A step-by-step guide to researching your family tree. Interested in doing your family tree but don’t know how? Genealogy for Beginners covers everything you need to get started researching your family history or continue a project you’ve already started. You’ll get practical suggestions from an experienced genealogist, and detailed, step-by-step instructions for carrying out a quality family history research. Topics covered include: Getting started with a family history research project Discovering which subscription services are worth the price Using Ancestry.com effectively Finding obituaries Interviewing family members Preserving and organizing paper and digital files, plus photographs Getting the most out of DNA testing for genealogy Conducting cemetery research Finding and interpreting non-US records Doing cultural and ethnic heritage research Finding professional researchers and translators Keeping up with the genealogy news With this book in hand, you’re sure to succeed.

Starts with the ''how'' and ''why'' of genealogy, helping readers define their goals and uncover facts about the people behind the names and dates.

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.

a primer for beginning and organizing your quest for your family roots Table of Contents Chapter 1/The Genealogist: A Curious Nut on the Family Tree Chapter 2/Prepping for the Past Lane Chapter 3/In the Beginning Is My End Chapter 4/A Look at the Book and 'Zine Scene Chapter 5/Your Research Takes Form Chapter 6/Sense and Census-ability Chapter 7/Dying to Get into a Cemetery? Chapter 8/Happy Hunting Grounds Chapter 9/They Went Data Way Chapter 10/Now What? Chapter 11/FUNdamentals and Farewells Appendix This Web page is registered with Published.com

Guide to researching family history, including information on how to use the internet to find ancestors, tips for recording and sharing found information, separating fact from fiction, and providing tips, checklists, case studies, and illustrations for getting started.

This book tells the beginner genealogist exactly how to collect information from living relatives, how to make full use of all existing clues and traditions, how and where to find written records and what information they can be expected to provide as well as the likely problems that may be encountered and possible ways to solve them. Now completely revised and re-written by Karin Proudfoot, it is once more the most up-to-date book on the subject and the best buy for the beginner of today.