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Genealogy
by George G. Morgan
An introductory-level guide profiles different available record types while providing comprehensive tips for using both traditional and electronic research strategies, counseling readers on how to evaluate source materials while offering in the second edition new chapters on DNA-based records.
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Genealogy Online
by Elizabeth Powell Crowe
The potential for finding clues, data, and other researchers looking for your same family names has increased exponentially in the last decade. Push technology, streaming video, blogs, podcasts, social networking, and indexed document scans have radically changed what can be found on the Internet and how we search for it. If you feel you need formal instruction in researching family history, online courses, from basic self-paced text to college-level instruction, can now make that happen. In short, online genealogy has never been better.
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Finding Your Roots: The Official Companion to the PBS Series
by Henry Louis Gates
Who are we, and where do we come from? The fundamental drive to answer these questions is at the heart of Finding Your Roots, the companion book to the PBS documentary series. As Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. shows us, the tools of cutting-edge genomics and deep genealogical research now allow us to learn more about our roots, looking further back in time than ever before. Gates's investigations take on the personal and genealogical histories of more than twenty famous Americans. Interwoven with their moving stories of immigration, assimilation, strife, and success, Gates provides practical information for amateur genealogists just beginning archival research on their own families' roots, and he details the advances in genetic research now available to the public.
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Genealogy Quicksteps
by Martin S. Matthews
Presents detailed instructions for genealogy research, describing basic concepts, software tools, Internet resources, available databases, blogs, archives, and steps for creating a family tree.
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You Can Write Your Family History
by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
There's no reason a fully documented family history can't read like a page-turning novel. Sharon DeBartolo Carmack shows genealogists, history buffs, and writers at all levels exactly how to record the fascinating tales of their ancestors. Based on her own extensive experience writing family histories, the author shares her best methods for: - Conducting historical and thematic research - Organizing materials - Outlining and plotting a story - Illustrating with pictures and charts - Making money writing the histories of other families The advice, inspiration and instruction in You Can Write Your Family History makes it possible for anyone - even those who've never written a single page - to successfully chronicle the lives of near or distant relatives.
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Mastering Online Genealogy
by W. Daniel Quillen
Mastering Online Genealogy covers the use of computers and the Internet to successfully do your own genealogical research. The book includes information on: genealogy databases—what they are, where they are, and how to use them; free genealogy websites: who they are, strengths and weaknesses; subscription services: who they are, what they cost; pitfalls to watch out for, pratfalls to avoid the value of message boards, blogs, etc.; and what kind of computer and software to buy. The author also includes genealogy software reviews and a glossary of terms.
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Family Tree Problem Solver: Proven Methods for Scaling the Inevitable Brick Wall
by Marsha Hoffman Rising
An award-winning genealogist helps beginning family tree researchers overcome such challenges as incomplete or missing records, census irregularities, and same-name obstacles, providing straightforward advice and case studies that demonstrate the strategies employed by experienced researchers.
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Family History: Digging Deeper
by Simon Fowler
This guide will take your research to the next level with clear advice and explanation of the processes involved. It provides information about the way in which our ancestors used to live and how this knowledge can help the researcher. Topics include genealogical traditions around the world, from North America to West Africa; the abuse of genealogy by the Nazis; and the uses of new science such as DNA testing and new technology such as online research; while a problem-solving section sees experts tackle common difficulties.
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The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
by Loretto Dennis Szucs
Intended as a handbook and a guide to selecting, locating, and using appropriate primary and secondary resources, The Source also functions as an instructional tool for novice genealogists and a refresher course for experienced researchers. More than 30 experts in this field--genealogists, historians, librarians, and archivists--prepared the 20 signed chapters, which are well written, easy to read, and include many helpful hints for getting the most out of whatever information is acquired. Each chapter ends with an extensive bibliography and is further enriched by tables, black-and-white illustrations, and examples of documents. Eight appendixes include the expected contact information for groups and institutions that persons studying genealogy and history need to find.
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The Family Tree Guide to Finding Your Ellis Island Ancestors
by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
A comprehensive resource explains how to research one's early ancestors using the popular Ellis Island online database, revealing how to overcome common search challenges while providing insight into how passenger lists were created and how they can reveal key genealogy clues.
