Your DNA Guide - the Book

Your DNA Guide - the Book

Author: Diahan Southard

Publisher:

Published: 2020-02-26

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9781734613902

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You don't have to learn everything about genetic genealogy before asking specific questions of your DNA! That's the premise of Diahan Southard's brand new book, Your DNA Guide - the Book, now available for pre-order at a special sale price. Your DNA Guide - the Book is like no other genetic genealogy book on the market. Instead of learning more-than-you-need-to-know in textbook style, you'll choose a specific DNA question to start exploring right away. You'll follow concrete step-by-step plans, learning important DNA concepts--in plain English--as you go. Do you want to learn who your 2X great grandmother is? Turn to page 23. Do you want to know how you are related to one of your DNA matches? Page 37. As you proceed, you check your progress and get new guidance based on your specific results at each stage. (Including troubleshooting, like when your matches just aren't responding or your great-grandparents turn out to be first cousins.) This powerful, hands-on approach is based on Diahan's 20 years of experience in the genetic genealogy industry and especially in the past five years, as she helps clients one-on-one make DNA discoveries. It became clear to her that while each client's situation may be unique, there are patterns in how you can find solutions that you can apply yourself. Your DNA Guide - the Book is for anyone who has taken a DNA test or may want to. It helps genealogists reconstruct family trees. It helps adoptees identify biological relatives. It can help you identify a specific DNA match. In short, it helps anyone explore what their DNA--and their DNA matches--can tell them about their origins.


My Immigrant Ancestors

My Immigrant Ancestors

Author: Theresa Prouty-Cole

Publisher: TPC Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 163684846X

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Historian Gordon Wood states it well: “Precisely because we are not a people held together by blood, no one knows who an American is except by what they believe. It’s important that we do know our history, because our history is the source of our Americanness.” Do you know the history of your Ancestors? Have you ever wondered where your ancestors landed when they first arrived on American soil? Can you just imagine what was going through their minds as they gathered up their belongings and disembarked after a lengthy ocean crossing? Terri helps you find the answers to these questions and many others in her guide “My Immigrant Ancestors – A Guide to Help You Jumpstart Your Journey”. This guide will help you start your search for your Immigrant Ancestors. In each chapter there are sections called My Example. These sections are what makes Terri’s guide uniquely different from other guides you may have purchased. There are over 45 Examples including family pictures, images and texts of what Terri discovered while on her Journey. She shares how she obtained the information, what she learned from the search and where it led her to research additional family history. Terri identifies Four Steps in the Journey: 1 Organizing and Documenting Your Current Information, 2 Conducting Interviews, 3 Preparing to Search and, 4 Focus Your Ancestor Search. She also lists Five Benefits she believes you will experience: 1 – Increase Your World as You Know It, 2 - Know your own Personal History, 3 – Expand Your Sense of Being an American, 4 – Keep Your Family Memories and Traditions Alive and, 5 – Discover the Mystery of you – DNA.


Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org

Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org

Author: Dana McCullough

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-08-04

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0593327985

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Master the #1 Free Genealogy Website! Discover your ancestry on FamilySearch.org, the world's largest free genealogy website. This in-depth user guide shows you how to find your family in the site's databases of more than 3.5 billion names and millions of digitized historical records spanning the globe. Learn how to maximize all of FamilySearch.org's research tools--including hard-to-find features--to extend your family tree in America and the old country. In this book, you'll find: • Step-by-step strategies to craft search queries that find ancestors fast • Practical pointers for locating your ancestors in record collections that aren't searchable • Detailed overviews of FamilySearch.org's major U.S. collections, with helpful record explanations to inform your research • Guidance for using FamilySearch.org's vast record collections from Europe, Canada, Mexico and 100-plus countries around the world • Tips for creating and managing your family tree on FamilySearch.org • Secrets to utilizing user-submitted genealogies, 200,000 digitized family history books, and the FamilySearch catalog of 2.4 million offline resources you can borrow through a local FamilySearch Center • Worksheets and checklists to track your research progress Illustrated step-by-step examples teach you exactly how to apply these tips and techniques to your own research. Whether you're new to FamilySearch.org or you're a longtime user, you'll find the guidance you need to discover your ancestors and make the most of the site's valuable resources.


Genealogy and Social History

Genealogy and Social History

Author: Eric Martone

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2022-02-21

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1527578666

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In recent years, genealogical websites and government agencies have made millions of valuable historical documents digitally available to the public. There is a tremendous amount of information that can be gleaned from these documents to aid scholars interested in social history. This volume brings together researchers presenting historically contextualized family case studies as a lens to enrich the reader’s understanding of the past.


A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors

A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors

Author: Dwight A. Radford

Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Betterway Books

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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Family genealogists will find easy step-by-step suggestions for determining an Irish ancestor's place of origin, and advice for researching Irish records in America and on the Emerald Isle itself. Readers will find a wealth of information, such as: * the basic strategies of Irish research * working with home sources * accessing, making sense of and working with Irish records inside and outside of Ireland * making the most of Internet resources * using cemetery records, church records, estate records, military records and more! Dwight A. Radford and Kyle J. Betit are widely respected in the field of genealogy as Irish researchers. For the past six years, they have built their reputation through articles in their highly acclaimed journal, the Irish at Home and Abroad, as well as in other genealogical publications. They speak internationally on the subject of Irish research and live in Salt Lake City, Utah.


The Family Tree Toolkit

The Family Tree Toolkit

Author: Kenyatta D. Berry

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-11-06

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1510735496

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The popularity of Family History has increased over the past five years due to TV shows like Genealogy Roadshow, Finding Your Roots, and Who Do You Think You Are? The ability to access records online has opened up the one time hobby for genealogy enthusiasts to the mainstream. Companies like Ancestry.com, Familysearch.org, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage have spent millions of dollars making records available around the world. DNA technology continues to evolve and provides the instant gratification that we have become use to as a society. But then the question remains, what does that really mean? Knowing your ancestry is more than just ethnic percentages it’s about creating and building a story about your family history. The Family History Toolkit is designed to help you navigate the sometimes overwhelming and sometimes treacherous waters of finding your ancestors. While this is not a comprehensive guide to all things genealogy, it is a roadmap to help you on this journey of discovery, whether you are looking for your African Asian, European, or Jewish ancestry. The Family History Toolkit guides you on how and where to begin, what records are available both online and in repositories, what to do once you find the information, how to share your story and of course DNA discoveries.


Genealogy 101

Genealogy 101

Author: Barbara Renick

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Published: 2003-04-23

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1418540919

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A recent Maritz Poll reported that 60% of Americans are interested in their family history. And with good reason. Through genealogy, you can go back into history to meet people who have had more influence on your life than any others -- your ancestors. And the better you get to know your ancestors, the better you will get to know yourself: the who's and what's and why's of you. Barbara Renick, a nationally-known lecturer on genealogy, tells the uninitiated researcher the steps needed to find out who their ancestors really were, and brings together for even the more experienced genealogical researchers the important principles and practices. She covers such topics as the importance of staying organized and how to go about it; where and how to look for information in libraries, historical societies, and on the internet; recognizing that just because something is in print doesn't mean it's right; and how to prepare to visit the home where your ancestors lived. Genealogy 101 is the first book to read when you want to discover who your ancestors were, where they lived, and what they did.