Genealogy (3rd ed)

Unearth your family's past by mining the global wealth of digital and print ancestry recordsIn 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 strategyLocate and access genealogy resources for U.S., Canadian, UK and Ireland, and Australian researchSee illustrations of scores of sample documentsGet past brick walls and dead ends in your researchPlace your ancestors in geographical and historical contextAccess libraries, archives, and other repositories onlineLearn the most efficient Internet search techniquesResearch and verify ancestors using genetic genealogy (DNA)Use social networking sites and collaboration techniquesDiscover and use alternative research paths to locate difficult-to-find recordsLearn to integrate your research by reviewing a real case study