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How-to Books & Resources NOTE: Research Guides for Specific Countries are listed elsewhere by Country More Resources, Listed by Topic & Location 
BOOK - Using Maps in Family History Research, Revised and Updated By Fawne Stratford-Devai Published by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2005 his book provides insights into the use of maps for genealogical and historical research. The visual representation of the land and communities on a map can offer evidence in its own right. It is the task of the researcher to carefully evaluate every piece of the puzzle in order to identify and understand individuals, families, migration routes, and even settlement patterns. Examples used include Canada, USA, UK, world. Every family historian can benefit from this valuable booklet. ISBN 1-894378-85-1 More information
BOOK - Genealogical Standards of Evidence, A Guide for Family Historians By Brenda Dougall Merriman Genealogy and family history revolve around issues of identification. Genealogical evidence is the information — analyzed and evaluated — that allows us to identify an individual, and event in his or her life or the relationship between individuals. In describing how we establish or argue points of identification through the use of various sources and information, we often hear or use such words as “evidence” or “proof” or “documentation.” This book will tell you about how the genealogical community developed standards of evidence and documentation, what those standards are and how you can apply them to your own work. ISBN 978-1-55488-451-3(softcover) More information
BOOK - Evidence Explained, Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace By Elizabeth Shown Mills. According to the author, there are no historical resources we can trust at face value. Records simply offer evidence, and their assertions may or may not be true. To decide what actually happened, we must understand those records. To analyze that evidence and judge what to believe, we also need particular facts about those records. This reference book is the definitive guide to assist researchers in accurately citing and evaluating sources. More information
QUICKSHEET - Citing Online Historical Resources Evidence! Style. First Revised EditionBy Elizabeth Shown Mills. First Revised Edition with updated sample citations and style changes. Elizabeth Mills's QuickSheet provides a template for citing historical sources on the Internet. It also lays down rules to help you judge the reliability of these sources. Published in the form of a laminated folder, the QuickSheet contains a series of sample citations showing the correct way to identify online sources such as databases, census images, and digital books and articles. More information
BOOK - Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century: A Guide to Register Style and More, 2nd edition
Edited by Michael J. Lecler and Henry B. Hoff Published by New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2006 Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century seeks to clarify, simplify, and demystify the art of writing for a broad range of publications that address genealogical audiences. Throughout the guide you will find practical advice. Whether you need succinct guidance on general writing styles such as abbreviations, names, dates, alternate spellings, quotations, and punctuation, or advice specific to the style of a specific publication, this book presents the facts in a clear, concise manner. If you plan to write a genealogy or family history book, magazine articles, or online content for genealogy, this book is a must! ISBN 9780880821995 (Softcover) More information
BOOK - Dictionary of Medical & Related Terms for the Family HistorianBy Joan E Grundy Published by Federation of Family History Societies, London, 2006 Joan Grundy's dictionary is designed to help fellow family historians to understand medical terms that appear in parish registers, on death certificates, and other 18th and 19th century sources. She has forty years' experience as a midwife and practice nurse. During thirty of these years, she has researched her own family history and has been involved with several family history societies. The medical terms defined here are appropriate for most places in the English speaking world, and especially useful for events recorded in countries which were influenced by British medical practise including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. ISBN 0-9553450-0-6 (Softcover) More information
BOOK - Publish Your Family History, Preserving Your Heritage in a Book
