The Genealogist's Companion and Sourcebook: A Beyond-the-Basics, Hands-On Guide to Unpuzzling Your Past, 2nd Edition
- Author: Emily Anne Croom
- SKU: 7151
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Description:
This completely revised classic provides you with an in-depth look at public sources for genealogical research in the United States. Its primary goals are to introduce you to many different kinds of public sources and encourage you to branch out and investigate sources they may be unfamiliar with.
The text gives examples of the genealogical information in many kinds of sources along with
tips for using or interpreting these sources. Mini-case studies provide you with real-life research
examples of just how these sources can be used.
Emily Croom is the author of Unpuzzling
Your Past, 4th edition, Unpuzzling Your Past Workbook, The Sleuth Book for Genealogists, and co-
author of A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors. She frequently
teaches and lectures about genealogy. She lives in Bellaire, Texas.
There is also exciting new information on a little known source called "Town Clerk's Register of Men
Who Served in the Civil War," that indicated whether those records survive for each town. 464pp, soft cover. 2003.