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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.


== Oral Histories ===
== Oral Histories ==
* UNR has Oral Histories
* UNR has Oral Histories

Revision as of 18:13, 23 November 2014

This article contains information about how to do research about the Black Rock Desert and Nevada in general.


Books

Censuses

  • The Censuses page has links to historic Nevada Censuses

Genealogy

Historical Societies

Libraries

  • University of Nevada Reno

Magazines

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

Newspaperarchive.com

  • When using Google, to find newspaper articles, try adding "site:newspaperchive.com" to a search.

Oral Histories

  • UNR has Oral Histories