Genealogy 101 : how to trace your family's history and heritage / Barbara Renick.
Summary:
Describes the basic principles of doing genealogical research, providing step-by-step instructions designed to help beginners get started, assemble information needed to identify ancestors, organize findings, choose genealogy software, locate ancestors in foreign countries, and preserve a family history.
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- ISBN: 1401600190
- ISBN: 9781401600198
- Physical Description: xi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Nashville : Rutledge Hill Press, [2003]
- Copyright: ©2003
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Who Should Read This Book? -- Why Chase Dead Ancestors? -- Starting Backwards -- How to Find Your Ancestors (and Not Someone Else's) -- Some Assembly Required -- The Building Blocks of Family Trees -- Document the Drama -- More Tools for Taming Family Trees -- Boot Camp and Beyond -- Jump Start Your Genealogy -- Combing for Clues -- Tallying the Score -- Publish ... or Perish the Thought -- Overcoming Culture Shock -- Guns for Hire: Working with Professionals -- Tracing Your Family Tree in the Twenty-first Century -- Appendix: National Genealogical Society Standards and Guidelines -- Glossary -- Index. |
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| Subject: | Genealogy. United States > Genealogy > Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
| Genre: | Handbooks and manuals. |
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| Government and Heritage Library | 929.1 R413g (Text) | 33091006684898 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
Describes the basic principles of doing genealogical research, providing step-by-step instructions designed to help beginners get started, assemble information needed to identify ancestors, organize findings, choose genealogy software, locate ancestors in foreign countries, and preserve a family history.
