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)
They Came in Ships: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record
Stories in Stone by Douglas KeisterFinal Thoughts by John Thomas GrantNecropolis by Catharine ArnoldEmpire of Death by Paul KoudounarisThe American Resting Place by Marilyn Yalom
Must-Have Cemetery Books
204 books — 94 voters
Heat of Paris by Peter BreyerThe Family Tree by Steph MullinMy Name Is Rachel by Lorna PeelRoots by Alex HaleyA Summer of Secrets by Lorna Peel
Family History Novels
12 books — 35 voters

The Ready Resource for Relief Society by Trina BoiceThe Ready Resource for Relief Society by Trina BoiceTreasures In Time... "How to Profit Collecting Vintage Watches" by E.J.  KellyPut Them Through the Maze by T.D. McMichaelPreserve Your Family Pictures by Amber Richards
Great Idea Books By Trina Boice
24 books — 6 voters
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

Tracing Your Ancestors Using the Census by Emma JollyTracing Your Ancestors Using DNA by Graham S. HoltonCriminal Ancestors by David T. HawkingsDocuments for Genealogy & Local History by Bruce DurieCommon People by Alison Light
Essential British Genealogy Books
42 books — 1 voter
Selected Writings, Volume 2 by Walter BenjaminFor the Well-Being of All by Bonnie J TaylorSelected Writings, Volume 2, Part 1 by Walter BenjaminPrinciples of Spiritual Economics by Hooshmand BadeeSelected Writings, Volume 4 by Walter Benjamin
Economic Theology
18 books — 2 voters

Laurence Overmire
All of our ancestors give us the precious gift of life. Do we use it wisely? Do we use it well? Do we make a name for ourselves and for our children of which we can be proud?
Laurence Overmire, A Revolutionary American Family: The McDonalds of Somerset County, New Jersey

Orson Scott Card
Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to.
Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead

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