LIBRARY PUBLISHES GUIDE TO AFRO-AMERICAN GENEALOGY

     The Library of Congress has just published a list of sources for
Afro-American genealogical research which appropriately coincides with Black
History Month.

     Compiled by Sandra M. Lawson, of the Library's General Reading Rooms
Division, "Generations Past, A Selected List of Sources for Afro-American
Genealogical Research" is an introductory guide to selected material in the
collections of the Library of Congress that should be especially useful to
those interested in researching Afro-American lineages.  The bibliographic
entries cover guidebooks, bibliographies, local histories, city directories,
and other works pertaining to lesser-known individuals of the 19th century.
These are arranged in sections headed by brief essays on various kinds of
sources. One long section lists entries under major family names, and another
under the 50 states.  Suggestions for additional research possibilities abound
throughout the 101-page, illustrated book.

     "Generations Past, A Selected List of Sources for AfroAmerican
Genealogical Research" (Washington, D.C., Library of Congress, 1988. vi + 101
p. LC call no. Z1361.N39L34) is available for $4.50 from the Superintendent of
Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.  (Cite stock
number 030-001-00126-1 when ordering.)