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Summary: Keys for opening doors
Comment: This books is a guide to helping you figure out your past. It gives you information on how to open
up doors to your past. It also gives you the web sites that can be use. It show you how to start
your genealogy and where to look. Its a guide on helping you uncover the past.

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Summary: A big disappointment
Comment: I was disappointed to find that this book tells you how to apply the information you have on the web
so that others who are looking have it. I am cautious about placing personal information on the web
because you don't know who might collect it and then use it to steal your identity or create
problems in other areas of your private life. I was looking for ways to go the the national data
banks to find out information and I felt this book did not fill that need. Jean Schweer

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Summary: excellent launching point for your genealogical research
Comment: I'm just getting started with my Genealogical research, and after feeling a bit overwhelmed with the
possibilities, I bought a couple of books to help me develop a "roadmap."

Given the
conciseness of this text and the beautiful graphic design and layout, I was expecting this to be
shorter on substance than my other (much lengthier) book, "How to Do Everything with Your
Genealogy." However, the old family photographs and pictures of census records and immigration
documents are inspiring, while the mini-case studies help put the descriptive text in context. The
eight concise chapters seem to cover the essential range of topics, including interviewing and
collection techniques, archiving, creating family trees, using the internet as a tool, and planning
a genealogy research trip. Family history research is not rocket science, and while much of what is
described is common sense, this book focuses on pointing out key internet and library resources and
recommending methods for interviewing as well as making use of the experience of naturally helpful
librarians and archivists.

I was particularly impressed by the clarity and relevance of
the chapter on internet searches, which assumes no previous background and probably well
accommodates even the largely senior demographic of family historians. Relevant sub-topics include
a conceptual overview of how email works, basic netiquette, and pointers to helpful online
resources. Appropriately, computer technology is a dominant theme throughout the book, and the
author makes particular note that with modern technology, genealogical research is a whole lot less
tedious than it used to be. One example of a good idea I hadn't thought of, is bringing a digital
camera on research trips to take snapshots of archival documents.

I'm sure I'll come
back to this book as a "reference" during various stages of my search, but that didn't stop me from
reading this from cover to cover.

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Summary: Good Genealoyy Resourse
Comment: I found the book initally at my local library and decided it was very usefull and wanted my own copy
so I found it at [...]. It very well layed out and would be an excellent guide for begineers to
genealogly as well as a resourse of info for the experienced geanologist as well.

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Summary: Genealogy Handbook: The Complete Guide to Tracing Your Famil
Comment: Yes, I agree, this is the best beginning genealogy book. I wanted to give my mother something
practical, yet not overwhelming, so she could start researching our roots. I found this book in my
local library and had trouble returning it! Reader's Digest is the publisher and there is no dispute
to the quality of material within. It is easy to read, chapters are logical, and the indices are an
added bonus. A great purchase, especially at the Amazon price.

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