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BOOK - Using Maps in Family History Research, Revised and Updated
By Fawne Stratford-Devai
This 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
KIT - Gravestone Rubbing Kit This 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
BOOK - DNA & Genealogy By 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 - The Genes in Your Genealogy By Sherilyn L. Bell & Constandina N Arvanitis. As you are completing your own family tree, you may wish to explore your medical pedigree. Examinations of DNA, X+Y chromosomes and inheritance disorders are included inside. The uniting of complexities in genes and genealogy...
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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?.More information
BOOK - Introduction To Genealogy (Family Chronicle) This book includes a large number of outstanding columns that first appeared in Family Chronicle magazine. Each article is crammed with helpful information for those researching theri roots in Canada< Usa and many other countries in Europe, Scandinavia and beyond! An excellent introduction to genealogy that has plenty of solid content for the experienced researcher too. 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 - 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.
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QUICKSHEET - Citing Online Historical Resources Evidence! Style. First Revised Edition
By 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.
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BOOK - About Genealogical Standards of Evidence: A Guide for Genealogists By Brenda Dougall Merriman. The author shares insights and experience that are of great help to both the amateur and professional researcher. This book tells you about how the genealogical community developed its standards of evidence and the relative values of source documentation, and how you can apply these to your own work. More information
BOOK - By George G. Morgan. BOOK - Your Family Reunion: How to Plan it, Organize it AND Enjoy it By George G. Morgan. This book is a guide for organizing a successful and exciting reunion, regardless of whether it is a casual backyard barbecue, a get-together at a hotel or resort, or a weeklong cruise. No matter whether this is your first family reunion or your tenth, the keys to a successful event are to plan and organize a structure for it, get the people together, and provide opportunities for a variety of memory-making activities.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 - Writing the Family Narrative By Lawrence P. Gouldrup, Ph.D.. This is a useful and interesting book. The author shows you how to compose a controlled and focused rendition of your family's story 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 - Producing A Quality Family History [Book] By Patricia Law Hatcher. This book guides you through the steps required to create an attractive - and functional - family history report. Learn how to organize your work, how to write the narrative, choose type faces, grammar styles and punctuation. You'll also see how to create useful bibliographies and discover ways to incorporate photos and illustrations effectively plus much, much more! 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 - Your Guide to the Family History Library (LDS) by Paula Stuart Warren & James Warren. This exceptional guide will help you use the library’s resources effectively, both on site and online. Professional genealogists Paula and Jim Warren provide the information you need. 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 - Uncovering your Ancestry through Family Photographs By: Maureen Taylor. In this illuminating guide, genealogical photo expert Maureen Taylor shows you how to gain this in depth perspective on your family's special history, step by step. More information BOOK - BCG Standards Manual We often start out as hobbyists, learning as we go. As our interest swells, we attend lectures, buy books and consider turning professional. Do we understand the many changes in the field? What are the present day standards? This manual will remove the guesswork. More information BOOK - Family Tree Detective Workbook by: Ann Douglas. The Family Tree Detective will take you on an incredible journey of discovery. Fascinating information, practical tips, and lighthearted fun blend to help anyone create a wonderful family record to be treasured and enjoyed. More information BOOK - Becoming an Accredited Genealogist- Plus 100 Tips to Ensure Your Success, by: Karen Clifford, AG. Becoming an Accredited Genealogist will help you through the process of becoming accredited by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. More information BOOK - Planning a Fabulous Family Reunion By Louise St. Denis. A must to help you plan a family reunion that's fun filled and worth attending..More information BOOK - Simple Latin for Family Historians- A McLaughlin Guide by Eve McLaughlin. This guide in intended for the family historian who has never learned any Latin, or whose memory does not retain many of the standard words, which are to be found regularly in parish registers. More information BOOK - Reading Old Handwriting- A McLaughlin Guide by Eve McLaughlin. This guide is intended to cover the various types of writing found in registers, wills and other archive material back to the 16th century – the real writing, not the neat clerical hand which should have been used, but the pitchfork dipped in manure scrawl of the average parish clerk or country scrivener. More information BOOK - Research At The Family History Center, 3rd Edition. By Dr. P. Christensen. This book helps you understand the facilities and the holdings of the Family History Centers.More information BOOK - Organization for the Professional Genealogists. By Dr. P. Christensen. Shows well-developed techniques to deal with logistical problems of dealing with many lines of research.More information BOOK - Names in Genealogy: Their Origins & Meaning By Dr. P. Christensen. A knowledge of how they were derived and how they are connected, provides a better understanding of the genealogical process.More information BOOK - Organization for One-Name Studies By Dr. P. Christensen. This book will teach you techniques to surmount obstacles and have a well organized archive of data.More information BOOK - Kinship - It's All Relative By:Jackie Smith Arnold. Twice as long as the first edition, with all new chapters on the subjects of marriage, names, and wills (kinship and the rights of inheritance), and with expanded treatment of other subjects, such as degrees of consanguinity and how to calculate blood relationships. 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 - Before Modern Medicine: Diseases & Yesterday's Remedies By: Elizabeth Briggs & Colin Briggs. Learn what all of those 'strange' causes of death are called in modern terms. A complete discussion of sicknesses, causes of death and medical practices that our ancestors knew. More information Global Gazette Articles - General Genealogy
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