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The family tree problem solver : tried-and-true tactics for tracing elusive ancestors Marsha Hoffman Rising
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Reading Room REF CS 14 .R57 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rising, Marsha Hoffman, 1945- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genealogy.
- United States--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books, [2011]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- The first step : analyzing the problem and planning strategy for success
- Finding births, marriages, and deaths before civil registration
- Why does the census taker always miss my ancestor?
- Consider collateral kin : genealogical research in the full family context
- Your day in court
- What to do when the courthouse burned
- Give me land ... lots of land
- Sorting individuals of the same name
- The critical connection : finding ancestors who lived before 1850
- Ten mistakes not to make in your family research
- Analysis of evidence.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781440311932
- 1440311935
- OCLC:
- 664676080
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