A collection of genealogy libraries and bookstores (in no particular order). Many with extensive online resources! Please add comments or send in others that you know of.
Genealogy Libraries
California State Library (previously Sutro Library) - J. Paul Leonard Library – Sutro Library, Fifth Floor, San Francisco State University, 1630 Holloway Drive, San Francisco, CA 94132-4030. 415-469-6100. Open Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding state holidays.
California Genealogical Society - 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612-3031; (510) 663-1358; Library@californiaancestors.org
New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) - 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007; (617) 536-5740
Genealogy Center / Allen County Public Library - 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, IN 46802; (260) 421-1225
Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research / Houston Public Library - 500 McKinney Street, Houston, Texas 77002; (832) 393-1313
Birmingham Public Library - 2100 Park Place, Birmingham AL 35203; (205) 226-3665
Denver Public Library - Genealogy, African American & Western History Resources -
- Western History/Genealogy - Central Library: 10 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy., Denver, CO 80204; 720-865-1821
- Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library: 2401 Welton St., Denver, CO 80205; 720-865-2401
Dallas Public Library - Genealogy & History - J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 8th floor - 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201; 214-670-1433; genealogy@dallaslibrary.org
Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library - Genealogy and Local History - 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati OH 45202; 513-369-6900
Genealogy Bookstores
American Ancestors (New England Historic Genealogical Society)
Higginson Books - Genealogical and Historical Books - 10 Colonial Rd. Ste. 5-6, Salem, MA 01970; 978-745-7170; higginsonbookcompany@gmail.com
Heritage Books Inc. - Genealogies - 5810 Ruatan St., Berwyn Heights, Maryland 20740; 800-876-6103; info@HeritageBooks.com
Janaway Publishing, Inc. - 732 Kelsey Ct., Santa Maria, California 93454; (805) 925-1038; service@JanawayGenealogy.com
Genealogical.com - 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 229, Baltimore, Maryland 21211; (800) 296-6687
PrenticeNet Book Collection: Prentice Related
- Eight Generations the ancestry, education, and life of William Packer Prentice, by his son, William Kelley Prentice, 1947.
Extensive biographies of William Packer Prentice and his ancestors: Henry (the planter), Solomon, Solomon, Solomon, Nathaniel Sartell, Sartell, and Ezra Parmelee. See Map of Cambridge in 1948, for the story of The Old Prentice House (187KB image).
- Available online at archive.org.
- Henry Harmon Spalding, by C.M. Drury, 1936
A detailed account of the life of H.H. Spalding, an early pioneer of the Oregon Teritory. Also contains information about Narcissa Prentiss.
- Available online at archive.org.
- The History and Genealogy of the Prentice, or Prentiss Family, First Edition, by C.J.F. Binney, 1852.
Binney's first Prentice book.
- Available online at archive.org.
- The History and Genealogy of the Prentice, or Prentiss Family, Second Edition, by C.J.F. Binney, 1883.
This book covers the history of the four main branches of the Prentice family in America from 1631 to 1883. It also lists many (apparently) unrelated Prenitces.
- Available online at archive.org.
- The Life and Times of Seargent Smith Prentiss, by Joseph D. Shields, 1883.
Among other things, a famous politician from Mississippi.
- Available online at archive.org.
- Marcus Whitman M.D., Pioneer and Martyr, by C.M. Drury, 1937.
A detailed account of the life of Marcus Whitman, an early pioneer of the Oregon Teritory. Marcus was the husband of Narcissa Prentiss.
- Available online at archive.org.
- Mrs. Whitman's letters 1843-1847, by Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, 1894.
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- Available online at archive.org.
- Narcissa Whitman, Pioneer of Oregon, by Jeanette Eaton, 1941.
The life of Narcissa Prentiss Whitman.
- The Prentice Family in the Western Reserve, by Charles R. Prentice, 1997.
The Descendants of Peleg Prentice who came to Indian Point, Ohio about 1825.
- Warren Prentice, 1827-1916, Sailor, Soldier, Early Settler by Willard J. Prentice, 1986.
Genealogy and history of the Prentice family, descendants of Capt. Thomas Prentice. This book focuses on the life of Warren Prentice.
- Where Wagons Could Go, by Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spalding, 1808-1847; edited by C.M. Drury, 1963.
Portions of the diaries of
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman ,Eliza Hart Spalding ,Mary Augusta Dix Gray , andSarah Gilbert Smith .
Other useful books, not specifically Prentice-related
- A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register. By James Savage, published in 4 volumes, 1860-1862.
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- Available online at archive.org.
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