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Series
Bantam book volume Y7890
Language
English
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Description
Offers instructions for tracing ancestors through the use of family papers, wills, town and church records, and gravestone inscriptions (etc.).
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. turns again to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 11 renowned celebrities including Meryl Streep and Queen Noor. Looking to the wider immigrant experience, Professor Gates follows the threads of his guests' lives back to their origins. Along the way, the many stories he uncovers illuminate the American experience.
9) Genealogical and biographical research: a select catalog of National Archives microfilm publications
Author
Publisher
National Archives Trust Fund Board, U.S. General Services Administration
Pub. Date
1983
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Up-to-date techniques for navigating the evolving world of genealogical research. 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.
Publisher
Ancestry
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
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Description
"While most genealogy books focus on original records and primary sources, this title focuses on secondary sources that have proliferated because of the growth of genealogy. It identifies and explains the vast number of published genealogical sources, acting both as a guidebook and a bibliography to the printed material in the field. The introduction alone is a treasure trove of information, and should be called Genealogy Sources 101. Coverage includes...
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
A noted geneaologist reveals what it is like to be a history detective using twenty-first-century techniques and technology, and discusses some of the cases she has solved, including the families of celebrities and work for the Army and the FBI.
18) Shaking the family tree: blue bloods, black sheep, and other obsessions of an accidental genealogist
Author
Publisher
Touchstone/Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"In Shaking the Family Tree, Jackson dives headfirst into her family gene pool: flying cross-country to locate an ancient family graveyard, embarking on a weeklong genealogy Caribbean cruise, and even submitting her DNA for testing to try to find her Jacksons. And in the process of researching her own family lore (Who was Bullwhip Jackson?) she meets legions of other genealogy buffs who are as interesting as they are driven?from the boy who saved...
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