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== Censuses == | == Censuses == | ||
* The [[Censuses]] page has links to historic Nevada Censuses | * The [[Censuses]] page has links to historic Nevada Censuses | ||
== Genealogy == | |||
* [[Genealogy]] | |||
== Historical Societies == | |||
* [http://blackrockdesert.org Friends of the Black Rock/High Rock] | |||
* [http://humboldtmuseum.org/ Humboldt Museum] | |||
* [http://museums.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=446&Itemid=437 Nevada Historical Society] | |||
== Libraries == | |||
* University of Nevada Reno | |||
== Magazines == | == Magazines == | ||
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* County assessor maps can be useful, Pershing County has maps that are of use. | * County assessor maps can be useful, Pershing County has maps that are of use. | ||
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/ GNIS] has information about place names that sometimes includes useful citations. | * [http://geonames.usgs.gov/ GNIS] has information about place names that sometimes includes useful citations. | ||
== Nevada Outdoor School == | |||
* [http://www.nevadaoutdoorschool.org/InterpretiveKits.htm Interpretive Kits] - [[#NevadaOutdoorSchool]] resources useful for the classroom. | |||
== Newspaperarchive.com == | == Newspaperarchive.com == | ||
* When using Google, to find newspaper articles, try adding "site:newspaperchive.com" to a search. | * When using Google, to find newspaper articles, try adding "site:newspaperchive.com" to a search. | ||
==Newspapers== | |||
* [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/nevada/ Historic Nevada newspapers] (Library of Congress) | |||
* [[Humboldt Register]] | |||
===Territorial Enterprise=== | |||
* [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84022058/ About Daily territorial enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, N.T. [Nev.]) 1861-1916] (Library of Congress) | |||
* [https://llmc-com.libproxy.berkeley.edu/docDisplay5.aspx?set=01701t&volume=1859&part=078 Vol. 1, no. 26 (1859 July 30)] (UC Berkeley Law Library) account required for online access | |||
* [https://nvlibrarycoop.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ten Daily Territorial Enterprise January 2, 1883 through December 30, 1900] (Pershing County Library) | |||
* [https://berkeley.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991000543979706532&context=L&vid=01UCS_BER:UCB&lang=en&search_scope=DN_and_CI&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Default_UCLibrarySearch&query=any,contains,%22Territorial%20Enterprise%22 Territorial enterprise and Virginia City news 1952-1969] UC Berkeley | |||
* [https://unr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991001870809706781&context=L&vid=01UNR_INST:DEFAULT&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,territorial%20enterprise&offset=10 Territorial enterprise and Virginia City news (Virginia City, Nev. : 1952) 1952-1969] Microfilm N0034 (UNR) | |||
== Oral Histories | == Oral Histories == | ||
* UNR has Oral Histories | * UNR has Oral Histories | ||
Latest revision as of 04:24, 16 June 2023
This article contains information about how to do research about the Black Rock Desert and Nevada in general.
Books
- Searching Google Books can be of value.
- See Bibliography for a list of books. Carlson's "Nevada Place Names" and Fairfield's "Fairfield's Pioneer History of Lassen County, California" are very valuable.
Censuses
- The Censuses page has links to historic Nevada Censuses
Genealogy
Historical Societies
Libraries
- University of Nevada Reno
Magazines
- Desert Magazine has articles from the 1950s.
Maps
- The Maps page contains a number of useful maps. In particular, the Historic Maps page has links to old topo maps and township plats.
- County assessor maps can be useful, Pershing County has maps that are of use.
- GNIS has information about place names that sometimes includes useful citations.
Nevada Outdoor School
- Interpretive Kits - #NevadaOutdoorSchool resources useful for the classroom.
Newspaperarchive.com
- When using Google, to find newspaper articles, try adding "site:newspaperchive.com" to a search.
Newspapers
- Historic Nevada newspapers (Library of Congress)
- Humboldt Register
Territorial Enterprise
- About Daily territorial enterprise. [volume (Virginia, N.T. [Nev.]) 1861-1916] (Library of Congress)
- Vol. 1, no. 26 (1859 July 30) (UC Berkeley Law Library) account required for online access
- Daily Territorial Enterprise January 2, 1883 through December 30, 1900 (Pershing County Library)
- Territorial enterprise and Virginia City news 1952-1969 UC Berkeley
- Territorial enterprise and Virginia City news (Virginia City, Nev. : 1952) 1952-1969 Microfilm N0034 (UNR)
Oral Histories
- UNR has Oral Histories