When it comes to interviewing family members, I always recommend talking to absolutely everyone. No exceptions. People often come up to me and say, “I didn't ask the questions until too late, and now everyone who knew anything about the family is gone.” This may be...
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March 30, 2009
Finding Married Names
Discovering the married names of women who suddenly disappear from family records is every bit as challenging. As she marries and moves away from the family, a woman's identity is disguised under husband's surname. If she was married more than once, the puzzle is all the more complicated. And by the way, it's sometimes easy to forget that older generations of widowed and divorced women did marry more than once. Don't give up hope. There are some surprisingly good places where you can find married names...
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March 13, 2009
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What Reference Books Should I Own? by George G. Morgan
I wrote a column for the Ancestry Daily News a number of years ago that enumerated my ten favorite genealogy books, some genealogy reference CD-ROMs, and my favorite websites. One of the readers of the Ancestry Weekly Journal wrote to Juliana and asked for an article about what specific genealogy research books, common to both beginners and advanced researchers, would be recommended for every serious researcher to have in his or her library.
This is a difficult challenge for several reasons. First, it is a subjective matter and depends on what geographical area an individual is researching. Second, a list that is too "generic" risks losing people's interest. Finally, the fact is that books are an expensive commodity and not everyone can afford to buy every title they would like to have.
However, there certainly is a core collection of books that every genealogist would find helpful to have close at hand as reference materials for their research. I'll accept the challenge with the understanding that your list and my list may or may not be the same, and that some of the books may not be applicable to your research. However, it makes sense for each of us to consider a personal genealogical reference library that includes books from each of the categories below...
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This is a difficult challenge for several reasons. First, it is a subjective matter and depends on what geographical area an individual is researching. Second, a list that is too "generic" risks losing people's interest. Finally, the fact is that books are an expensive commodity and not everyone can afford to buy every title they would like to have.
However, there certainly is a core collection of books that every genealogist would find helpful to have close at hand as reference materials for their research. I'll accept the challenge with the understanding that your list and my list may or may not be the same, and that some of the books may not be applicable to your research. However, it makes sense for each of us to consider a personal genealogical reference library that includes books from each of the categories below...
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