Libraries
Per the Family Tree website, here are the top libraries for genealogy research in the US:
- Allen County Public Library – in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Family History Library (FHL) – in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Mid-Continent Public Library – Independence, Missouri
- Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research – Houston, Texas
- Birmingham Public Library – Birmingham, Alabama
- Denver Public Library – Denver, Colorado
- New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) Library – Boston, Massachusetts
- Detroit Public Library – Detroit, Michigan
- Library of Congress – Washington, District of Columbus
- Dallas Public Library – Dallas, Texas
- Los Angeles Public Library – Los Angeles, California
- National DAR Library – Washington, District of Columbia
- The New York Public Library (NYPL) – New York City, New York
- Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library – Cincinnati, Ohio
Source: https://www.familytreemagazine.com/libraries-archives/top-10-public-libraries/
Other regional libraries known for excellent Genealogy research especially for Scandinavian materials are:
Arne G. Brekke Collection at UND – Grand Forks, North Dakota – these Bygdeboks contain history of Norwegian family farms
Decorah Genealogy Association – Decorah, IA
Museum of Danish America – Elk Horn, IA – contains a great deal of Danish genealogy resources
Minnesota Genealogical Library – Minneapolis, MN
Norwegian American Genealogical Center Naeseth Library – Madison, WI