Genealogy Books - The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy, 2nd Edition

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Summary: The best guide available.
Comment: These authors have the credentials to and have written a superb handbook, especially for the
genealogy "newbies". Even the experienced family historian will here find MUCH help. Paul Drake JD

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Summary: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy
Comment: As a newbie to genealogy, I find this to be a very helpful book. It points you in the directions
that you should go and gives a lot of ideas that I would not have thought of.

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Summary: Great Guide
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This is a great book for beginners and experienced researchers. I recommend it to my
students.
Maria (Ree) Hopper, CG

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Summary: updated tripe
Comment: This edition of the book is more up-to-date, so it's actually useful somewhat. Mostly, though, it's
a book written by experts for experts. There is little thought given to the practical application
of genealogy -- making friends with newly found relatives, for example, and family reunions. There
is no mention of the politics that go into genealogy. You can easily destroy your family by writing
the wrong date for a marriage on your descendant chart, but the book totally omits important facts
like that! It has a small chapter on DNA, which is nice, but it leaves out critical information on
that topic, too. The "Idiot's" title of this book is misleading; the authors fail to think like a
layman. Beware.

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Summary: I Needed a Complete Idiots Guide to Online Genealogy!
Comment: Christine Rose's "The Complete Idiots's Guide to Online Genealogy" made me finally move from, "I am
going to do a genealogic study of my father's family", to "I have been working on this project for
two years, and am truly enjoying the experience".

The book is well organized, and easy
to read and understand. I have in the past 5 years developed a memory problem that will not get
better. I had become so afraid failure, I did not want to attempt learning something new again. I
used "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Computers" years ago, and found it a great way to quickly ground
myself in the basics. When I saw Ms. Rose's book, I knew it was my best opportunity.

I
now have numerous books concerning genealogy, but "Idiot's" is dog earred and still the first book
on the shelf. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to learn family history and genealogy and
how to put together a family tree. Especially those who do not have the inside lingo.
/>Shari Peavy

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