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Genealogy: Genealogical Research

Books

How to Trace Your Family Tree

This hands-on guide for neophyte genealogists explains everything you need to know to trace your family tree--including how to begin, where to go for help, and how to organize your findings.

A nation of descendants : politics and the practice of genealogy in U.S. history

Contending that the U.S. was the earliest western country to embrace genealogy on a mass level, Francesca Morgan traces Americans' fascination with tracking family lineage from the early republic to the present day, showing how it evolved from a largely elite phenomenon practiced by white men of western European descent to a commercial enterprise reaching people of diverse backgrounds...

The Slave Families of Thomas Jefferson

Extensive compilation of primary documents, maps, and photographs tracing the genealogical history of the more than six hundred enslaved men, women, and children who lived and worked on Thomas Jefferson's Virginia plantations.

A Genealogy of the Wives of the American Presidents and Their First Two Generations of Descent

From Martha Washington to Laura Bush, the wife of each U.S. president has found her place in history, often setting trends and doing important work for the nation. This reference work traces the lineage of all presidents' wives, arranged alphabetically from Abigail Adams to Jane Wyman. Genealogy reveals that some of the women are connected to one another through common ancestry, sometimes even through royal blood--for example, the bloodlines of Laura Bush and Abigail Adams join at King Henry II and can then be traced to King Pepin the Short, born in 714. 

The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy

This new 3rd edition incorporates the latest thinking on genealogy & computers, specifically the relationship between computer technology (the Internet & CD-ROM) & the timeless principles of good genealogical research. It also includes a new chapter on the property rights of women, a revised chapter on the evaluation of genealogical evidence, & updated information on the 1920 census.

Genealogy, Psychology and Therapy : Uncovering Trauma

Fully revised and updated, Genealogy, Psychology and Therapy highlights the importance of genealogy in the development of identity, and the therapeutic potential of family history in cultivating wellbeing. The popularity of amateur genealogy and family history has soared in recent times. We will never know any of the people we discover from our histories in person, but for several reasons, we recognize that their lives shaped ours. Key approaches to identity and relationships lend clues to our own lives but also to what psychosocial factors run across generations...

How to Do Everything Genealogy 3/e

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.

Online Resources for Genealogical Research Process

Genealogy Journals

Discovering Your Roots: An Introduction to Genealogy