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Table of Contents
Introduction
     Using This Outline
     Records At The Family History Library
     The Family History Library Catalog
     Access To Family History Library Periodicals
Basic Search Strategies
     Map Of The United States
Archives And Libraries
     Other Libraries
     State Archives And State Libraries
     County And Town Courthouses
     Historical And Genealogical Societies
     Federal Repository Libraries
     Inventories, Registers, Catalogs
Bible Records
Biography
     Individual Biographies
     Compiled Biographies
Cemeteries
     Locating Cemeteries And Cemetery Records
     Records At The Family History Library
     Funeral Home Records
Census
     Federal Censuses
     Colonial, State, And Local Censuses
Church Records
     History Of American Churches
     Finding Church Records
     Church Records At The Family History Library
     Guides To Church Records
Court Records
     Federal Courts
     State And Local Courts
     Major Types Of Court Records
     Locating Court Records
     Court Records Of Adoption
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
     Finding The Country And City Of Origin
     Passenger Arrival Records
     Ship Arrival Records
     Other Published Sources
     Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954
     Passports
     Emigration Records Of Europe
Gazetteers
     Modern Place Names
     Historical Place Names
Genealogy
     Unique Sources Available From The Family History Library
     Published Sources
     Manuscript Collections
Historical Geography
History
     United States History
     Local Histories
Land And Property
     Government Land Grants
     Subsequent Exchanges Of Land
Maps
     Plat Maps
     Ward Maps Of Major Cities
     Topographic Maps
     Atlases
     Historical Atlases
     Locating Township And County Boundaries
     Land Ownership Maps
Military Records
     Types Of Military Service
     Selected Family History Library Holdings From The National Archives
     U.S. Army
     Guidebooks
Minorities
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
     Requirements For Naturalization
     Naturalization Process
     Naturalization Records
     Locating Naturalization Records
Newspapers
Obituaries
Periodicals
     Genealogical Magazines Of General Interest
     Genealogical Journals
     Indexes
     Obtaining Periodicals
Probate Records
     The Probate Process
     Availability Of Probate Records
Societies
     Historical And Genealogical Societies
     Lineage And Hereditary Societies
     Family Associations
     Fraternal Organizations
     Guide To Societies And Associations
     Locating Society Records In The Family History Library Catalog
Taxation
Town Records
Vital Records
     General Historical Background
     Regional Differences
     Birth Records
     Marriage Records
     Divorce Records
     Death Records
     Locating Vital Records
Other Records
For Further Reading
     Basic Research Strategies
     More Information About U.S. Records
     Reading The Records
     Guides To Additional Sources
     For Ready Reference
Comments And Suggestions

BIBLE RECORDSLook this term up in the glossary.

Many families have traditionally recorded births, marriages, and deaths in a family Bible, family record book, or book of remembranceLook this term up in the glossary.. Family Bibles that are no longer in the possession of the family may be at a historical or genealogical society. They are sometimes transcribed and published in genealogical periodicals.

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)Look this term up in the glossary. have collected and transcribed many Bible records. These transcripts are at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C., or at local DAR chapters. Most are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Partial indexes to these records are:

Kirkham, E. Kay. An Index to Some of the Family Records of the Southern States: 35,000 Microfilm References from the NSDAR Files and Elsewhere. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1979. (FHL book 973 D22kk v. 1; fiche 6089183; computer number 32871; v. 2 fiche 6089184; computer number 298346.)

Kirkham, E. Kay. An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the United States: 45,500 References as Taken from the Microfilm at the Genealogical Society of Utah. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1984. (FHL book 973 D22kk v. 2.; fiche 6089184; computer number 298346.)

National Genealogical Society (Arlington, Virginia). Bible Records, ca. 1747-1982. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. (On 6 FHL films starting with 1987737; computer number 772239.) No circulation to Family History Centers. Includes index. Bible records collected from members of the society.

The DAR and other Bible records at the Family History Library are generally listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under one of the following:

[STATE] - BIBLE RECORDS[STATE], [COUNTY] - BIBLE RECORDS[STATE] - VITAL RECORDS[STATE], [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS

You can find further information about Bible records in research outlines available for each state.

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