Unearth your family's past by mining the global wealth of digital and print ancestry records
In How to Do Everything Genealogy, award-winning researcher and genealogy writer George G. Morgan shows how to start and continue your family history research using traditional records and techniques, as well as the full array of online databases, digitized records, social networks, and other tools. Learn how to organize and create your family tree; find documents about your family; research census documents, military service records, and land and property rolls; plan a successful genealogy research trip; evaluate sources; and other vital skills to help you uncover and illuminate your family's story.
Structure an effective research strategy
Locate and access genealogy resources for U.S., Canadian, UK and Ireland, and Australian research
See illustrations of scores of sample documents
Get past brick walls and dead ends in your research
Place your ancestors in geographical and historical context
Access libraries, archives, and other repositories online
Learn the most efficient Internet search techniques
Research and verify ancestors using genetic genealogy (DNA)
Use social networking sites and collaboration techniques
Discover and use alternative research paths to locate difficult-to-find records
Learn to integrate your research by reviewing a real case study
George G. Morgan is author of ten books, including The Official Guide to Ancestry.com, as well as articles for major genealogical publications worldwide. He is cohost (with Drew Smith) of "The Genealogy Guys Podcast" at genealogyguys.com. A recipient of numerous awards, including the Certificate of Merit from the Federation of Genealogical Societies, George has been working on his own family's genealogy since he was ten years old.
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