Unpuzzling Your Past: The Best-Selling Basic Guide to Genealogy

By Emily Anne Croom

Book Overview

In her acclaimed guide to family history research, Emily Croom provides all the tools you need to begin your family research. From a step-by-step discussion of the records used in genealogical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558705562
• ISBN13: 9781558705562
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Betterway Books
• Length: 85 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Unpuzzling Your Past

Unpuzzling The Past is like a jigsaw puzzle, one piece at a time. It gives readers the information and tools to learn to research and achieve the best results. The book focus on answering how to questions, encourages you to use family and public records, promotes sound research methods and illustrates the process with pertinent research examples. The book teaches that genealogy and familys go hand in hand.

genealogy research

this is a great book for people getting started with serious genealogy research. The new version (4th edition) gives useful tips for incorporating internet searching

Excellent

This is by far the best book general methods book I have found. I highly recommend it to anyone beginning genealogical research and to those who are veterans, as well. I have given several to friends with a fledgling interest in genealogical research. It is indispensible for the beginner & I highly recommend it to everyone. Organized in a logical, easy to follow manner; not too technical; practical -- just plain good.

Complete, concise and excellent for beginners.

Croom's book offers excellent advice for beginners and genealogists with some experience. The workbook gives helpfuls lists such as "Where Do I find That?" and gives sources for birth, death and marriage information. It also explains the censuses and Soundex very well.The appendices list archives, libraries and genealogical societies that are very helpful and up to date. There is also an excellent list of available state censuses.

Great for beginning genealogists!

This book by Emily Croom is THE best book I've seen for the beginning genealogist. The information is very concise and well written. I am really impressed by Ms. Croom's use personal examples to explain the research concepts that she is talking about. This book is a MUST for the beginner.