RECENT ADDITIONS TO OUR COLLECTION

Following is a list of items added to the Library collection during 2009 that may prove of interest to the genealogist or historian:

The American Civil War : a Military History / John Keegan. Washington, DC: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 973.73.

Atlas of the Civil War : a Comprehensive Guide to the Tactics and Terrain of Battle / edited by Neil Kagan & Stephen G. Hyslop. Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 973.70223.

Civil War Records. Deaths Reported by Missouri State Guard & Missouri Confederate Units (5522) / by Kenneth E. Weant. Arlington, TX: the Author, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 929.3778.

Civil War Records. Missouri State Guard Cavalry Regiments (3751 names) / by Kenneth E. Weant. Arlington, TX: the Author, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 929.3778.

Civil War Records. Missouri State Guard Infantry Regiments (5418 names) / copyright by Kenneth E. Weant. Arlington, TX: the Author, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 929.3778.

Civil War Wives : the Lives and Times of Angelina Grimké Weld, Varina Howell Davis, and Julia Dent Grant / Carol Berkin. NY, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy; Popular Library.
Call # 973.7082.

Illinois Central : a Guide to Genealogical Research in Springfield, Illinois / by Thomas A. Pearson. St. Louis, MO: Infinite Mirror Press, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 929.3773.

Master of War : the Life of General George H. Thomas / Benson Bobrick. NY, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # B Thomas.

The Missouri State Guard : a Selected, Annotated Unit Bibliography / by Thomas A. Pearson. St. Louis, MO: Infinite Mirror Press, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 973.7478.

Railroad Boys : the Story of the 89th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1862-1865) / by Thomas A. Pearson. St. Louis, MO: Infinite Mirror Press, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 973.7473.

Research in the Land Entry Files of the General Land Office: Record Group 49 / compiled by Kenneth Hawkins. Washington, DC: NARA, 2009.
Central Library- Government Information.
Call # AE1.124: 114/2009

The State of Jones : the Small Southern County that Seceded from the Confederacy / by Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer. NY, NY: Doubleday, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 973.746255.

Tracing Your Irish Family History / Anthony Adolph. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 929.1072041.

Tracing Your Scottish Family History / Anthony Adolph. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 2009.
Central Library- History & Genealogy.
Call # 929.1072041.

Using Civilian Records for Genealogical Research in the National Archives. Washington, DC: NARA, 2009.
Central Library- Government Information.
Call # AE1.124: 110/2009

And, if you like fiction with a genealogical component:

The Lost Quilter : an Elm Creek Quilts Novel / Jennifer Chiaverini. NY, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Various library locations
Call # Fic Chiaverini

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