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The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
Family history is one of the most popular pursuits in America -- people want to connect with those who came before. But as the opportunities to explore records and other resources grow, so does the need to understand the myriad ways to access and learn from those records and resources.
Like its predecessors, this edition of "The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy" discusses the wealth of sources available to researchers and provides timely advice on how to use them. The world of family history research, however, is much different than when the previous edition was released. The Internet, enhanced computer technologies, and other advancements have changed the genealogical landscape in the last ten years. The expert contributors to this volume not only explore these new online resources, they also remind the reader that the fundamentals of family history research remain unchanged.
Named the American Library Associations's Best Reference for its first edition back in 1984, "The Source" is an indispensable part of any family history library. Written by industry innovators, each section gets to the heart of the topic, giving readers and researchers a personal how-to lesson in family history. Now, with this third edition, "The Source" maintains its role as the standard that all other family history and genealogy guides strive to achieve. It's the one family history reference you'll reach for over and over again.
Like its predecessors, this edition of "The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy" discusses the wealth of sources available to researchers and provides timely advice on how to use them. The world of family history research, however, is much different than when the previous edition was released. The Internet, enhanced computer technologies, and other advancements have changed the genealogical landscape in the last ten years. The expert contributors to this volume not only explore these new online resources, they also remind the reader that the fundamentals of family history research remain unchanged.
Named the American Library Associations's Best Reference for its first edition back in 1984, "The Source" is an indispensable part of any family history library. Written by industry innovators, each section gets to the heart of the topic, giving readers and researchers a personal how-to lesson in family history. Now, with this third edition, "The Source" maintains its role as the standard that all other family history and genealogy guides strive to achieve. It's the one family history reference you'll reach for over and over again.
990 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 1996
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August 12, 2020
An invaluable reference chock full of details helpful to anyone researching family history and for writers of historical fiction.
November 15, 2009
Awesome resource, but so, so big you might want to use it as a look up source rather than something to read. Better than the internet, because everything is collected into one place. TONS of websites listed in every section. I think this is its greatest asset because Cindi's list doesn't include everything and the googling websites is never comprehensive.
June 7, 2008
Very good reference for basic genealogicalr research.
October 24, 2010
A great book to browse. Has sites that you might not think to look for in google or Cyndi's List.
If your local library doesn't own a copy, request that they do.
If your local library doesn't own a copy, request that they do.
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