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Genealogy How-To

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  • 387. Finding Your People: An African-American Guide to Discovering Your Roots

    387. Finding Your People: An African-American Guide to Discovering Your Roots

    $ 15.00

    By Sandra Lee Jamison. 1999. Paperback. 176 pages. Condition: Excellent; never circulated. ISBN-13 : 978-0399524783. A step-by-step guide to genealogy for African-Americans, this book explains how to unveil the past through public records, alternative sources, and other documents.

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  • 389. In Search of Our Ancestors.

    389. In Search of Our Ancestors.

    $ 15.00

    By Megan Smolenyak. 2000. Paperback. 256 pages. Condition: Excellent; never circulated. ISBN: 978-1580623179. The companion of the PBS Series, this book will appeal to the millions of Americans who want to know more about their origins.

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  • 391. Sustainable Genealogy: Separating Fact from Fiction in Family Legends

    391. Sustainable Genealogy: Separating Fact from Fiction in Family Legends

    $ 15.00

    By Richard Hite. 2013. Paperback. 128 pages. Condition: Excellent; never circulated. ISBN: 978-0806319827. This book explains how to avoid the traps many family historians can fall into. Whether it’s a proud family legend, a venerable publication, or the claims of an internet family tree, the unsubstantiated genealogical source is like a house of sticks before…

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  • 395. Know Your Ancestors: A Guide to Genealogical Research

    395. Know Your Ancestors: A Guide to Genealogical Research

    $ 15.00

    By Ethel W. Williams, Ph. D. 1960. Hardbound. 313 pages. Condition: never circulated; dust jacket missing. ASIN : B0007GTFNU. This book was designed to provide a guide for family history classes and is based upon lectures given before the first class in 1958-1959.

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  • 400. Plugging Into Your Past.

    400. Plugging Into Your Past.

    $ 15.00

    2006. How to find real family history records online. Step-by-step strategies for effectively using the revolutionary resources available at your fingertips, showing you how and where to find the most accurate data in the vast internet resources. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 403. Web Publishing for Genealogy

    403. Web Publishing for Genealogy

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    Compiled by Peter Christian. Over the past few years, genealogy websites have been proliferating at such an incredible rate that the Web now provides the best opportunities for locating source materials, contacting other researchers, sharing family information, and publishing the results of your research. Paperback, 73 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title page. Library copy…

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  • 404. Online Roots. How to Discover Your Family’s History

    404. Online Roots. How to Discover Your Family’s History

    $ 15.00

    2003. Online Roots is a practical guide to making the Internet work for you, productively and effectively.  It will help you to access the accuracy of what you find and help you get the most out of the Internet. Author: Pamela Boyer Porter, CGRS, CGL and Amy Johnson Crow, CG.  Paperback, 304 pages. Condition: Good,…

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  • 423. First Steps in Genealogy: A Beginner's Guide

    423. First Steps in Genealogy: A Beginner’s Guide

    $ 15.00

    By Desmond Walls Allen. 1998. Paperback, 154 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 424.	New Ideas for Crafting Heritage Albums.

    424. New Ideas for Crafting Heritage Albums.

    $ 15.00

    By Bev Kirschner Braun. 2001. Paperback, 127 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 425.	Genealogy in Convenient Form.

    425. Genealogy in Convenient Form.

    $ 15.00

    By Ralph W. Cathell. 1976. Many amateur and professional genealogists could learn from examining this way of presenting family records. Paperback, 47 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 426.	Managing a Genealogical Project.

    426. Managing a Genealogical Project.

    $ 15.00

    By William Dollarhide.  A complete manual for the management and organization of genealogical materials. Paperback, 98 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title page. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 429. The Official Guide to Ancestry Family Tree.

    429. The Official Guide to Ancestry Family Tree.

    $ 20.00

    2003. Easy to use features help you to perform automated searches of Ancestry.com databases, quickly organize your research data, easily create multimedia slideshows and scrapbooks. Paperback, 285 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 431. Finding Your Famous (and infamous) Ancestors.

    431. Finding Your Famous (and infamous) Ancestors.

    $ 15.00

    By Rhonda R. McClure. 2003. Provides tips for all levels of researchers on finding fame and royalty in family history, explaining both traditional and advanced Internet research techniques, and discusses collecting and processing this information. Paperback, 232 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 432. The Genealogist’s Address Book, 4th Edition.

    432. The Genealogist’s Address Book, 4th Edition.

    $ 15.00

    By Elizabeth Petty Bentley. 1998. Contains addresses for national, state, ethnic, and religious organizations, special resources, an index to periodicals and newsletters, and a general index. Paperback, 832 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title page. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 433. Organize Your Genealogy.

    433. Organize Your Genealogy.

    $ 15.00

    By Drew Smith. 2016. Strategies and solutions for every researcher. Paperback, 236 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 436. Overcoming Dead Ends.

    436. Overcoming Dead Ends.

    $ 15.00

    Have dead ends on your family tree? Let this book show you how to find those elusive lost ancestors. A must for every beginning genealogist. Paperback, 325 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title page. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 437. Ancestors by Jim Tyrrell.  2000.

    437. Ancestors by Jim Tyrrell. 2000.

    $ 15.00

    Guide to Discovery: Key principles and processes of family history research. Paperback, 76 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 439. Organizing Your Family History Search.

    439. Organizing Your Family History Search.

    $ 15.00

    By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. Efficient & effective ways to gather and protect your genealogical research. 1999. Paperback, 150 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title page. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 442. How to Tape Instant Oral Biographies.

    442. How to Tape Instant Oral Biographies.

    $ 15.00

    By Bill Zimmerman. 1999. Capture your family’s living history for future generations. Paperback, 54 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 443. Your Life and Times, an Oral History Handbook.

    443. Your Life and Times, an Oral History Handbook.

    $ 15.00

    By Stephen and Julia Arthur. 1987. How to put a life story on tape. Paperback, 54 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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