Previously published by Magna Carta, Baltimore. Published as a set by Genealogical Publishing with the two vols. of the Genealogies in the Library of Congress, and the two vols. of the Supplement. Set ISBN is 0806316691.

This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.

Michael Franks was born ca. 1725, probably in the Rhineland (Alsace or the Palatinate. He was the father of three, possibly four children. He died in German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1793. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, and elsewhere.

The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.