Genealogy for Beginners

About this book

A step-by-step guide to researching your family tree. Interested in doing your family tree but dont know how? Genealogy for Beginners covers everything you need to get started researching your family history or continue a project youve already started. Youll get practical suggestions from an experienced genealogist and detailed step-by-step instructions for carrying out a quality family history research. Topics covered include: Getting started with a family history research projectDiscovering which subscription services are worth the priceUsing Ancestry.com effectivelyFinding obituariesInterviewing family membersPreserving and organizing paper and digital files plus photographsGetting the most out of DNA testing for genealogyConducting cemetery researchFinding and interpreting non-US recordsDoing cultural and ethnic heritage researchFinding professional researchers and translatorsKeeping up with the genealogy news With this book in hand youre sure to succeed.