Periodicals

What is a periodical? See

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers new to their area may not encounter. Periodicals at various levels (county, region, state, country, ethnic group) may carry articles useful to research in this area.

Information frequently includes small details about some places or some individuals not found in usual county history books or cemetery survey books.

Information might include:


 * Birth registers
 * Marriage registers
 * Death registers
 * Cemetery Burial records
 * Church records (baptisms, memberships, dismissals, marriages, lists of pastors, etc.
 * Town directories
 * Family histories

One source to consider when searching the periodicals is "PERSI" ( PE rsonal S ource Index)