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The complete idiot's guide to genealogy / by Christine Rose and Kay Germain Ingalls.

Rose, Christine, 1935- (Author). Ingalls, Kay Germain. (Added Author).

Summary:

The next best thing to a personal genealogist, this guide gives you all the knowledge to trace your heritage, and sort through the vast amount of information online, in family scrapbooks, in libraries, and at courthouses.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781615641567 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 1615641564 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xxii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 3rd ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Alpha, [2012]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-378) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Who are you? Why genealogy? ; Start with Mom and Dad ; You're hooked-- now what? ; Keeping track of what you find -- Finding the trail. The Internet: online any time ; Kissin' kin: how to find them ; A rose by any other name ; Getting the most from libraries ; Your family's hometown -- Following the trail. Have you done your homework? ; Making sense of the census ; Researching African American families ; Corresponding effectively -- In your ancestors' footsteps. A little traveling music, please ; Courthouses: gateway to the past ; A picnic in the cemetery ; More than news in the newspaper ; Did great-grandpa carry a rifle? -- Making sense of it all. Order out of chaos ; Keeping records right ; Gaining historical perspective ; Resolving discrepancies -- Expanding your horizon. Spending your money wisely ; DNA-- Why the hype? -- After the basics-- what?
Subject: Genealogy.
United States > Genealogy > Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Adams PL Sys. - Decatur Branch 929 ROS COM (Text) 34207001667345 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Benton Co PL - Fowler 929.1 ROS (Text) 34044000773166 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Franklin Co PL Dist. - Brookville PL 929.1 ROS (Text) 38217000472189 Nonfiction BPL Available -
Greenwood PL - Greenwood NONFICTION HISTORY GENEALOGY Rose (Text) 36626103373478 2nd Floor Adult Nonfiction Available -
North Madison Co PL - Elwood PL 929.1 ROS (Text) 30419101296255 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Sheridan PL - Sheridan 929.10 ROS (Text) 37745000505773 Adult non-fiction Available -
Union Co PL - Liberty Gen 929.1 Ros (Text)
Legacy Istat1: G
34194000945833 Genealogy Reference Available -
Whiting PL - Whiting 929.1072 R72 (Text) 51735011475752 Adult department Available -

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