Genealogy

Genealogy is the study of ancestry and family history.

Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace
The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy
Mastering Genealogical Proof
Family Tree Problem Solver
The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual
Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian
The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy
Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher
It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree
Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques
Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing
Hiding the Past (The Forensic Genealogist #1)
Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide
Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown MillsProfessional Genealogy by Elizabeth Shown MillsThe BCG Genealogical Standards Manual by Board for Certification Of ...Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian by Elizabeth Shown MillsGenealogical Proof Standard by Christine  Rose
Most Useful Genealogy Books
92 books — 41 voters

How to Archive Family Keepsakes by Denise May LevenickThe Family Tree Sourcebook by Family Tree MagazineDNA Nation by Sergio PistoiEveryday Life in the 1800s by Marc McCutcheonItalian Genealogical Records by Trafford R. Cole
Genealogy Insider's Favorite Reads
65 books — 17 voters
TWAS The Year 2020 by Karl WigginsHumanism by Christina M.  LopezThe Pendulum has Swung too far by Karl WigginsA Theology of Liberation by Gustavo GutiérrezThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber
Political Theology
74 books — 10 voters


Hillary Manton Lodge
I clicked the obituary, my heart pounding. " 'Alice Roussard passed away on February 8, 2008. She was 87,' " I read. Caterina tapped her fingers against the desk. "Bingo." " 'Alice is survived by her husband Benjamin and three daughters,' " I continued. " 'Lisette Greenfeld of Kansas City, KS; Vi Lipniki of Poughkeepsie, NY; and Rosaline Warner of Saint Louis, MO.' " "Ha! No wonder you were having trouble getting anywhere with Roussard. Benjamin had three daughters, all of whom changed their na ...more
Hillary Manton Lodge, Together at the Table

Beware of going down that rabbit hole. You may find yourself eaten by the rabbit at the end of your chase.
~ PT Huedlach

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