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State Research Guides Index
Family Tree Magazine's State Research Guides series helps you trace your ancestors no matter which US state they called home. Each state guide contains a a how-to article with state-specific resources and strategies, plus a handy quick-rerence sheet listing key facts, Web sites, books, organizations and historic destinations, along with a map and a timeline.

Below is an alphabetical list of the states and the issues in which they appeared. (The series ran from February 2005 to March 2009.) Miss the one with your ancestral state? Just click on the link to that issue for ordering information, or visit our State Research Guide store to purchase a PDF download of the guide you want.

Or you can get the entire series on our State Research Guides CD, which puts all the content in a searchable, portable format, so you can take it with you on library and research trips. Plus, all the recommended Web sites are linked for one-click access—no need to type in URLs.

Hard-bound with a cloth cover and dust jacket, the State Research Guide Book is a great addition to your reference library—and perfect for quickly looking up facts and resources without firing up your computer.

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Alabama: January 2008

Alaska: August 2006

Arizona: April 2006

Arkansas: February 2006

California: February 2006

Colorado: March 2008

Connecticut: June 2005

Delaware: February 2005

Florida: July 2008

Georgia: December 2006

Hawaii: December 2005

Idaho: March 2009

Illinois: June 2006

Indiana: September 2007

Iowa: December 2006

Kansas: August 2005

Kentucky: March 2008

Louisiana: April 2005

Maine: July 2007

Maryland: September 2008

Massachusetts: August 2006

Michigan: October 2005

Minnesota: April 2006

Mississipi: November 2008

Missouri: May 2007

Montana: August 2005

Nebraska: May 2008

Nevada: January 2008

New Hampshire: March 2009

New Jersey: November 2008

New Mexico: July 2007

New York: November 2007

North Carolina: May 2008

North Dakota: February 2007

Ohio: July 2008

Oklahoma: September 2008

Oregon: February 2005

Pennsylvania: February 2007

Rhode Island: October 2006

South Carolina: June 2006

South Dakota: January 2009 

Tennessee: June 2005

Texas: October 2006

Utah: October 2005

Vermont: May 2007

Virginia: December 2005

Washington State: September 2007

West Virginia: January 2009

Wisconsin: April 2005

Wyoming: November 2007