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== Censuses == | == Censuses == | ||
* The [[Censuses]] page has links to historic Nevada Censuses | * The [[Censuses]] page has links to historic Nevada Censuses | ||
== 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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* 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. | ||
== Oral Histories | == Oral Histories == | ||
* UNR has Oral Histories | * UNR has Oral Histories | ||
Revision as of 02:18, 5 May 2014
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
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.
Newspaperarchive.com
- When using Google, to find newspaper articles, try adding "site:newspaperchive.com" to a search.
Oral Histories
- UNR has Oral Histories