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Book Synopsis Translating Your Past by : Michelle Van Loon
Download or read book Translating Your Past written by Michelle Van Loon and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncover the spiritual strength of your family story. We all have a desire to learn more about where we’ve come from, and technology has made this more possible than ever. But our family stories are more than a list of DNA results on a piece of paper or a bunch of fading Kodachrome images filling old photo albums. In an era often marked by both fragmentation in family and culture and a hunger to discover our genetic roots, our family stories—including the difficult, complex ones—can carry great spiritual strength. The desire to trace, interpret, and pass on our family’s history is embedded in Scripture from beginning to end—there are nine genealogies found in the book of Genesis alone. When we bring together the various threads of our family stories with Scripture’s insights, they can provide the key to decoding our identity and helping us discover our place in family, church, and world. In Translating Your Past, author Michelle Van Loon helps readers uncover how patterns and gaps in family histories, generational trauma, adoption, genetic clues and surprises, spiritual history, and the church help us translate our own pasts and understand why these stories matter. Each chapter includes questions designed for individual reflection or small group discussion, as well as an appendix of helpful tools readers can use to translate their own pasts and create meaning in order to transform their unique family history into living, faith-filled heritage.
Book Synopsis Tracing Your Ancestors Using DNA by : Graham S. Holton
Download or read book Tracing Your Ancestors Using DNA written by Graham S. Holton and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to-use, straightforward guide for British family historians looking to trace their ancestry using DNA testing. DNA research is one of the most rapidly advancing areas in modern science, and the practical use of DNA testing in genealogy is one of its most exciting applications. Yet there is no recent British publication in this field. That is why this accessible, wide-ranging introduction is so valuable. It offers a clear, practical way into the subject, explaining the scientific discoveries and techniques and illustrating with case studies how it can be used by genealogists to gain an insight into their ancestry. The subject is complex and perhaps difficult for traditional genealogists to understand but, with the aid of this book, novices who are keen to take advantage of it will be able to interpret test results and use them to help answer genealogical questions which cannot be answered by documentary evidence alone. It will also appeal to those with some experience in the field because it places the practical application of genetic genealogy within a wider context, highlighting its role as a genealogical tool and suggesting how it can be made more effective.
Book Synopsis Tracing the History of Your House by : Nick Barratt
Download or read book Tracing the History of Your House written by Nick Barratt and published by National Archives UK. This book was released on 2006-02-02 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second expanded edition of the bestselling guide by TV s Nick Barratt.
Book Synopsis Unpuzzling Your Past by : Emily Anne Croom
Download or read book Unpuzzling Your Past written by Emily Anne Croom and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many of your great-grandparents can you name? What were their lives like? Are you curious to learn more? Start getting answers today with The Essential Guide to Unpuzzling Your Past. With wit and enthusiasm, Emily Croom provides the tools and information you need to begin your family history adventure, with step-by-step guidance, forms to copy, places to look, and interesting examples each step along the way. This is the must-have handbook to use when you start your genealogical detective work. Right away, you'll feel the excitement of your search. And chapter by chapter, you'll learn how to conduct it, from talking with people to making discoveries in public records. The Essential Guide to Unpuzzling Your Past makes your work easier, with interview formats, sample letters, illustrations, bibliographies and case studies. There are also tips for getting the most from names, dates and handwriting of the past. But that's not all. Moving far beyond any basic how-to format, this book does more than help you plan your genealogical search; it gives you hands-on experience by helping you organize what you find with more than 40 genealogical forms for searching, record-keeping, and presentation to your family. These include forms for abstracting indexes and records, forms for interviewing relatives, and a family group sheet with a convenient way of listing references. With The Essential Guide to Unpuzzling Your Past, you'll know where you are in your genealogical search, and you'll be able to decide what to do next. It's all here in the one book that helps you fit the pieces together to better understand your family!
Book Synopsis Trace Your Roots with DNA by : Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak
Download or read book Trace Your Roots with DNA written by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2004-10-07 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by two of the country's top genealogists, this is the first book to explain how new and groundbreaking genetic testing can help you research your ancestry According to American Demographics, 113 million Americans have begun to trace their roots, making genealogy the second most popular hobby in the country (after gardening). Enthusiasts clamor for new information from dozens of subscription-based websites, email newsletters, and magazines devoted to the subject. For these eager roots-seekers looking to take their searches to the next level, DNA testing is the answer. After a brief introduction to genealogy and genetics fundamentals, the authors explain the types of available testing, what kind of information the tests can provide, how to interpret the results, and how the tests work (it doesn't involve digging up your dead relatives). It's in expensive, easy to do, and the results are accurate: It's as simple as swabbing the inside of your cheek and popping a sample in the mail. Family lore has it that a branch of our family emigrated to Argentina and now I've found some people there with our name. Can testing tell us whether we're from the same family? My mother was adopted and doesn't know her ethnicity. Are there any tests available to help her learn about her heritage? I just discovered someone else with my highly unusual surname. How can we find out if we have a common ancestor? These are just a few of the types of genealogical scenarios readers can pursue. The authors reveal exactly what is possible-and what is not possible-with genetic testing. They include case studies of both famous historial mysteries and examples of ordinary folks whose exploration of genetic genealogy has enabled them to trace their roots.
