Tracing your ancestry
by Helmbold, F. Wilbur
Published by : Oxmoor House, Inc. (Birmingham, Ala.) Physical details: 210 p. ISBN:0848704150. ISSN:978084870 Year: 1976| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 - 999 | 929.1072073 Hel (Browse shelf) | Available | Gift | 46091 |
A family history can be fun --
Making your record --
Pictures, letters, and traditions tell the story, too --
Records of the people and where to find them --
Pitfalls oddities of family research --
The library as a research center and a trap --
Censuses: their importance and usage --
Abstracting requires background knowledge --
Wills and administrations --
Local land records --
Church and cemetery records --
Military records --
Public land records --
Additional research in the National Archives --
Societies and publications --
Analyze, interpret, and correlate your information --
Overseas ancestry --
Completing your family history --
Genealogical scholarship.
Explains procedures for searching birth and marriage certificates, wills, land records, maps, tax records, newspaper obituaries, church and cemetary records, old letters, and diaries
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