The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy

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Penguin, 2005 - Reference - 357 pages
This user-friendly volume offers readers an opportunity to understand the craft of genealogy, explore their roots, perform online research, and begin to discover their true identities. Includes new information on the release of the 1930 census, the pros and cons of online research, and creating family trees.
 

Contents

Part
1
Who Is an Ancestor?
7
Why Genealogy?
10
Start with Mom and Dad
13
Youre HookedNow What?
27
Part
39
Keeping Track of What You Find
43
the forms and charts you will
55
Corresponding Effectively
143
Corresponding Effectively
145
In Your Ancestors Footsteps
157
Gateway to the Past
171
A Picnic in the Cemetery
189
More Than News in the Newspaper
201
Making Sense of it All
231
Doing It Right
245

How to Find Them
67
How to Find Them
69
A Rose by Any Other Name
79
A Rose by Any Other Name
81
He Was Called Billy She Was Called Abby
87
Getting the Most from Libraries
89
Webster Was Never Like This
94
Following the Trail
113
Making Sense of the Census
127
Making Sense of the Census
135
Gaining Historical Perspective
255
Resolving Discrepancies
269
Expanding Your Horizon
281
Are You Being Served?
287
DNA Why the Hype?
291
Discovering LesserUsed Sources
303
Appendixes
315
B Worksheets
321
Census Forms
329
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About the author (2005)

Christine Rose is a full-time professional genealogist. She was elected a fellow of the American society of Genealogists in 1988, an honor bestowed on only 50 living genealogists at any time.
Kay Germain Ingalls is a certified genealogist and is past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and a trustee for the Board for Certification of Genealogists.

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