Book Synopsis Tracing Your Twentieth-Century Ancestors by : Karen Bali
Download or read book Tracing Your Twentieth-Century Ancestors written by Karen Bali and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-10-30 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent past is so often neglected when people research their family history, yet it can be one of the most rewarding periods to explore, and so much fascinating evidence is available. The rush of events over the last century and the rapid changes that have taken place in every aspect of life have been dramatic, and the lives of family members of only a generation or two ago may already appear remote. That is why Karen Balis informative and accessible guide to investigating your immediate ancestors is essential reading, and a handy reference for anyone who is trying to trace them or discover the background to their lives. In a sequence of concise, fact-filled chapters she looks back over the key events of the twentieth century and identifies the sources that can give researchers an insight into the personal stories of individuals who lived through it. She explains census and civil records, particularly those of the early twentieth century, and advises readers on the best way to get relevant information from directories and registers as well as wills and other personal documents. Chapters also cover newspapers which often provide personal details and offer a vivid impression of the world of the time professional and property records and records of migration and naturalization. This practical handbook is rounded off with sections on tracing living relatives and likely future developments in the field.
Book Synopsis Your Self As History by : Valentine R. Winsey
Download or read book Your Self As History written by Valentine R. Winsey and published by Madison Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide will be extremely useful to first, second, and third generation Americans who wish to learn more about themselves and their ancestors.
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 Journey Into Your Past by : Ann H. Peterson
Download or read book Journey Into Your Past written by Ann H. Peterson and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of genealogical ideas to help the beginning genealogist find information on his ancestors.
Book Synopsis Tracing Your Ancestors by : Simon Fowler
Download or read book Tracing Your Ancestors written by Simon Fowler and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible, well-organized, easy-to-use beginners guide to the world of family history is essential reading for anyone who wants to find their way into this fascinating subject. In a series of short, practical chapters Simon Fowler takes readers through all the first steps that will reveal the lives of their ancestors and the world they lived in. He looks at every aspect of research, from finding family papers and interviewing relatives, through exploring websites, archives, newspapers and directories, to all the other sources that can throw a light into the past. In a clear, straightforward way he explains how vital records of births, marriages and deaths can be used as the starting point in a sequence of eye-opening family detective work. Simon Fowlers introduction, which is founded on a career of genealogical research and writing, is an indispensable basic book for anyone entering in the field.
Book Synopsis Tracing Your Family History with the Whole Family by : Robin . McConnell
Download or read book Tracing Your Family History with the Whole Family written by Robin . McConnell and published by Pen and Sword Family History. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is innovative. A plethora of genealogy books primarily assume that family history research is by adults, for adults, marking family history as an ‘adults only’ sphere of life. This book establishes a new dimension in family history research. It is written in the belief that engaging in family history is a venture for all of the present-day family, regardless of age and, sometimes, because of age. To assist those of all ages who venture into this wider domain of family history the book is laden with practical examples. The author has an outstanding educational background with marked national success at all levels, from sole-teacher of a rural school to professorship achievements. At each level he has been noted nationally. His qualifications reflect this lasting commitment to education with imagination and an abiding belief in the potential of families and their children. He is an acknowledged international expert in teams and team leadership. The subject of his Doctor of Philosophy thesis was in this field and his Master of Philosophy thesis, ‘The Singing Word’, was an experiential development of children’s creative writing. He is a lifelong genealogist. This book, assuredly, has new material for families, educators and children. It leads from their research of the family’s yesterdays to depictions of the family’s contemporary setting. It then leads children and adults into factual and creative portrayals of their present lives which will be handed on to future generations as informative elements of past and present family history.
Book Synopsis Tracing Your Ancestry by : F. Wilbur Helmbold
Download or read book Tracing Your Ancestry written by F. Wilbur Helmbold and published by Birmingham, Ala. : Oxmoor House, c1976, 1977 printing.. This book was released on 1976 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains procedures for searching birth and marriage certificates, wills, land records, maps, tax records, newspaper obituaries, church and cemetary records, old letters, and diaries.
Book Synopsis Collins Tracing Your Family History by : Anthony Adolph
Download or read book Collins Tracing Your Family History written by Anthony Adolph and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new, fully-updated edition of Collins Tracing Your Family History is the definitive handbook for anyone interested in tracing their family’s past.
