Table of Contents

• Introduction
• The Research Process
• Thinking About History
• Organizing Your Thoughts
• Research Activity—History is Layered
• The Reference Department
• Types of Reference Sources
• Research Activity—Browsing the Reference Collection
• Research Activity—Accuracy of Reference Source Entries
• Library of Congress Subject Headings
• List of Reference Sources to Consult
• General Reference Sources
• United States History Sources
• Research Activity—Choosing the Next Step in the Research Process
• Research Activity—Bunker Hill—Finding Evidence within the Exhibit
• American Revolution Sources
• Research Activity—Looking at the Larger Community
• General Bibliographical Sources
• Biographical Sources by Subject
• Military Sources
• Research Activity—Bunker Hill—Gathering Biographical Information
• Tools for Locating Early American Imprints
• Using Secondary Sources as a Reference Tool
• Tools for Locating Primary Sources
• Tools for Locating Diaries
• Tools for Locating Newspapers
• Resources Published by the Massachusetts Historical Society
• Electronic Databases
• Web Sites
• How to Ask a Reference Question—Know What You Want and Get What You Want in Return
• Evaluating the Source
• Summary
• Definitions
• Bibliography of Bunker Hill Sources
• Bibliography of Reference Sources

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