At the bottom of this page are included a few addresses for genealogy book stores whose catalogs always find their way to our mail box. Also at the bottom of this page is a link to the Books, Microfilm & Microfiche page of Cyndi's List. This page includes a large listing of sites which have genealogical books, as well as other products, for sale.
We frequently order books from Amazon.com & the Internet Bookshop and have been very pleased with their service. In fact, we like these two online bookstores so well that we've established this web page as part of Amazon.com's Associates program and the Internet Bookshop's Partnership Programme. By using the links to individual books provided on this page, you can order the books which we recommend in our list below directly from Amazon.com or the Internet Bookshop. A few cents or pence of your purchase will be credited to Mark & Cyndi by these online bookstores as a "thank you" for our recommendations. If you can't order a particular book from these bookstores due to it being out of stock or out of print, we've also supplied the publishers' names so that you can contact them directly.
We have also found online order of books to be very secure. In some cases, Amazon.com and the Internet Bookshop offer these books at a discount over other booksellers. Follow the link provided after the book of interest to the online bookstores' web sites and instructions on how to order.
Can't find what you're looking for in Mark & Cyndi's Genealogy Library?
Try searching Amazon.com or the Internet Bookshop directly using the below search boxes. Use Amazon.com for North American genealogy books and use the Internet Bookshop or Amazon.co.uk for United Kingdom genealogy books. Just type in the title of a book, the name of an author, or the subject of what you are trying to locate. Then press the Search button.
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Beginner's Guides:
Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide to Family History & Genealogy
Beginner's Guide to Family History Research ~ Recommended
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy ~ Recommended [Save 20% when purchased from Amazon.com]
First Steps in Genealogy - A Beginner's Guide to Researching Your Family History ~ Highly Recommended [Save 20% when purchased from Amazon.com]
The Genealogist's Companion & Sourcebook ~ Highly Recommended [Save 20% when purchased from Amazon.com]
Genealogy Starter Kit
Tracing Your Family Tree (UK) ~ Highly Recommended
Unpuzzling Your Past: A Basic Guide to Genealogy ~ Highly Recommended [Save 20% when purchased from Amazon.com]
British Research - General:
The A to Z of Georgian London [Save 10% when purchased from The Internet Bookshop]
The A-Z Guide to Tracing Ancestors in Britain ~ Recommended
Affection Defying the Power of Death: Wills Probate & Death Duty Records
Ancestral Trails - The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History ~ Highly Recommended
Bishops' Transcripts and Marriage Licences, Bonds, and Allegations
Criminal Ancestors - A Guide to Historical Criminal Records in England and Wales ~ Highly Recommended [Save 20% when purchased from Amazon.com]
A Comedy of Errors or The Marriage Records of England and Wales 1837-1899
Coroners' Records in England and Wales [Save 12% when purchased from The Internet Bookshop]
The Dictionary of Genealogy ~ Highly Recommended
Electoral Registers since 1832: and Burgess Rolls
The Family Tree Detective - Tracing your ancestors in England and Wales
The Hearth Tax, Other Later Stuart Tax Lists, and the Association Oath Rolls
How Much Is That Worth?
In Search of Your British & Irish Roots
Marriage and Census Indexes for Fmaily Historians [Save 12% when purchased from The Internet Bookshop]
Militia Lists and Musters 1757-1876 [Save 12% when purchased from The Internet Bookshop]
Never Been Here Before? - A genealogists' guide to the Family Records Centre ~ Recommended [Save 20% when purchased from Amazon.co.uk]
The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History ~ Recommended [Save 20% when purchased from Amazon.co.uk]
The Oxford Guide to Family History ~ Recommended [Save 20% when purchased from Amazon.co.uk]
The Parish Chest
Permanent Londoners: An Illustrated Biographical Guide to the Cemeteries of London
The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers ~ Highly Recommended
Poll Books c. 1696-1872: A Directory To Holdings in Great Britain [Save 12% when purchased from The Internet Bookshop]
Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills and Other Probate Records
Probate Jurisdictions: Where to Look For Wills [Save 12% when purchased from The Internet Bookshop]
Quarter Session Records For Family Historians [Save 12% when purchased from The Internet Bookshop]
Record Offices: How to Find Them [Save 12% when purchased from The Internet Bookshop]
Tracing Your Family Tree ~ Highly Recommended
Using Newspapers and Periodicals ~ Recommended [Save 12% when purchased from The Internet Bookshop]
Weights, Money and other Measures used by our Ancestors
British Research - Blacksmiths:
The Place of the Rural Blacksmith in Parish Life 1500-1900
The Village Blacksmith [Save 23% when purchased from Amazon.com]
British Research - Census:
A Clearer Sense of the Census ~ Highly Recommended
Making Use of the Census ~ Recommended [Save 20% when purchased from Amazon.co.uk]
People Count - A history of the General Register Office ~ Recommended [Save 12% when purchased from The Internet Bookshop]
British Research - Dentists:
Brass Plate and Brazen Impudence - Dental Practice in the Provinces 1755-1855 ~ Highly Recommended
The Roots of Dentistry ~ Recommended
British Research - Excise:
The Excise Officers and their Duties in an English Market Town - Kingston Upon Thames 1643-1973
"A poor, damn'd, rascally gager" - Robert Burns the Exciseman
British Research - Maps:
The County Maps of Old England
Maps for Family History ~ Recommended [Save 20% when purchased from Amazon.co.uk]
The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers ~ Highly Recommended
The Times London History Atlas ~ Highly Recommended
British Research - Military:
Army Records For Family Historians ~ Highly Recommended
Army Service Records of the First World War
More Sources of World War One Army Ancestry
A Most Delightful Station - The Biristh Army on The Curragh of Kildare, Ireland, 1855-1922 ~ Highly Recommended
My Ancestor Was In The British Army ~ Highly Recommended
World War One Army Ancestry ~ Highly Recommended
British Research -Norfolk:
Norwich [Save 10% when purchased from The Internet Bookshop]
The Old Churches of Norwich