Download or read book American Genealogy written by HowExpert and published by HowExpert. This book was released on 2016-09-11 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genealogy is increasingly popular these days. The popularity of the television show “Who Do You Think You Are” and the plethora of websites and books on the subject (this book included) attest to the popularity of understanding the present by uncovering the past. Just one hour of television viewing can bring you several commercials for Ancestry.com, and that’s just one genealogy service. There are magazines, blogs, podcasts, and even degree programs about genealogy. Genealogy has become big business, worth over $1.6 billion - that’s billion with a “b” - in 2012 alone. Why this sudden fascination with tracing our roots? Some people say it’s because the modern world is in such a state of confusion and flux that the past, that golden realm where all of the bad things are over and everything has already happened, can see like a much safer place to put our attention. I actually think that in our drive to be more self-aware, we have discovered that to know who we are, we really need to know who we’ve been and where we come from. There is so much that can be learned from researching your family’s past, not just about the people who came before you, but also about the world as it once was. A family tree is history writ small, showing the effects of larger events on individuals, and sometimes the influence of individuals on larger events. It’s a personalized form of history, with a bit of old-fashioned detective work thrown in for good measure. It’s a treasure hunt and a mental puzzle, and the thrill of discovering some new nugget of information is a very real thing. As you go back in time with your family names and dates, you’ll make little stops in different eras of history, like a time traveler. Take each of these stops as opportunities to look out the windows of the house of the family that you’re building. Let’s say that you were born in 1969. You don’t have any clear memories of that year, obviously. What was happening in your town that year? In your state? In your country? The year you were born was the end of the turbulent 1960s, a decade of change. The Vietnam War was being fought, and the conflict was being televised for the first time. Did you have relatives fighting at Khe Sanh? Did they come back? Was it your father? Your older brother? Was your cousin neighbor a hippie, while the rest of your family supported the government? Or was it the exact opposite? Look out the window at 1969. Try to get to know it, and understand how the history of that year colored who you became. Now look at your mother. Suppose that she was born in 1946. That was the year after World War II ended, at the start of the Baby Boom. She was born only months after the first nuclear weapon was detonated over Japan. Your mother was one of those children who were taught to duck and cover in the 1950s during the darkest days of the Cold War. How did that affect her outlook on life? Did she have uncles who went to war, or did her father fight? Where did she live? How many siblings did she have? Look at 1946 and get to know it. Do this process at every stop on your family tree, and you will find yourself building a truly epic generational saga. You don’t have to be a Kennedy or a family in fiction to have dramatic stories in your family tree...and we’re still only two generations into the line. Your ancestors traveled long and far to get you to where you are, and to make you into the person you are today. We have many characteristics that come from the people in our families who came before us, things that go beyond eye color and the texture of our hair. About the Expert Jody Cummings is an amateur genealogist who has been researching her family tree for more than 13 years. She earned a B.A. in History, Spanish and Anthropology from the Michigan State University Honors College and has published several novels under the name J. A. Cummings. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.
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Book Synopsis Tracing Our Past: A Beginner's Guide to Genealogical Discovery by : Marc McDermott
Download or read book Tracing Our Past: A Beginner's Guide to Genealogical Discovery written by Marc McDermott and published by Genealogy Explained. This book was released on with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the world of genealogy with beginner’s guide to genealogy. This guide is your key to uncovering your family’s past with ease and accuracy. Designed for beginners, it offers step-by-step instructions, essential tips, and practical tools to help you trace your roots like a pro. Start your journey of discovery today and reveal the rich tapestry of your family’s history! Uncover Hidden Ancestral Stories: Reveal Your Unique Heritage! Discover the untold tales of your lineage with ‘The Ultimate Genealogy Starter Kit’. This book guides you through the thrilling process of piecing together your family’s past, unveiling stories and connections you never knew existed. By the end of your journey, you’ll have a rich, personal narrative that connects you deeply with your roots and heritage. Transform Confusion into Clarity: Master Genealogy Basics Effortlessly! Feel overwhelmed by genealogy? This book simplifies complex concepts into easy-to-understand lessons. You’ll gain the confidence to navigate records, databases, and ancestral charts like a seasoned pro. The outcome? A clear, structured understanding of your family tree, minus the usual beginner’s frustration. Connect Generations: Bridge the Past and Present! Bring your family history to life and strengthen family bonds. ‘The Ultimate Genealogy Starter Kit’ not only helps you trace your lineage but also teaches you how to share these discoveries in engaging ways. After reading, you’ll be equipped to create a legacy that resonates and connects across generations. Solve Family Mysteries: Become Your Own Detective! Ever curious about family legends or ancestral secrets? This guide turns you into a genealogical detective, equipped with the skills to investigate leads, debunk myths, and confirm truths. You’ll finish the book with the satisfaction of solved mysteries and newfound knowledge about your family’s journey. Efficient Research Techniques: Save Time and Resources! No more aimless searching or dead ends. Our book offers efficient, effective research strategies that save you time and resources. You’ll learn how to quickly access and interpret the right information, leading to accurate results without the hassle. This streamlined approach ensures a rewarding and productive genealogy experience.
Book Synopsis Finding Our Fathers by : Dan Rottenberg
Download or read book Finding Our Fathers written by Dan Rottenberg and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1986 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work Dan Rottenberg shows how to successfully trace your Jewish family back for generations by probing the memories of living relatives; by examining marriage licenses, gravestones, ship passenger lists, naturalization records, birth and death certificates, and other public documents; and by looking for clues in family traditions and customs.
