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Summary: Excellent book for planning / evaluating genealogy research
Comment: This book is a cut above many popular genealogy "how to" books.

I'm really picky about
genealogy books, and this one is excellent. Most books don't discuss carefully evaluating evidence
and really thinking through problems associated with conflicting information, burned counties, brick
walls etc. The "thinking" in this book and the examples of alternative sources one may not be
familiar with are what is outstanding. In addition, Ms. Rising's examples are clear, easy to follow
and informative, and there are many of them. Her research methods are applicable to ANY time period
you are working in. I disagree with another reviewer who complained that this book won't help
someone with "late" immigrant ancestors.

I'm an experienced genealogist and a trained
researcher who has been working for 25 years on my family lines. The land chapter, in particular,
and the chapter on working in the years between the Revolutionary War and 1850, gave me several
directions to go in knocking down some brick walls.

Beginners as well as experienced
researchers will benefit from this book. What will help doing genealogy research most of all is
knowing how to evaluate what you have and how to recognize what else you need. This book does much
more!

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Summary: No Index
Comment: As a genealogy reference or guide I found this book to be a dud.

It has almost the
worst Index I have ever seen. Sources that are mentioned in the text are not in the index nor
clearly explained.

As an example the source I know as the "Readers' Guide to Periodical
Literature" was mentioned, more than once, under an odd acronym and I did not find any explanation
or comment on the acronym or the different title.

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Summary: Brick Walls
Comment: This book is excellent to assist the serious genealogist. It requires some dedication to follow
through the suggestions but if you do, you will learn a lot. Unfortunately, for all my dedication,
I still have not uncovered my paternal grandfather's secrets. But I have not finished traveling all
the paths the book suggests. Some I have, some are still waiting. I would recommend the book to
give you a serious and straight forward path to follow rather than randomly searching.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Help! Brick walls
Comment: I am sure that this book will prove very useful in my genealogy research. It is easy to follow with
good examples.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Geneology - Brick Walls
Comment: This book is full of info to help you know the next step in trying to find a relative through non
traditional methods. I originally got the book at the library, and I found I needed to buy the book
- so I could highlight and mark it for future reference. Great resource!

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