The Sleuth Book for Genealogists: Strategies for More Successful Family History ResearchWhat do you do when you hit the proverbial brick wall? Try gleaning advice from literary sleuths like Miss Marple, Sherlock Holmes, and Hercule Poirot. That's what expert genealogist Emily Croom helps you do in "The Sleuth Book for Genealogists," which blends literary methods of deduction with genealogical expertise. Using the sleuths' acknowledged expertise in the deduction arts, "The Sleuth Book" will invigorate your genealogical research. |
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... Federal Censuses , 1790–1920 ( Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Company , 1987 ) . The maps represent the counties existing in each state in each census year . The design of these maps helps researchers visualize county boundary ...
... Federal Censuses , 1790–1920 ( Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Company , 1987 ) . The maps represent the counties existing in each state in each census year . The design of these maps helps researchers visualize county boundary ...
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... Federal Censuses , cited above , are useful because they can fit on 81⁄2 " × 11 ′′ [ 21.6cm × 27.9cm ] paper . ) To identify groups of counties where clusters of relatives may have lived , shade in with colored pencil the counties where ...
... Federal Censuses , cited above , are useful because they can fit on 81⁄2 " × 11 ′′ [ 21.6cm × 27.9cm ] paper . ) To identify groups of counties where clusters of relatives may have lived , shade in with colored pencil the counties where ...
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... federal land states and other areas with grid systems for measuring and describing land holdings . First , identify in land or other records the legal descriptions ( section , township , range ) of property owned by the focus ancestor ...
... federal land states and other areas with grid systems for measuring and describing land holdings . First , identify in land or other records the legal descriptions ( section , township , range ) of property owned by the focus ancestor ...
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... federal level , land patents for some states have already been mentioned as large databases , searchable by name . Federal military service and / or pension indexes have been published in book form for most periods of American history ...
... federal level , land patents for some states have already been mentioned as large databases , searchable by name . Federal military service and / or pension indexes have been published in book form for most periods of American history ...
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... federal , county , and town records . • Some local historical museums or university libraries have an archives section with materials pertaining to that town or county , sometimes in- Idea Generator S Sources To find a Family History ...
... federal , county , and town records . • Some local historical museums or university libraries have an archives section with materials pertaining to that town or county , sometimes in- Idea Generator S Sources To find a Family History ...
Contents
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Broadening the Scope Cluster Genealogy | 40 |
Documenting Research | 54 |
Gathering Information Research | 65 |
Examining Evidence The Gray Cells in Action | 105 |
Arranging Ideas Progress Reports | 122 |
Reporting Case Solved | 137 |
Finding Slave Ancestors The Search for the Family of Archie Davis Sr | 150 |
Finding the Parent Generation The Search for Ann Robertson Crooms Parents | 163 |
Preparing for Adventure An Overview of the Basics | 203 |
Guide to Documentation Examples of Style | 219 |
Endnotes | 250 |
Bibliography | 276 |
Index | 281 |
Finding the Parent Generation The Search for Isaac Heldreths Parents | 141 |
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Archie Davis Arnold bibliography entry birth date birthplace born Caddo Parish cemetery Census of 1850 census records chapter Christie citations cited Claiborne County clues cluster Coleman Sr Complete Sherlock Holmes Courthouse Cumberland County daughter death document Doyle eeeeee Notes Elizabeth Robertson Endnotes facts Family History Family History Library federal FHL microfilm focus ancestor footnote Frierson genealogical genealogists Georgia Hardeman County Heldreth Hercule Poirot Hercule Poirot's Casebook household husband identify Isaac Croom James John Land Office Library lived look Louisiana Madison County maps Marriage Book marriage record married Mary McIntyre Miss Marple Miss Pinkerton Mississippi mother Mudd NARA microfilm Natchitoches Parish National Archives neighbors parents person probate records Putnam County questions reported shortened form siblings slaves sleuths Soundex sources Sugg suggest surname tax rolls Tennessee Texas tombstone U.S. Census Virginia wife Yankee in Criminal