The complete idiot's guide to genealogy

Rose, Christine, 1935- (Author). Ingalls, Kay Germain. (Added Author).

Summary:

The next best thing to a personal genealogist, this guide gives you all the knowledge to trace your heritage, and sort through the vast amount of information online, in family scrapbooks, in libraries, and at courthouses.

Record details

ISBN: 9781615641567 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1615641564 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xxii, 410 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: New York : Alpha, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-377) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Who are you? Why genealogy? ; Start with Mom and Dad ; You're hooked-- now what? ; Keeping track of what you find -- Finding the trail. The Internet: online any time ; Kissin' kin: how to find them ; A rose by any other name ; Getting the most from libraries ; Your family's hometown -- Following the trail. Have you done your homework? ; Making sense of the census ; Researching African American families ; Corresponding effectively -- In your ancestors' footsteps. A little traveling music, please ; Courthouses: gateway to the past ; A picnic in the cemetery ; More than news in the newspaper ; Did great-grandpa carry a rifle? -- Making sense of it all. Order out of chaos ; Keeping records right ; Gaining historical perspective ; Resolving discrepancies -- Expanding your horizon. Spending your money wisely ; After the basics-- what?