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Book Synopsis Who Do You Think You Are? by : Megan Smolenyak
Download or read book Who Do You Think You Are? written by Megan Smolenyak and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-03-04 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The companion how-to guide to the hit TV series-with advice for anyone starting their own genealogical search. In the groundbreaking NBC series Who Do You Think You Are? seven celebrities-Sarah Jessica Parker, Emmitt Smith, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Broderick, Brooke Shields, Susan Sarandon, and Spike Lee-went on an emotional journey to trace their family history and discover who they really are, and millions of viewers caught the genealogy bug. With the official companion guide, anyone can learn how to chart their family's unique path. Featuring step-by-step instructions from Megan Smolenyak2, one of America's top genealogical researchers, this book offers everything readers need to know to start the journey into their past, from digging through old photos, to finding the best online resources.
Book Synopsis The Family Tree Sourcebook by : Editors of Family Tree Magazine
Download or read book The Family Tree Sourcebook written by Editors of Family Tree Magazine and published by Family Tree Books. This book was released on 2010-10-13 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The one book every genealogist must have! &break;&break;Whether you're just getting started in genealogy or you're a research veteran, The Family Tree Sourcebook provides you with the information you need to trace your roots across the United States, including: &break;&break; Research summaries, tips and techniques, with maps for every U.S. state&break;&break; Detailed county-level data, essential for unlocking the wealth of records hidden in the county courthouse&break;&break; Websites and contact information for libraries, archives, and genealogical and historical societies&break;&break; Bibliographies for each state to help you further your research &break;&break;You'll love having this trove of information to guide you to the family history treasures in state and county repositories. It's all at your fingertips in an easy-to-use format–and it's from the trusted experts at Family Tree Magazine!
Download or read book The Beggar Maid written by Alice Munro and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An exhilarating collection” (The New York Times Book Review) of ten blended stories from Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro “The rich texture of its narrative and the author’s graceful style make [The Beggar Maid] a considerable accomplishment.”—Joyce Carol Oates, Ms. In this vibrant series of interweaving stories, Alice Munro recreates the evolving bond—one that is both constricting and empowering—between two women in the course of almost forty years. One is Flo, practical, suspicious of other people’s airs, at times dismayingly vulgar. The other is Rose, Flo’s stepdaughter, a clumsy, shy girl who somehow—in spite of Flo’s ridicule and ghastly warnings—leaves the small town she grew up in to achieve her own equivocal success in the larger world.
Book Synopsis The Family Tree Guide Book to Europe by : Family Tree
Download or read book The Family Tree Guide Book to Europe written by Family Tree and published by Betterway Books. This book was released on 2003-11-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on online and print resources, finding relevant records, and traditions and historical events to help find European ancestors.
Book Synopsis Printed Sources by : Kory Leland Meyerink
Download or read book Printed Sources written by Kory Leland Meyerink and published by Ancestry.com. This book was released on 1998-01 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 encyclopedias, gazetteers, indexes, abstracts, histories, biographies, military sources, periodicals, and much more. Appendixes include CD-ROMs for family historians, major genealogical libraries in the Inited States, and a list of genealogical publishers and booksellers. This monumental source is highlyrecommended in all libraries for the beginner or expert ".--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
Download or read book Ancestors written by Jim Willard and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion to the PBS television series: Ancestors, a ten-part series celebrating the significance of family history.
Book Synopsis Unpuzzling Your Past by : Emily Croom
Download or read book Unpuzzling Your Past written by Emily Croom and published by Betterway Books. This book was released on 2001-07-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes methods for conducting genealogical research and explains how to trace the history of a family through the use of living sources and public records.
Book Synopsis Finding a Place Called Home by : Dee Woodtor
Download or read book Finding a Place Called Home written by Dee Woodtor and published by Random House Reference. This book was released on 1999 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I teach the kings of their ancestors so that the lives of the ancients might serve them as an example, for the world is old but the future springs from the past." Mamadou Kouyate "Sundiata", An Epic of Old Mali, a.d. 1217-1257 Two major questions of the ages are: Who am I? and Where am I going? From the moment the first African slaves were dragged onto these shores, these questions have become increasingly harder for African-Americans to answer. To find the answers, you first must discover where you have been, you must go back to your family tree--but you must dig through rocky layers of lost information, of slavery--to find your roots. During the Great Migration in the 1940s, when African-Americans fled the strangling hands of Jim Crow for the relative freedoms of the North, many tossed away or buried the painful memories of their past. As we approach the new millennium, African-Americans are reaching back to uncover where we have been, to help us determine where we are going. Finding a Place Called Homeis a comprehensive guide to finding your African-American roots and tracing your family tree. Written in a clear, conversational, and accessible style, this book shows you, step-by-step, how to find out who your family was and where they came from. Beginning with your immediate family, Dr. Dee Parmer Woodtor gives you all the necessary tools to dig up your past: how to interview family members; how to research your past using census reports, slave schedules, property deeds, and courthouse records; and how to find these records. Using the Internet for genealogical research is also discussed in this timely and necessary book. Finding a Place Called Home helps you find your family tree, and helps place it in the context of the garden of African-American people. As you learn how to find your own history, you learn the history of all Africans in the Americas, including the Caribbean, and how to benefit from a new understanding of your family's history, and your people's. Finding a Place Called Home also discusses the growing family reunion movement and other ways to clebrate newly discovered family history. Tomorrow will always lie ahead of us if we don't forget yesterday. Finding a Place Called Home shows how to retrieve yesterday to free you for all of your tomorrows. Finding a Place Called Home: An African-American Guide to Genealogy and Historical Identitytakes us back, step-by-step, including: Methods of searching and interpreting records, such as marriage, birth, and death certificates, census reports, slave schedules, church records, and Freedmen's Bureau information. Interviewing and taking inventory of family members Using the Internet for genealogical purposes Information on tracing Caribbean ancestry
Book Synopsis Finding Your Family on the Internet by : Michael Otterson
Download or read book Finding Your Family on the Internet written by Michael Otterson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginner's guide to finding your family history online. --back cover.
