When our State Research Guides debuted in February 2005, we were confident readers would like the concept — you'd find it handy to have tips and resources for the places you're researching in a convenient pullout format you could stash in your research binder.

Our hunch was right. Since the series began, we've received more inquiries and compliments about our state guides than any other articles we've published. Readers couldn't get enough: You wanted to know when we'd be publishing your ancestors' states, how to get guides you'd missed and when we'd be offering a compilation of the entire collection.