Have you ever wondered if one of your ancestors was a famous, important person? A President, or even a King or a Queen? Perhaps your last name is Washington, and you've always thought that you might be a distant relative of the father of our country. If you've shown a flair for painting or writing, maybe you've fantasized that you inherited your talent from an ancestor with a name like ...
Manufacturer: JBG PublishingWritten By: William Latham
Aimed at the beginning genealogist, this guide to tracing ancestry and writing a family history offers step-by-step instructions for bringing the past to life. A discussion of various categories of records-including library holdings, church and cemetery records, local and state records, and naturalization and census records-provides a starting point. Instructions for organizing research material, ...
Manufacturer: Santa Monica PressWritten By: William Latham, Cindy Higgins