Fort Myers - Lee County Library
Genealogy Department Shelf List
The Genealogy Department Shelf List at the Fort Myers-Lee County Library, 2050 Central Avenue, Fort Myers, Florida, is presented as a service to library patrons and to distant researchers. These pages provide a full listing of genealogy resources available for your use at the Fort Myers Library. The collection holds over 8,523 items of genealogical referenece.
Our basic Genealogy Shelf List categories include: General Reference (001 through 899), Geography (901.9 through 917.8), Family Histories (929.2), General Genealogy Reference (920 through 929.9, excluding 929.2 Family Histories), United States and World History (940 through 999), Individual State Reference Books and International Reference Books. We have further categorized our collection which includes the above books as well as periodical articles that have been preserved.
At times you will see "n.c.d."used in a book description. This abbreviation stands for "no copyright date."
Bundle 155 Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Film 123 Roll89 contains schedules for the following counties: Butler, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Warren.
Film 123 Roll 88
1890 Federal Census Bundle 154 Allegheny County Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
Genealogy of the Cleavland Families. 3v. (microfilm).
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Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Joannes Nevius & his Descendants. (9 microfiche)., c1900.
Family Search On-Line Database
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Ancestral File
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IGI (International Genealogical Index)**
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Social Security Death Index
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Military Death Index
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Family History Library Catalog
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Family Archives – Mayflower Descendants (including Vital Records for Massachusetts)
**NOTE: We also have 4,248 Mircrofiche from the 1978 edition of the IGI. There are some gaps. This edition has been kept due to the loss of records when the IGI was converted to the newer CD-ROM and Internet versions. The LDS Church has advised patrons to check both editions to guarantee complete accuracy.
**NOTE: All items identified as microfiche format are shelved in the cabinet labeled: IGI 1978 Edition.
Federal Records
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Records of the Adjutant General Office, 1780-1870. (RG 94) Relating to Fort Deynaud - Later known as Fort Myers, Florida.
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Records of the U.S. Army - Continental Commands, 1821-1920. Surgeons Reports (RG 393).
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U.S. Military Postal Returns, 1850-1857. Fort Deynaud.
Miscellaneous Microfilm
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Kentucky, Shelby County, County Clerk, General Index to Wills 1792-1913.
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Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York 1820-1897 (Roll # M237-0312 List Nos. 575 through M237-0321 List Nos. 1367).
Genealogy Microfiche Shelved in Genealogy Microfilm Cabinet Containing Miscellaneous Rolls for Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, etc.
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Index to Death Records, Hendricks County, Indiana: 1882-1920, A-Z 4 fiche
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Index to Death Records, Montgomery County, Indiana: 1882-1920 A-Z 5 fiche
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Index to Marriage Records, Boone County, Indiana: 1842-1920, v.2 L-Z 8 fiche
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Index to Marriage Records, Marion County, Indiana: 1906-1910 v.2 M-Z 6 fiche
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Marriage Bonds & Ministers Returns of Pittsylvania County, Virginia: 1767-1805 3 fiche
Marriage Records Bedford County, Virginia: 1755-1800 2 fiche
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Marriage Records Copiah County, Mississippi, Book
Newspapers
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Fort Myers News-Press. 1884-Present.
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New York Times. 1851-Present.
Periodicals
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New England Historical & Genealogical Register. 1847-1982.
Subscription Databases
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Ancestry Library Edition (Available at any library in the Lee County Library System).
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Heritage Quest (Available at any library in the Lee County Library System or via remote access at your residence via the library Internet website under “Electronic Resources”).
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The Lee County Genealogical Society, Inc. is a Florida non-profit corporation and a 501(c)(3), federally recognized non-profit,
tax-exempt organization. Donations, gifts, bequests and contributions are tax-deductible in accordance with IRS regulations.
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