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Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Vital Records
Comments And Suggestions

ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIESLook this term up in the glossary.

The following archivesLook this term up in the glossary., librariesLook this term up in the glossary., and societiesLook this term up in the glossary. have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.

900 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2294
Telephone: 605-773-3458
Fax: 605-773-6041
Three divisions of the South Dakota Historical Society include materials of interest to genealogists. The Historical Society Library houses printed materials, while the Archives Division maintains original records of South Dakota government jurisdictions and other historical documents. The Manuscript Division preserves unpublished materials.

P.O. Box 25307
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225
Telephone: 303-236-0817
Fax: 303-236-9297

2312 East Bannister Road
Kansas City, MO 64131-3011
Telephone: 816-926-6272
Fax: 816-926-6982

P.O. Box 1101
Pierre, SD 57501
Telephone: 605-224-3670

University of South Dakota
414 E. Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
Telephone: 605-677-5371
Fax: 605-677-5488
  • Center for Western Studies

P.O. Box 727
Augustana College
Sioux Falls, SD 57197
Telephone: 605-336-4921
Fax: 605-336-5447
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of South Dakota counties, use the nine inventoriesLook this term up in the glossary. of county archives produced by the Historical Records SurveyLook this term up in the glossary. around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of most of these inventories.


Computer NetworksLook this term up in the glossary. and Bulletin BoardsLook this term up in the glossary.

Computers with modemsLook this term up in the glossary. can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The InternetLook this term up in the glossary., certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line servicesLook this term up in the glossary. help family history researchers:

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from South Dakota 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:

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.

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 groupsLook this term up in the glossary. for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), 2nd ed., "Archives and Libraries" section.


FamilySearch™Look this term up in the glossary.

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 sourcesLook this term up in the glossary.; some have been automated from original sourcesLook this term up in the glossary..

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