Offers instructions for tracing ancestors through the use of family papers, wills, town and church records, and gravestone inscriptions (etc.)

Presents ideas and tips for overcoming common obstacles researching genealogies, including advice on how to find records before civil registration, using censuses, and advanced court records.

Explains how Americans of every ethnic descent can trace their ancestors, lists sources of information and provides family tree charts.

"A librarian and authority on genealogical research offers advice and encouragement to those who are eager to uncover their family history in this guidebook. Getting started, research techniques, interviewing tips, and effective use of the library and internet are all discussed in detail in this book that is ideal for beginners and novices. The benefits and importance of genealogical research are also explored. Also included is a discussion on how...

Guide to genealogical research, discussing available resources and how to use them, provides case studies to demonstrate organization strategies and overcome difficulties.

This is the basic sourcebook on the Scotch-Irish in America, a compilation of source records pertaining to the Scots who settled in the north of Ireland and their descendants in America. Volume I describes in detail the conditions in both Scotland and Ireland at the time of the Scottish migrations to Ireland and America. Also included in this volume are chapters devoted to Scottish names, Scottish families, and locations of Scottish families in Ireland.--From...

The aim of the following book is to appy genealogy to the illustration of English ethnology.