Long-Distance Genealogy

Long-Distance Genealogy shows you the basic techniques for locating and obtaining documents through correspondence, library research, inter-library loans, Family History Centers, archival repositories, microfilm and the Internet. You will discover how to get; birth, marriage & death records; obtain federal and state census records, estate files, military records and so much more!

Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County & 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. Organized by state, the book easily directs you to information-rich resources in each area including:

- Vital Records
- Census Records
- Maps by William Dollarhide
- Land Records
- Probate Records
- Court Records
- Tax Records
- Church & Cemetery Records
- Military Records
- Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscript Collections
- Archives, Libraries, and Societies

Organizing Your Family History Search

Specialized advice and techniques in this book are designed to help people streamline their genealogy efforts and keep well organized.

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

Over 400 years, from the 1500's to the 1900's. they came to America in the millions... our ancestors! From Europe, Africa and Asia, from Central & South America, thye came by ship. And millions of these immigrant arrivals are recorded in surviving ship passenger lists. They Came in Ships will guide you through the steps to find the ship passenger list that bears your ancestor's name!

The Source : A Guidebook of American Genealogy

Named Best Reference Book by the American Library Association. As it's name suggests, it is the industry's most comprehensive guide to the full spectrum of genealogical resources in America! Whether you're a brand new genealogist trying to figure out where to begin, or a seasoned expert who's hit the proverbial brick wall The Source has the answers. Not only will it help you effectively use every imaginable type of genealogical record found in America, but you'll also learn how to take advantage of cutting-edge research techniques, as well as ways to use your existing data as a springboard to more ancestral discoveries. Learn where to find and how to use vital resources like:

- Databases, indexes, directories and other finding aids
- Birth, death and cemetery records
- Marriage and divorce records
- Census records & Church records
- Court records, Land & Tax records
- Military records, Business and employment records
- And more!

Your Guide to Cemetery Research

Carmack, a noted genealogist and an admitted cemetery addict, addresses a specialized area of genealogical research that can yield a wealth of historical and ancestral information. To locate an ancestor's final resting place, one must be thoroughly familiar with American death records. After explaining how to access and interpret coroner's records, death certificates, obituaries, wills, prayer and memorial cards, funeral home records, and mortality schedules, the author outlines the often less-than-straightforward process of locating elusive cemeteries and individual graves.

The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy

In every field of study there is one book that rises above the rest in stature and authority and becomes the standard work in the field. In genealogy that book is Val Greenwood's Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. Arguably the best book ever written on American genealogy, it is the text of choice in colleges and universities or wherever courses in American genealogy are taught. If you can afford to buy only one book on American genealogy in a lifetime, this has to be it. This new 3rd edition incorporates the latest thinking on genealogy and computers, specifically the relationship between computer technology and the timeless principles of good genealogical research.

Bringing Your Family History to Life Through Social History

Kathy Sturdevant brings her expertise of social history to the world of family history and genealogy with humor, flair, and solid information. With clear examples and explanations of the many sources/resources available to family historians, this book bridges the often separated worlds of history and genealogy with a lively style and enjoyable wit. Included are tips on preserving and documenting family "artifacts," a meaty bibliography, photos (and how to "read" them), research pointers and thought-provoking ideas for research.

Your Guide to the Federal Census: For Genealogists, Researchers, and Family Historians

Census research is one of the first and most important steps in constructing a family tree. Everyone from genealogists to historians use the federal census for researching family histories. Deciphering census data, however, is not always easy.

Your Guide to the Federal Census acts as a personal "research assistant" for the beginning genealogist. Census Basics examines the nuts and bolts of census records and the types of information available. Finding Census Records and Indexes reveals where to view the censuses online and off, and how to find most ancestors quickly and easily. Using the Census offers step-by-step instructions covering nearly every scenario for tracing family histories in census records.