The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research.

• National Archives

Pennsylvania Avenue at 8th St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20408
Telephone: 202-501-5415
Fax: 301-713-6740

• Columbia Historical Society

1307 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 202-785-2068
Fax: 202-887-5785

• District of Columbia Public Library

Information and Reference
901 “G” Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-4599
Telephone: 202-727-1101
Fax: 202-707-1129

• Library of Congress

General Reference and Bibliography Division
101 Independence Ave. at First St., S.E.
Washington, DC 20504
Telephone: 202-707-5000
Fax: 202-707-5844

• Maryland State Archives

350 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401
Telephone: 410-974-3914
Fax: 410-974-3895

Benton, Mildred, ed. Library and Reference Facilities in the Area of the District of Columbia. 12th ed. American Society for Information Science, 1986. (FHL book 975.3 J5j.)

Provine, Dorothy S. Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Government of the District of Columbia. Record Group 351. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1976. (FHL book 975.3 A1 No. 8.)

Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards

Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:

• Locate other researchers
• Post queries
• Send and receive e-mail
• Search large databases
• Search computer libraries
• Join in computer chat and lecture sessions
  

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from the District of Columbia in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of April 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:

• USGenWeb

http://www.usgenweb.com/
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.

• Roots-L

http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.

For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., “Archives and Libraries” section.

FamilySearch™

The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.

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BIBLE RECORDS

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The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains some District of Columbia Bible records. This collection is described in the “Genealogy” section of this outline, and is partially indexed by E. Kay Kirkham, An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the United States, vol. 2 (Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1984; FHL book 973 D22kk v.2; fiche 6089184).

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