Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family's History and Heritage

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Rutledge Hill Press, 2003 - Reference - 241 pages

A recent Maritz Poll reported that 60% of Americans are interested in their family history. And with good reason. Through genealogy, you can go back into history to meet people who have had more influence on your life than any others -- your ancestors. And the better you get to know your ancestors, the better you will get to know yourself: the who's and what's and why's of you.

Barbara Renick, a nationally-known lecturer on genealogy, tells the uninitiated researcher the steps needed to find out who their ancestors really were, and brings together for even the more experienced genealogical researchers the important principles and practices. She covers such topics as the importance of staying organized and how to go about it; where and how to look for information in libraries, historical societies, and on the internet; recognizing that just because something is in print doesn't mean it's right; and how to prepare to visit the home where your ancestors lived.

Genealogy 101 is the first book to read when you want to discover who your ancestors were, where they lived, and what they did.

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Contents

Acknowledgments xi
Why Chase Dead Ancestors? 5
Publish or Perish the Thought
Copyright

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Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family's History and Heritage
Barbara Renick
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About the author (2003)

Barbara Ann Renick began teaching PAF and computer genealogy classes in 1985 and has become a frequent lecturer at local, regional, and national genealogical conferences. She teaches at the Regional Family History Center in Orange, California. Barbara currently serves as secretary on the Board of Directors for the Association of Professional Genealogists and as vice-president for the Southern California Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She is co-author of the book The Internet for Genealogists: A Beginner's Guide.

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TitleGenealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family's History and Heritage
National Genealogical Society guides
AuthorBarbara Renick
Editionillustrated
PublisherRutledge Hill Press, 2003
Original fromthe University of Wisconsin - Madison
DigitizedJul 15, 2008
ISBN1401600190, 9781401600198
Length241 pages
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Reference / Genealogy & Heraldry
  
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