The Genealogist's Question & Answer BookGet your answers to your genealogy questions! There's never been a better time to discover your ancestors. More family history resources are available now than ever before - making your research options almost limitless. So much information, however, makes determining where to begin, what to believe, and how to decipher it all a challenge. The Genealogist's Questions & Answers Book helps you overcome these hurdles and make the most of your research time. It provides answers to more than 150 of the most commonly asked genealogy questions in a friendly, easy-to-browse format. Questions are conveniently grouped according to the different resources you'll use: from census, church, and immigration records to oral histories, websites, electronic databases, and more. You'll learn what to look for in each document, how to interpret the information you find, and where to go next with your research. |
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... ship's arrival date and then by specific ship you need to be fairly certain of the date or time period of arrival . The port of New York has book indexes for arrivals from 1906 through 1942. These lists are grouped by shipping line and ...
... Ship Name Roman Prince Jan. 6 Jan. 6 Trojan Prince Jan. 21 Kaffir Prince Feb. 2 Feb. 23 Mar. 11 Mar. 21 Apr. 5 Spartan Prince Tartar Prince Trojan Prince Roman Prince Kaffir Prince Apr. 6 Spartan Prince May 8 May 18 Tartar Prince Trojan ...
Marcia Melnyk. Sources Can I obtain a picture of the ship my ancestors traveled on ? An item worth looking for is a photograph of the ship . The book Ships of Our Ancestors , by Michael J. Anuta provides pictures or drawings of nearly ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Oral History and Home Sources | 21 |
Vital Records and Church Records | 32 |
Copyright | |
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