By Susan Yates and Greg Ioannou Many people want to write a family history, but few ever take on the job of publishing one. If you've done the research, and you want to make a book from it, then Publish Your Family History is for you. It will tell you all the fundamentals of book production, together with the important details that distinguish a home-published book from a homemade one. Even if time is at a premium, you're not comfortable with computer technology, or the budget is tight, you'll learn how to publish a professional-looking family history of your own! ISBN 9781554887279 More Information
BOOK - How Do I Prove It?. By Dr. P. Christensen This practical manual for family historians and genealogists demystifies the requirements necessary for establihing a pedigree.More information 
BOOK - Fashionable Folks Hairstyles 1840-1900 By Maureen A. Taylor Using the clues from Maureen Taylor, you can learn a surprising amount about your ancestors by studying their portraits. How they wore their locks for the photographer — whether straight or curled, clean shaven or fringed, oiled or bewigged — will tell you a lot about them. Maureen Taylor’s tips for “reading” the clues of clothing and hairstyles will help you discover when those pictures were taken, how old the subjects were at the time, and how wealthy they were. Hairstyles can even tell us a great deal about their personalities: Were they conservative or up on the latest trends? Who were their heroes and role models? What was their relationship to each other. This book is particularly useful to genealogists, social and personal historians, costume designers and hairstylists. ISBN 1-553065719 More Information
DVD VIDEO - Saving Your Family Treasures By Maureen A. Taylor This video brings Maureen Taylor's considerable knowledge and advice right into your home in the form of an audio-visual presentation that you might expect to see when attending a major genealogical convention. This presentation covers preserving and restoring many different types of objects, from clothing and jewelry to paper based family history documents and beyond. You'll learn some common sense tips on how you can save your heritage for the next generation without spending a fortune. You'll also learn what to do when disaster strikes and how to hire a conservator for those difficult preservation problems. Whether you want to learn how to preserve a wedding dress, scrapbooks, or newspaper clippings this practical presentation will explore the types of damage that can occur to items passed down inthe family and what you can do to prevent it. More Information
BOOK - International Vital Records Handbook. 5th Edition (2009) By: Thomas Jay Kemp. This tome includes information and forms for the United States (all states), Canada (all provinces) plus another 203 countries. A fantastic resource! At one time or another all of us need copies of birth, marriage, or death certificates for driver's licenses, passports, jobs, social security, family history research, or for simple proof of identify. But the requirements and fees needed to obtain copies of vital records vary from from country to country, often requiring a time-wasting exchange of correspondence before the appropriate forms can be obtained. The International Vital Records Handbook puts an end to all that, as it offers complete, up-to-date information on how and where to request vital records. It also includes copies of the application forms, where available, thus simplifying and speeding up the process by which vital records are obtained. ISBN: 978-0-8063-1793-9 More information
KIT & SUPPLIES - Gravestone Rubbing Kit These kits are available once again just in time for Christmas shoppers. The kit contains everything that you need to make a permanent record of a memorial stone. Gravestone rubbing is fun. It is possible to collect some beautiful artwork that can be framed and displayed. A carver's skill can be preserved, or an ancestor's stone recorded and appreciated through this craft. Gravestone Rubbing Kit includes: two cupcake-shaped waxes (black and blue); 5 sheets of Aqaba brand gravestone rubbing paper (24 x 36 in.); natural bristle brush; special masking tape; instructions. More information about kits
BOOK - DNA & GenealogyBy Colleen Fitzpatrick and Andrew Yeiser. The genetic trail that an ancestor leaves behind is every bit as important as their paper trail. Though Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA testing, the modern genealogist has a powerful new tool for researhing their roots. This book provides the basics for those who are new to DNA testing. However it goes beyond the basics, providing important insights for more experienced genetic genealogists. More information
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?. More information
 BOOK - Help! I've Inherited an Attic Full of History - Revised Edition By: Althea Douglas, M.A. C.G.(C) This is a practical book that provides good, sound techniques for evaluation, conservation, storage and display of family documents, photographs and artifacts in the home enviroment. More information
