A complete and insightful guide for family research - good for the beginning genealogist.

Ancestry's Guide to Research: Case Studies in American Genealogy

Reference

Cenry, Johni

Eakle, Arlene

Genealogy

Ancestry.com

Almost half of all Americans have at least one ancestor who entered the United States through Ellis Island (also called America's Gateway""). In Ellis Island: Tracing Your Family History Through America's Gateway, leading family history author and researcher Loretto Dennis Szucs explains how you can find out if your relatives were among the millions who were processed for entry at this historic landmark. This book details the immigrant experience at Ellis Island and teaches you about the records that are available to help you trace your ancestors' entry into the New World.""

Ellis Island: Gateway to America

History

Szucs, Loretto Dennis

Americas

Finding and using Confederate records can be problematic at best. In his book, Confederated Research Sources, James C. Neagles seeks to eliminate many of the problems that accompany searching for ancestors that participated actively in the Confederacy. This book will save you from countless hours of searching by leading you directly to the records you need. It is an invaluable resource for any one who has Confederate ancestry.

Confederate Research Sources: A Guide to Archive Collections

Neagles, James C.

Your camera can help add to your written family legacy. Photographing documents in a library, reading gravestones in a cemetery, copying photographs, and many other useful techniques are fully explained by the author. This informative book was written to address the needs of the novice and the avid shutterbug alike. It offers a complete description of how to use photography in your hobby, including how to buy a camera, tripods, filters, and film types. Use your camera to add a new dimension to your family history.

Photographing Your Heritage

Arts & Photography

Shull, Wilma Sadler

Photography & Video

Chances are excellent that your ancestors came to America from somewhere-England, Spain, Germany, China, Africa. Can you imagine how they felt as they left their homes, what they left behind? Do you want to know? Would you know where to even start looking for the details? Author and genealogist John P. Colletta prepares you to undertake the search. He tells you not only what fundamental facts you need to know about your immigrant ancestor before beginning, but suggests where you may find that information as well.

They Came in Ships: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record (3rd Edition)

Colletta, John Philip

This is a companion to the best-selling book, Writing the Family Narrative. This fun workbook takes you step-by-step through the family history writing process, providing plenty of room for collecting data, brainstorming, trying out new writing techniques, and more! Examples from skilled writers like James Herriott, A.L. Rowse, Willa Cather, and John Egerton will assist you in the learning process. Explore how to organize your records before you even begin writing! Now you can produce a quality written family history that will be treasured forever! This workbook's companion, Writing the Family Narrative (ISBN #0916489272) offers a clear and concise explanation of how to write your history in a way that entertains as well as informs. This companion to the workbook teaches a process that is tailored not for the serious novel writer, biographer, or essayist, but for the serious genealogist who wants to record his or her family story. He uses solid examples from both amateur and professional writers, making it easy for you to learn the process. This workbook to Writing the Family Narrative is not complete without its companion book Writing the Family Narrative (ISBN #0916489272).

Writing the Family Narrative Workbook

Politics & Social Sciences

Gouldrup, Lawrence P.

Sociology

They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record

John Philip Colletta

Have you ever dreamed of walking where your ancestors walked? Make that dream a reality with Searching on Location!, an informative guide to planning and achieving a successful research trip. The author has more than fifteen years of experience as a genealogical researcher. She has lectured, taught workshops, and for six years was a columnist for the Kansas City Genealogist. Her current methodologies, tips, and a handy checklist ensure that your precious research time is optimized to the fullest.

Searching On Location: Planning a Research Trip

Balhuizen, Anne Ross

American State, County, and Town Sources Here's the book that will quickly guide you to the most useful genealogical resources in each of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Discover where to go to locate the information you need to fill in the gaps in your family tree and avoid the disappointments of endless dead ends. The Red Book lists repositories of information in counties and towns across America. Organized by state, the book easily directs you to information-rich resources in each area including: - Vital Records - Census Records - Background Sources - Maps by William Dollarhide - Land Records - Probate Records - Court Records - Tax Records - Cemetery Records - Church Records - Military Records - Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscript Collections - Archives, Libraries, and Societies The result of the collective effort of renowned professional researchers and state archivists, this book sets the standard for resource identification and is a must for anyone serious about tracing their roots.

Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources (Red Book: American State, Country & Town Sources)

A must have for anyone planning to conduct research in the Library of Congress! The Library of Congress is one of the greatest information reservoirs in the world! Many a genealogist have found themselves walking the enormous halls of the three buildings that hold the library's multitude of information sources. It is a difficult task! This mammoth institution is more than just The Local History and Genealogy Reading Room! To properly conduct research, you must know how to, and where to access all the resources the library has to offer!

Library of Congress: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research

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