Beginner's Guide to Genealogy: Essential Tools, Records, and Techniques For Beginning Genealogists

by W. Daniel Quillen

Professional genealogist and writer Daniel Quillen has done it again. After writing genealogy books for genealogists of all experience levels, he’s focused almost solely on beginning genealogists with his latest Beginner’s Guide to Genealogy . If you are a beginner to the passion of genealogy (or even if you have some experience and need more!), this up-to-date, concise, and information-packed book will show you tips and tricks, essential records, and websites you need to know to enable you to begin tracing your ancestors – and be successful! Quillen reveals the secrets the pros use in a logical, step-by-step approach in a way that's fun and easy to follow. If you apply the advice in Beginner’s Guide to Genealogy , you'll be on your way to finding even your most elusive ancestors.

144 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 27, 2023

About the author

For more than 20 years, W. Daniel Quillen has been a professional writer specializing in travel and technical subjects. He has taught beginning genealogy courses to university students and working adults, and is a frequent lecturer in beginning and intermediate genealogy classes in Colorado. He has compiled his years of genealogical training and research into a growing series of genealogy how-to books. He lives in Centennial, Colorado, with his wife and children.

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful and Easy Read

This book gives plenty of useful tips for anyone wanting to start genealogy research. The author’s conversational tone and step by step directions give the reader the tools and confidence to start, as well as fun stories to get readers excited to begin.