Book Synopsis Genealogical Standards of Evidence by : Brenda Dougall Merriman
Download or read book Genealogical Standards of Evidence written by Brenda Dougall Merriman and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Brenda Dougall Merriman takes readers through the genealogical process of research and identification, while examining how the genealogical community has developed standards of evidence and documentation, what those standards are, and how they can be applied.
Book Synopsis The Complete Beginner's Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program by : Karen Clifford
Download or read book The Complete Beginner's Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program written by Karen Clifford and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2001 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to conducting genealogical research, focusing on the role of electronic databases, computer programs, and Internet resources in revolutionizing the process of tracing family histories. Includes charts, forms, exercises, Web site addresses, and bibliographies.
Book Synopsis The Family Tree Guide to Finding Your Ellis Island Ancestors by : Sharon Carmack
Download or read book The Family Tree Guide to Finding Your Ellis Island Ancestors written by Sharon Carmack and published by Family Tree Books. This book was released on 2005-06-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Island of Tears No More! Embark on the journey of finding your Ellis Island ancestors Nearly 20 million immigrants arrived through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924 - roughly 40 percent of Americans descend from these "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." Since the Ellis Island website launched in April 2001, there have been more than 60,000 users visiting it every day, trying to find their ancestors. For some researchers, locating their immigrant ancestors in Ellis Island's massive database of passenger arrival lists is a snap. For others, the "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" takes on a new meaning. You know your ancestors are in that giant computer file somewhere, but where? The Family Tree Guide to Finding Your Ellis Island Ancestors is here to help. In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover: the basic information you need to begin your search. tips and strategies for successfully finding your Ellis Island ancestors online. how passenger lists were created and what information they contain. how to use microfilmed passenger lists and indexes. what to do if you're still coming up empty-handed. Journey with your ancestors as you learn what it was like for them to travel across the ocean by steamship, how they processed through Ellis Island, and where to find information and photographs of your ancestor's ship. And for those who had ancestors who arrived right before the Ellis Island years, a special chapter is devoted to Castle Garden and its arrivals. It's the only guide you'll need for finding your Ellis Island ancestors.
Book Synopsis Jesus' Family Tree by : Rose Publishing
Download or read book Jesus' Family Tree written by Rose Publishing and published by Rose Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with REPRODUCIBLE pages, timelines, family trees, and simple summaries, this incredible reference book gives a fantastic overview of 30 key people in Jesus' ancestry. Perfect for students, pastors, Bible study teachers, and those interested in seeing God's faithfulness throughout the Old and New Testament. The remarkable heroes and heroines in the ancestry of Jesus teach us a lot about God's faithfulness over the centuries. Each character in Jesus' family tree gives us a glimpse of how God works all things--even the tragedies and missteps--together for good. Enjoy Covering 30 Key People from Jesus' Family Tree! Looking at the dozens of names listed in Jesus' genealogy (family tree) can be quite overwhelming--and it can be hard to know what's important. Now you can easily dive into the fascinating lives of 30 key people from Jesus' family tree, including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ruth, David and more with this full-color reproducible book. See how God fulfilled his promises through the generations--despite the strengths and weaknesses of each individual. Deepen your understanding of how Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah's ancestry--he was from the family line of David, from the seed of Abraham, from the stem of Jesse, and more. Find out fascinating facts, such as why 5 women were mentioned in Jesus' family tree (when women were usually never mentioned). Enjoy having quick overviews that will add depth to any study on Jesus Christ and his link to the Old Testament, starting in the Book of Genesis. Get incredible charts, maps and time lines showing hundreds of facts at a glance. BONUS! Genealogy of Jesus Diagram: A fold-out family tree from Adam and Eve to Jesus Christ. Shows every person in the Bible who is listed in Jesus' direct ancestry.
Book Synopsis The Source by : Loretto Dennis Szucs
Download or read book The Source written by Loretto Dennis Szucs and published by Ancestry Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genealogists and other historical researchers have valued the first two editions of this work, often referred to as the genealogist's bible."" The new edition continues that tradition. Intended as a handbook and a guide to selecting, locating, and using appropriate primary and secondary resources, The Source also functions as an instructional tool for novice genealogists and a refresher course for experienced researchers. More than 30 experts in this field--genealogists, historians, librarians, and archivists--prepared the 20 signed chapters, which are well written, easy to read, and include many helpful hints for getting the most out of whatever information is acquired. Each chapter ends with an extensive bibliography and is further enriched by tables, black-and-white illustrations, and examples of documents. Eight appendixes include the expected contact information for groups and institutions that persons studying genealogy and history need to find. ""
Book Synopsis The Essential Guide to Genealogy by : Ellen Galford
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Genealogy written by Ellen Galford and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You do not need to have distinguished forebears to create a family tree. Anyone with enthusiasm and patience can track their ancestry and make connection with long-lost living relatives. This book contains the information needed to follow up leads, interview relatives and understand wills, cemetery records and other documents. The directory of resources includes public and private archives, geneological associations, ethnic specialists and Internet sites.
Book Synopsis The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy by : Christine Rose
Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy written by Christine Rose and published by Alpha Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors by : Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Download or read book A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors written by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first-ever guide reveals special strategies for overcoming the unique challenges of tracing female genealogy. Readers will be able to uncover historical facts, personal accounts and recorded events to form an intriguing narrative biography of the women in their ancestries.
