Discovering Your Roots: An Introduction to Genealogy

Discovering Your Roots: An Introduction to Genealogy

Series from 2014

Series from 2014

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Genres: Special Interest

Genealogy is a journey of self-discovery that can teach you as much about yourself as about those who came before you. But what holds many of us back from unearthing our family history is uncertainty about how to go about it.

Discover which resources you should use and trust, how you should make your way through tangles of public records, and so much more.

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Interviewing Kin and Mining Home Sources

Genealogy Online - Gems and Junk

The Library - Shelves Full of Family History

Military Service and Homestead Records

How to Build Historical Context

Your Ancestors in Ship Passenger Lists

Your Ancestors in Naturalization Records

The Genealogical Proof Standard

Your Ancestors in the County Courthouse

Your Ancestors in State Records

How to Write Biography

Dos and Don'ts of Writing History

Searching in Your Ancestors' Backyards

Assembling an Account of Your Discoveries

Extending Your Family Tree Overseas