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default.

Once you find the title of interest, select it.

Then scroll to the item’s availability to see if it circulates. The new collection’s home location is “Grosvenor Room – Circulating Genealogy Books.”

Of course, other B&ECPL locations offer genealogy books that check out too. This book also circulates from the Audubon, Aurora, and West Seneca libraries as indicated by the “Open Shelf” status.

Here is a list of titles in the collection so far. 

CS9 .P76 2018. Mills, Elizabeth Shown, editor.  Professional genealogy: preparation, practice & standards. 

CS9 .S65 2023. Smith, Drew.  Generation by generation: a modern approach to the basics of genealogy. 

CS14 .J67 2017. Jones, Thomas W., Ph.D.  Mastering genealogical documentation. 

CS14 .R57 2019. Rising, Marsha Hoffman. The family tree problem solver : tried-and-true tactics for tracing elusive ancestors.

CS16 .E43 2018. Elder, Diana. Research like a pro: a genealogist’s guide.   

CS16 .J66 2013. Jones, Thomas W.  Mastering genealogical proof. 

CS21 .B48 2019. Bettinger, Blaine T.  The Family Tree guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy. 

CS21 .R55 2019. Rose, Christine.  Courthouse research for family historians: your guide to hidden treasures. 

CS21 .S688 2020. Southard, Diahan. Your DNA guide, the book : step-by-step plans to connect you with your family using your DNA.

CS21.3 .E64 2021. Elder, Diana. Research like a pro with DNA: a genealogist’s guide to finding and confirming ancestors with DNA evidence. 

CS21.3 .E78 2021. Estes, Roberta.  DNA for Native American genealogy. 

CS21.3 .V36 2020. Vance, J. David. The genealogist’s guide to Y-DNA testing for genetic genealogy. 

CS47 .G73 2017. Greenwood, Val D.  The researcher’s guide to American genealogy. 

CS49 .H38 2016. Hatcher, Patricia Law.  Locating your roots: discover your ancestors using land records. 

CS66.C56 M67 2019. Morton, Sunny Jane.  How to find your family history in U.S. church records: a genealogist’s guide.   

CS403 .H64 2023. Hoffman, William F.  In their words: a genealogist’s translation guide to Polish, German, Latin, and Russian documents. Volume three, Latin. 

CS483 .G74 2019. Grenham, John.  Tracing your Irish ancestors.   

CS483 .S26 2017. Claire Santry.  The Family Tree Irish genealogy guide: how to trace your ancestors in Ireland. 

CS614 .H64 2017. Hoffman, William F.  In their words: a genealogist’s translation guide to Polish, German, Latin, and Russian documents. Volume four, German. 

CS614 .S93 2022. Szabados, Stephen.  German genealogy: finding the German records.  

CS844 .S54 2014. Shea, Jonathan D.  In their words: a genealogist’s translation guide to Polish, German, Latin, and Russian documents. Volume two, Russian. 

CS873 .S54 2018. Shea, Jonathan D.  In their words: a genealogist’s translation guide to Polish, German, Latin, and Russian documents. Volume one, Polish. 

E185.96 .W69 1999. Woodtor, Dee.  Finding a place called home: a guide to African-American genealogy and historical identity. 

F118 .C983 1912. Cutter, William Richard. Families of western New York.

F118 .F65 1993 v.1 & v.2. Foley, Janeth Wethy. Early settlers of New York State : their ancestors and descendants.

F118 .L58 1991. Livsey, Karen E. Western New York land transactions, 1804-1824 : extracted from the Archives of the Holland Land Company.

F118 .L583 1996. Livsey, Karen E. Western New York land transactions, 1825-1835 : extracted from the archives of the Holland Land Company.

Z115.A5 S64 1998. Sperry, Kip.  Reading early American handwriting. 

Z1238 .G78 2012. Grundset, Eric.  New York in the American Revolution: a source guide for genealogists and historians.