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County Courthouse Book
by Elizabeth Petty Bentley
Features updated coverage of 3,125 county jurisdictions and 1,577 New England towns and independent Virginia cities, details of the 18 Vermont probate districts, 9 Massachusetts districts, and 12 Connecticut judicial districts, plus informative state profiles and cross-references to name changes and extinct towns and counties. Based on her written survey of county courthouses and other jurisdictions, Mrs. Bentley here presents the names, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of organization of all county courthouses, and for those that responded (65 percent), a concise summary of record holdings, personnel, and services.
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The Genealogist's Address Book: State and Local Resources
by Elizabeth Petty Bentley
Gives access to all the key sources of genealogical information, providing names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, websites, names of contact persons, and other pertinent information for more than 27,000 organizations, including libraries, archives, societies, government agencies, vital records offices, professional bodies, publications, research centers and special interest groups.
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Genealogy Online
by Elizabeth Powell Crowe
The potential for finding clues, data, and other researchers looking for your same family names has increased exponentially in the last decade. Push technology, streaming video, blogs, podcasts, social networking, and indexed document scans have radically changed what can be found on the Internet and how we search for it. If you feel you need formal instruction in researching family history, online courses, from basic self-paced text to college-level instruction, can now make that happen. In short, online genealogy has never been better.
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Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records
by Kory L. Meyerink
While most genealogy books focus on original records and primary sources, this title focuses on secondary sources that have proliferated because of the growth of genealogy. It identifies and explains the vast number of published genealogical sources, acting both as a guidebook and a bibliography to the printed material in the field. The introduction alone is a treasure trove of information, and should be called Genealogy Sources 101. Coverage includes encyclopedias, gazetteers, indexes, abstracts, histories, biographies, military sources, periodicals, and much more. Appendixes include CD-ROMs for family historians, major genealogical libraries in the United States, and a list of genealogical publishers and booksellers.
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Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources
by Alice Eichholz
Provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization. Includes information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide. The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail.
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The Hidden Half of the Family: A Sourcebook for Women's Genealogy
by Christina K. Schaefer
The first part of the book--a lengthy and informative introduction--deals with the special ways women are dealt with in federal records such as immigration records, passports, naturalization records, census enumerations, land records, military records, and records dealing with minorities. All such records are discussed with reference to their impact on women, as are a group of miscellaneous, non-governmental records, including newspapers, cemetery records, city directories, church records, and state laws covering common law marriages and marriage and divorce registration. The bulk of this reference work, however, deals with the individual states, showing how their laws, records, and resources can be used in determining female identity.
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Hispanic American Genealogical Sourcebook
by Paula K. Byers
This text provides historical genealogical information on Hispanic Americans. The book looks specifically at emigration history and genealogical records, and features a directory of genealogical information.
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Tracing your Irish Family History
by Anthony Adolph
Enhanced by hundred of archival photographs and documents, a guide to researching and unraveling family histories offers advice on locating Irish resources, documents, and archives; explains the origins of Ireland's people and how they lived; and includes links and contact information
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Tracing Your Irish & British Roots
by W. Daniel Quillen
Explains where to find Irish and British records, how to access these records, preparations for a trip abroad to do research in these countries, pitfalls and issues in obtaining such records, research tips specifically geared for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and more. Original.
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Polish Roots
by Rosemary A. Chorzempa
The second edition of this pioneering work on Polish family history provides the American researcher with the most up-to-date tools to succeed in genealogical research. Since the publication of the original Polish Roots, there have been many advances in Polish genealogy research. The Internet has made the task of locating Polish ancestors much easier, as more information and images are made available online. In addition, there has been a marked rise in interest in genealogy in Poland, resulting in a great increase in the number of Polish genealogical societies available and the amount of helpful information disseminated. This second edition of Polish Roots addresses these exciting developments.
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Tracing your Scottish Family History
by Anthony Adolph
Enhanced by hundred of archival photographs and documents, a guide to researching and unraveling family histories offers advice on locating Scottish resources, documents, and archives; explains the origins of Scotland's people and how they lived; and includes links and contact information
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Scottish Genealogy: With New Material on Heraldry, Land and Maps, DNA, Catholic Records, Migration, and More
by Bruce Durie
Offers advice for tracing Scottish ancestry, covering the print and electronic resources available, DNA, paleography, heraldry, and the confusion surrounding Scottish clans.
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