9/27/2009
These how-to books will help you get the most out of your genealogy research in federal records.
The Genealogist's Companion & Sourcebook by Emily Anne Croom (Betterway Books), which focuses on US sources with a chapter on census records
Land & Property Research in the United States by E. Wade Hone (Ancestry)
U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal & State Sources, Colonial America to the Present by James C. Neagles (Ancestry)
The Library of Congress: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research by James C. Neagles (Ancestry)
The Sleuth Book for Genealogists by Emily Anne Croom (Betterway Books), which highlights the use of census and land records and contains a detailed discussion of documentation