When trying to find information on your family, especially when looking for information from the colonial period, you'll most likely have to resort to finding books. So how do you go about this? You have two options: WorldCat & Google Books.
WorldCat
WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. Not only can you find books but you may also find article citations with links to their full text; authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public. WorldCat.org lets you find an item of interest and then locate a library near you that owns it. WorldCat has provided me with pointers to family letters as well as a ledger and court docket of Benjamin. You can check out my WorldCat Kissam genealogy list of books.
Google Books
Google Books provides full indexed versions of a large number of books. It allows you to search for a term within a book giving much more accurate results. In out of copyright books the full text may even be available for both review online and as a downloadable book. You can check out my Google Books library.
Inter-library Loan
And once you find the books you want you should check with your local library to see if they're part of an inter-library loan program. Many books can be requested from other libraries and delivered free to your local library. Don't let geography and the location of a book you want deter you from getting your hands on it. One thing to note with inter-library loan though, a book may be delivered in it's micro-fiche format as opposed to a real book. So you may need a refresher if, like me, you hadn't used a micro-fiche machine since high school :)
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Kissam: Related Books, Articles, & Links
The items listed below are resources I've found that are directly related to or refer to the Kissam family name. As I continue to research this family name the list will be updated.
Book Lists (updated Dec. 2 2008)
These are lists of books that relate to colonial New York and/or the Kissam name. Their may be some duplication.
Books
A History of the Parish of Trinity Church in the City of New York, by Morgan Dix, John Adams Dix, Leicester Crosby Lewis, Charles Thorley Bridgeman , Clifford P. Morehouse. 1906. Download
Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Columbia University from the Foundation of King's College in 1754, by Columbia University. 1906. Download
Memorial history of the city of New-York and the Hudson River Valley : from its first settlement to the year 1892 Wilson, James Grant Vol. 2 Download
Memorial history of the city of New-York and the Hudson River Valley : from its first settlement to the year 1892 Wilson, James Grant Vol. 3 Download
Memorial history of the city of New-York and the Hudson River Valley : from its first settlement to the year 1892 Wilson, James Grant Vol. 4 Download
Articles
Biographical List of American College Professors to 1800 , by William D. Carrell. Source: History of Education Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 3, (Autumn, 1968), pp. 358-374. Published by: History of Education Society. Available on JSTOR.
John Okeson of Hempstead, Long Island, by Thorn Dickinson. Source: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Vol. 91, No. 2 (April 1960), pp. 65-76. Published by: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society.
John Okeson of Hempstead, Long Island, by Thorn Dickinson. Source: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Vol. 91, No. 3 (July 1960), pp. 130-137. Published by: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society.
Records of St. George's Church, Hempstead, L.I., by Benjamin Hicks, Esq. Source: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Vol. 10, No. 1 (January 1879), pp. 89-92. Published by: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society.
Book Lists (updated Dec. 2 2008)
These are lists of books that relate to colonial New York and/or the Kissam name. Their may be some duplication.
Books
A History of the Parish of Trinity Church in the City of New York, by Morgan Dix, John Adams Dix, Leicester Crosby Lewis, Charles Thorley Bridgeman , Clifford P. Morehouse. 1906. Download
Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Columbia University from the Foundation of King's College in 1754, by Columbia University. 1906. Download
Memorial history of the city of New-York and the Hudson River Valley : from its first settlement to the year 1892 Wilson, James Grant Vol. 2 Download
Memorial history of the city of New-York and the Hudson River Valley : from its first settlement to the year 1892 Wilson, James Grant Vol. 3 Download
Memorial history of the city of New-York and the Hudson River Valley : from its first settlement to the year 1892 Wilson, James Grant Vol. 4 Download
Articles
Biographical List of American College Professors to 1800 , by William D. Carrell. Source: History of Education Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 3, (Autumn, 1968), pp. 358-374. Published by: History of Education Society. Available on JSTOR.
John Okeson of Hempstead, Long Island, by Thorn Dickinson. Source: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Vol. 91, No. 2 (April 1960), pp. 65-76. Published by: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society.
John Okeson of Hempstead, Long Island, by Thorn Dickinson. Source: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Vol. 91, No. 3 (July 1960), pp. 130-137. Published by: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society.
Records of St. George's Church, Hempstead, L.I., by Benjamin Hicks, Esq. Source: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Vol. 10, No. 1 (January 1879), pp. 89-92. Published by: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society.
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