No scholarly reference library is complete without a copy of Ancestrys Red Book. In it you will find both general and specific information essential to researchers of American records. This revised 3rd edition provides updated county and town listings within the same overall statebystate organization. Whether you are looking for your ancestors in the northeastern states the South the West or somewhere in the middle Ancestrys Red Book has information on records and holdings for every county in the United States as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide.amp160In short the Red Book is simply the book that no genealogist can afford not to have. The availability of census records such as federal state and territorial census reports is covered in detail. Unlike the federal census state and territorial census were taken at different times and different questions were asked. Vital records are also discussed including when and where they were kept and how.