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BOOK - Forensic Genealogy
By Colleen Fitzpatrick PhD
Forensic scientists and genealogists share the same goal–to find out who was
who, and who did what and when. In explaining how to analyze photographs,
to mine databases, and to use DNA analysis to reveal family history, Forensic
Genealogy emphasizes the creative parts of an investigation over the
mechanics.
Have you ever thought of looking at the edges of old photographs
to find out if they are from the same roll, or the backs to place them in
chronological order? Have you considered looking at a city directory to figure
out if your ancestor and his wife lost any children? How about using DNA
analysis to tie your family to the history and politics of a religious conflict?
Forensic Genealogy comes with a CD ROM that contains many interesting items to supplement the
information in the book. You will enjoy browsing larger versions of many of the photos, and read
poignant stories from coroner's reports, orphan records, and physicians exams of insane asylum patients. The CD ROM also provides sample files you can adapt with your own DNA study results to
input to Fluxus Engineering cladogram-generating freeware. Hotlinks are provided to many
references for further information.
Using the forensic investigation techniques presented in Forensic Genealogy you will:
- make unconventional discoveries from surprising sources
- gain an understanding of how your ancestors lived
- develop fascinating insights into your family history
Contents include:
- INTRODUCTION
- THE DIGITAL DETECTIVE
- Getting Started
- Location, Location, Location
- When?
- Stumpers
- CASE STUDY IN DIGITAL DETECTIVE WORK
- WHERE, WHO, WHEN AND WHY
- THE DATABASE DETECTIVE
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Periodical Databases–Using City Directories
- Event Databases
- Unusual Reference Materials
- Using Multiple Sources to Construct A Family Story
- Cultural Profiling
- CASE STUDY IN DATABASE DETECTIVE WORK
- THE HISTORY OF THE ULMER FAMILY
- THE DNA DETECTIVE
- About DNA
- Genealogical DNA Analysis
- Single Name DNA Studies
- Nonpaternity Events
- Genetic Genealogy Testing Companies and Testing Options
- Online Databases
- The Details Of DNA Markers and Their Genealogical Uses
- Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA)
- Cladograms and Pairwise Mismatches
- There Will Always Be Mysteries Left
Forensic Genealogy will give you a sense of coming from a long line of real people who are not just names on a page.
220 pages
8 X 9"
Illustrations
Photographs
Includes CD Rom with additional resources
Softcover - perfect bound
ISBN: 0-976160-1-3
O R D E R D E S K
1-800-361-5168( 9-5 Tuesday to Saturday )
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