The Center
A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capital Area
by Christina K. Schaefer

Revised and updated, this popular, indispensable guidebook leads the researcher through a bewildering maze of agencies, departments, and archives in the Washington, D.C. area, highlighting the unique role the D.C. area plays as a repository of genealogical materials and where they can be found.

Under each listed facility is a survey of key record holdings, with descriptions and summaries of their contents, an explanation of their organization, and directions for their use. Also included is a list of published indexes and finding aids, key addresses for mail requests, publications, phone numbers and business hours.

160 pp., paperback, 1996, ISBN 0-8063-1515-6