BOOK - Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians. By Elizabeth Shown Mills. Professional Genealogy is a manual by professionals for everyone serious about genealogy. More information BOOK - Organizing A Genealogical Library for Public Use. By: Dr. Penelope Christensen This is a practical guide for defining purposes and facilitating access.More information BOOK - Abbreviations and Acronyms. By: Kip Sperry. Do you know what ARC, BIRDIE, DAMRUS, GEDCOM, NAIL, OVI or Opofer mean? These and many other abbreviations, acronyms, and initials are defined in this essential reference guide. More information BOOK - Ancestry's Concise Genealogical Dictionary Compiled by: Maurine and Glen Harris Now you can have at your fingertips accurate and easy-to-find definitions for troublesome or unfamiliar words encountered in the research process. More information BOOK - Let's Get Organized, A Practical Guide for all aspects of Family History Research By: Dr. P. Christensen. Learn How to manage your genealogical project with the expert advice inthis book. More information 
BOOK - Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemean Solved the Greatest medical Mystery of the Age of SailBy Stephen R. Brown Scurvy took a terrible toll in the Age of Sail, killing more sailors than were lost in all sea battles combined. The cure for scurvy ranks among the greatest of human accomplishments, yet its impact on history has, until now, been largely ignored. Scurvy is an evocative journey back to the era of wooden ships and sails, when the disease infiltrated every aspect of seafaring life: press gangs "recruit" mariners on the way home from a late night at the pub; a terrible voyage in search of riches ends with a hobbled fleet and half the crew heaved overboard; Cook majestically travels the South Seas but suffers an unimaginable fate. Brimming with tales of ships, sailors, and baffling bureaucracy, Scurvy is a rare mix of compelling history and classic adventure story. ISBN: 0-88762-178-3 [2004] (Softcover) More information
USED & ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS: Misc. Genealogy & History (concerns more than one country or topic):
Edited by Roger B. and David A. Flint Published by Half Dome Press, Hertfordshire, UK 2000. . 6.0 x 9.0. 289 pages. Black and White photos and illustrations. Appendices and index. , ISBN 0-9528513-0-3. Green card stock cover, perfect bound. Book is in good used condition with some shelf wear on bottom and spine. Annie's Letters, The letters of Elizabeth Annie Kimpton, Written from Canada and the United States to her family in Abbots, Langley, 1937-38. Click for image
USED BOOK The Great Pretenders, The True Stories behind Famous Historical Mysteries. By Jan Bondeson. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, USA. 2004. Light and Dark Orange Hard cover, with Red text on spine + Dust Jacket. . 6.25 x 9.50. 326 pages. Book is in excellent like new condition as is the dust jacket. Notes, no index. 0-393-01969-1. Stories behind Impostors and Errors in History. Click for image with dust jacket Click for image without dust jacket
USED BOOK - The World Through Maps, a History of Cartography. By John Rennie Short. Published in Canada by Firefly Books, Toronto, ON 2003. Green hardcover, as new. Dust Jacket Condition, as new. 8.5 x 11.5. 224 pages, numerous color and black and white photos. Index. ISBN #1 552978117. Click for image
USED BOOK - Family History Made Easy By Loretto Dennis Szucss Where do I start? What records should I look for? And what can they tell me about my heritage? Family History Made Easy guides you steadily and easily though the sometimes confusing world of family history research. 215 pages, Softcover 5.5 x 8.5, extensive index. Published by Ancestry in 1998. ISBN 0-916489-72-8. Click for image
TRAINING VIDEOS on CD - Legacy Training Video, Vol.. 1. ( 5 CD's). By Millenia.com. Published by Millenia/Legacy in the US. Legacy for Beginners contains the following discs 1. Mastering Legacy: Names, Dates Places. 2. Your 12 Step Checklist to Using Legacy. 3. Legacy's Ultimate Guide to Sources 4. Researching with Legacy: Events and chronologies. 5. Legacy for Beginners. Learn Legacy at your own pace from the comfort of your own computer. Click for image
TRAINING VIDEOS on CD - Legacy Training Video, Vol.. 2. ( 4 CD's). By Millenia.com. Published by Millenia/Legacy in the US. Legacy for Beginners contains the following discs 1. Tagging and Searching Made Easy 2. Creating & Sharing Perfecrt Reports 3. Insider's Guide to Legacy: Tips and Tripcks 4. Picturing Your Legacy: A Video Gde to Working with Digital Pictures in Legacy. Learn Legacy at your own pace from the comfort of your own computer. Click for image
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