- Paperback: 168 pages
- Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel Pub (July 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0836280202
- ISBN-13: 978-0836280203
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
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Vandagriff, a Polish and Soviet affairs expert by training, offers a new kind of introductory guide to genealogy: a highly autobiographical work that teaches one how to unearth one's past by following the procedures she used to search for her own family. Both entertaining and educational, this guide places family history in a historical context. Equally valuable is its treatment of computer use for genealogical research, including FamilySearch, the Family History Library's computer system on CD-ROM, and genealogy software. More traditional subjects are also covered: census data, surnames, and vital, military, and immigration records. Newcomers to family history research may find this novel-like book more approachable than traditional handbooks as a first resource. Others, especially more experienced researchers, will find the lack of ready references limiting. For comprehensive collections.
- Judith P. Reid, Library of Congress
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Judith P. Reid, Library of Congress
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The best!!, Nov 10 1998
By mkeillor "mkeillor" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Voices in Your Blood: Discovering Identity Through Family History (Paperback)
This is the best beginning "How To" on genealogy I have ever come across in 20 years. I checked out a copy from my local library, and after just a few pages had to stop reading, because I was wanting to make notes in the margins! I had to run to the bookstore for one! I sincerely hope and highly recommend the publishers print another edition. I am looking for several copies for friends and to donate to my Family History Center.
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Excellent and fun overview of "how-to" for the novice., Jun 9 1998
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This review is from: Voices in Your Blood: Discovering Identity Through Family History (Paperback)
Using examples from her own research, the author gives the steps she uses to pose and solve questions about her family history. The story of her family history quest, the illustrations, and the breadth of technics demonstrated entice the inquisitive novice to try to emulate her various searches. This is a short, fun, and easy book packed with "real-life" examples of the fun of the hunt and the joy of the successes she has had, making the reader want to find her own family history, too.
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