Not just U.S. records Update yearly. Arranged by locality, instead of being arranged by author and title. If you need a book that's not photocopied, you can still get a photocopy of the index of the book. Non-Computer Records in the FHC Accelerated Indexes census index complete through 1850 for all states. Periodical Index Index of all genealogical publications carried by the Ft Wayne Library, by location and surname.
Some centers collect land grants and vital stats for their geography.
Second Speaker was Ron Bryant, Director of the Library Reading Room for the KY Historical Society. KY History Center is considered one of the nicest in the world. Contains 100,000 volumes of state and local information. Contains the Military Arsenal Collection. Contains 200,000 photographic images.