The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy

by Christine Rose, Kay Germain Ingalls

Series:The Complete Idiot's Guide To Books

Description

The next best thing to a personal genealogist, this guide gives you all the knowledge to trace your heritage, and sort through the vast amount of information online, in family scrapbooks, in libraries, and at courthouses.

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Ninja337 11 reviews

After I got this book I was pretty disapointed at the lack of support for people trying to track their geneology to Europe as well as African-Americans trying to track ancestry to Africa. Besides that, very informative.

Oct 28, 2006

SmithfieldJones 126 reviews

OK for a very basic introduction to genealogy, but overly simplified, I thought, and not as informative as one would like even if one is baby-new to the art and science of genealogy. Wouldn't recommend.

Jul 10, 2016

La.Nell 8 reviews

This was my first how-to book when I first found an interest in genealogy. It served me well and prevented some of the mistakes commonly made by new genealogists.

Mar 9, 2016