Genealogy For The First Time : Research Your Family History

Designed to inspire and encourage, this comprehensive guide offers a basic introduction to the primary methods and sources used in genealogy work. It shows how to organize and evaluate readily available information, such as documents and photographs, and explores fundamental research techniques such as keeping a research log, interviewing relatives, making charts, citing sources, and using the Internet. Find out how to utilize more advanced methods to obtain information from census reports to cemeteries and more. Suggestions are included for preserving, displaying, and using the findings, along with plenty of photographs, charts, and lists.

“Distills a complex subject into bite-sized pieces...this is an excellent introduction.”  —Library Journal

Publisher: Sterling
Distributor: Sterling Publishing, Inc.
Publication Date: 03-01-2007
Pages: 112
Measurements: 10.00in X 8.50in