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Quillen's essentials of genealogy volume 2
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Presents a guide for novice genealogy researchers that covers techniques used by professionals, about resources such as immigration and naturalization records, where to find them, using the Internet, and more.
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Explains what it takes to create a compelling, highly readable, and entirely true story, whether you decide to write a biography, family history narrative, or memoir. Elements include selecting the best type of family history to write, deciding on a theme, conducting effective research to flush out a narrative, putting subjects into the context of social history, and getting the words down on paper.
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Ready to search your family tree but not sure how to start? Watching the genealogy reality shows and want to lean how to access-- and interpret-- genetic genealogy? Morgan shows you how to research your family history using the most current websites, mobile apps, social networking sites, record archives, census data, digital records, DNA research, and more.
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For anyone looking to create a useful, lasting history of your family: This is a book that should adorn the library or bookshelves of all genealogists! Whether you're an amateur or professional, chances are the ultimate goal of your research is to produce a quality family history. Producing A Quality Family History, by Patricia Law Hatcher, guides you through the steps required to create an attractive-and functional-family history report. Learn how...
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Stop struggling to manage all your genealogy facts, files, and data--make a plan of attack to maximize your progress. Organize Your Genealogy will show you how to use tried-and-true methods and the latest tech tools and genealogy software to organize your research plan, workspace, and family-history finds. In this book, you'll learn how to organize your time and resources, including how to set goals and objectives, determine workable research questions,...
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"The author draws from his genealogical research experiences to describe the resources that are available and how to use them to find your ancestors and their history. Both Internet and archival research efforts are covered. A "must have" book for the beginning genealogy researchers."--Back cover.
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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 hit 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' investigations take on the personal and genealogical histories...
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Quillen's essentials of genealogy volume 1
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English
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The best introduction to using the Internet to search for your ancestors! Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy series examines one topic per book so you can really go in-depth in the search for your ancestors. 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...
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Lured by opportunity or driven by necessity, millions of people made their way to America in the most determined and sustained migration the world has ever known. Initially they left traces of their immigration in scattered records and documents; later, their arrival in this country was documented so minutely that the records resulting from this documentation are among the largest, the most continuous, and the most uniform in the nation's archives...
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Quillen's essentials of genealogy volume 3
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English
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Examines how to use census and military records for genealogical purposes, explaining where to find them, the information they provide, and possible problems with their use.
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"Accuracy is fundamental to genealogical research. Without it, a family's history would be fiction. This manual presents the standards family historians use to obtain valid results. These standards apply to all genealogical research, whether shared privately or published. They also apply to personal research and research for clients, courts, and other employers. The standards address documentation; research planning and execution, including reasoning...
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