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Author
Publisher
Cold Spring Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
143 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mastering Family, Church and Library Records is the latest in Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy series. Many genealogists beginners as well as experienced researchers overlook records that are often available at their fingertips. Quillen helps genealogists find, explore and extract the most relevant information from these records.
Author
Language
English
Description
Discover the secrets to Ancestry.com success! This book will help you get the most out of your Ancestry.com subscription by showing you how to take advantage of what the world's biggest genealogy website has to offer--and how to find answers to your family tree questions within its billions of records and massive network of family trees. This newly updated guide reflects the site's many changes, with screenshots that demonstrate how to create family...
Publisher
The Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies
Pub. Date
20uu
Physical Desc
v. ; cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Forgotten settlers of Kansas series is a reproduction of the applications and pedigree charts that have been submitted for certificates offered by the Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies. These certificates are of three types-- Territorial, Pioneer, and Early Settler. A Territorial certificate is issued for those ancestors who were in Kansas prior to 29 January 1861, and for those in Kansas between 30 January 1861 and 31 December 1880 a...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Partners, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
160 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What does your family tree look like? Where do its roots lead? Are you related to royalty? Start your very own journey and find out with this activity-packed guide to genealogy! This lively guide will get you started on researching your family's past and let you in on the newest and most up-to-date technology for genealogy research. Get tips on how to interview family members, create a family tree, and much more. Fun facts, lists, and sidebars offer...
Author
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
4th ed.
Physical Desc
vi, 320 p. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
An A-Z directory giving addresses, phone numbers, contact persons, and publications (if any) for family associations, plus reunion committees, one-name societies, surname exchanges, surname databases, etc.
Author
Language
English
Description
REVISED AND UPDATED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Family historians depend upon thousands of people unknown to them. They exchange research with others; copy information from books and databases; and write libraries, societies, and government offices. At times they even hire professionals to do legwork in distant areas and trust strangers to solve important problems. But how can a researcher be assured that he or she is producing or receiving reliable...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. weaves together genealogical detective work with cutting-edge DNA analysis to trace the ancestry of a diverse array of trailblazing public figures. The result is a captivating cross-section of history, illustrating that diversity is both America's strength and its constant.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In sharing their stories, uses every tool available, from cutting-edge DNA research to old-school genealogical sleuthing to reveal long-buried secrets. Spanning the globe, the series compiles family trees that trace throughout the United States and Canada; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Germany, Poland, Ireland, Russia, and more.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This 10-part series, with the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., delves into the genealogy and genetics of famous Americans, combining history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family and identity in today's America. Professor Gates shakes loose captivating stories and surprises in the family trees of Kevin Bacon, Robert Downey, Jr., Branford Marsalis, John Legend, Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters and...
Author
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
Updated ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
The modern world of genealogy combines the traditional methods of research with the awesome power of computers and the Internet, a combination so powerful that it has transformed the way we do genealogy. The purpose of this book is to instruct the researcher in this new methodology, tying the fundamentals of genealogical research to the infrastructrue of computers and Web sites. In other words, it is a manual for modern genealogy designed for the...
Author
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xiv, 330 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Who are we, and where do we come from? The fundamental drive to answer these questions is at the heart of Finding Your Roots, the companion book to the hit PBS documentary series. As Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. shows us, the tools of cutting-edge genomics and deep genealogical research now allow us to learn more about our roots, looking further back in time than ever before.
The author investigates the geneological histories of twenty-five...
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