Most Useful Genealogy Books

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Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace
Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace 4.64 avg rating — 414 ratings
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Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians
Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians 4.39 avg rating — 240 ratings
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The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual
The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual 4.24 avg rating — 260 ratings
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Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian
Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian 4.20 avg rating — 242 ratings
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Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a Solid Case
Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a Solid Case 4.06 avg rating — 125 ratings
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Unpuzzling Your Past: The Best-Selling Basic Guide to Genealogy
Unpuzzling Your Past: The Best-Selling Basic Guide to Genealogy 4.02 avg rating — 131 ratings
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The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy
The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy 4.30 avg rating — 785 ratings
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300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It's Too Late
300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It's Too Late 4.04 avg rating — 147 ratings
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Who Do You Think You Are?: The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History
Who Do You Think You Are?: The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History 3.98 avg rating — 454 ratings
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Reading Early American Handwriting
Reading Early American Handwriting 4.23 avg rating — 84 ratings
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Family Tree Problem Solver
Family Tree Problem Solver 3.99 avg rating — 338 ratings
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The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy
The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy 4.23 avg rating — 230 ratings
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German-English Genealogical Dictionary
German-English Genealogical Dictionary 4.50 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Mastering Genealogical Proof
Mastering Genealogical Proof 4.49 avg rating — 246 ratings
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Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources
Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources 4.41 avg rating — 88 ratings
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Bringing Your Family History to Life Through Social History: Katherine Scott Sturdevant
Bringing Your Family History to Life Through Social History: Katherine Scott Sturdevant 4.32 avg rating — 60 ratings
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Tracing Your Irish Ancestors
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors 4.03 avg rating — 127 ratings
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Preserve Your Family Pictures: How To Save Photo Heirlooms for Future Generations
Preserve Your Family Pictures: How To Save Photo Heirlooms for Future Generations 3.81 avg rating — 84 ratings
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Handy Colorado Genealogy Handbook
Handy Colorado Genealogy Handbook 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher
Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher 3.87 avg rating — 232 ratings
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Wills and Probate Records: A Guide for Family Historians
Wills and Probate Records: A Guide for Family Historians 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures
Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures 4.21 avg rating — 90 ratings
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How to Use Evernote for Genealogy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Organize Your Research and Boost Your Genealogy Productivity
How to Use Evernote for Genealogy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Organize Your Research and Boost Your Genealogy Productivity 4.06 avg rating — 144 ratings
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A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors: Special Strategies for Uncovering Hard-To-Find Information About Your Female Lineage ... Guide to Discovering Your Ancestors Series)
A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors: Special Strategies for Uncovering Hard-To-Find Information About Your Female Lineage ... Guide to Discovering Your Ancestors Series) 3.74 avg rating — 69 ratings
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Everything Family Tree Book: Research and Preserve Your Family History
Everything Family Tree Book: Research and Preserve Your Family History 3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes
Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings
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How to Archive Family Keepsakes: Learn How to Preserve Family Photos, Memorabilia and Genealogy Records
How to Archive Family Keepsakes: Learn How to Preserve Family Photos, Memorabilia and Genealogy Records 3.99 avg rating — 106 ratings
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The Quack's Daughter
The Quack's Daughter 3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Lá não existem Flores
Lá não existem Flores it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Handy Alabama Genealogy Handbook
Handy Alabama Genealogy Handbook 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Visiting Your Ancestral Town
Visiting Your Ancestral Town 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
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500 Best Genealogy & Family History Tips
500 Best Genealogy & Family History Tips 4.04 avg rating — 100 ratings
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The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America (10th Edition)
The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America (10th Edition) 4.33 avg rating — 60 ratings
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Genealogy as Pastime and Profession
Genealogy as Pastime and Profession 3.94 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Irish Family History
Irish Family History liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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DNA Nation: How the Internet of Genes is Changing Your Life
DNA Nation: How the Internet of Genes is Changing Your Life 4.09 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Spitting Image: A Foundling's Memoir of Faith and Gratitude
Spitting Image: A Foundling's Memoir of Faith and Gratitude 4.68 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Genealogie : van stamboom tot familiegeschiedenis
Genealogie : van stamboom tot familiegeschiedenis liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree
Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree 3.77 avg rating — 193 ratings
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Finding Our Fathers A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy
Finding Our Fathers A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings
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The Genealogist's Internet
The Genealogist's Internet 3.59 avg rating — 76 ratings
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Handy Arkansas Genealogy Handbook
Handy Arkansas Genealogy Handbook it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors
Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox, 2nd Edition
The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox, 2nd Edition 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Unofficial Ancestry.com Workbook: A How-To Manual for Tracing Your Family Tree on the #1 Genealogy Website
Unofficial Ancestry.com Workbook: A How-To Manual for Tracing Your Family Tree on the #1 Genealogy Website 4.10 avg rating — 60 ratings
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Searching for Your Ancestors: The How and Why of Genealogy
Searching for Your Ancestors: The How and Why of Genealogy 3.75 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Hoe schrijf ik geschiedenis? : handleiding voor het schrijven van een familie- of streekgeschiedenis
Hoe schrijf ik geschiedenis? : handleiding voor het schrijven van een familie- of streekgeschiedenis 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Tracing Your Ancestors Using the Census
Tracing Your Ancestors Using the Census 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Dating Family Photos 1850-1920
Dating Family Photos 1850-1920 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Handy Connecticut Genealogy Handbook
Handy Connecticut Genealogy Handbook 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy
Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com: How to Find Your Family History on the No. 1 Genealogy Website
Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com: How to Find Your Family History on the No. 1 Genealogy Website 3.85 avg rating — 220 ratings
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Finding Your Famous and Infamous Ancestors: Uncover the Celerities, Rogues, and Royals in Your Family Tree
Finding Your Famous and Infamous Ancestors: Uncover the Celerities, Rogues, and Royals in Your Family Tree 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Uw stamboom op de computer
Uw stamboom op de computer liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Family Historian's Enquire Within
Family Historian's Enquire Within it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century: A Guide to Register Style and More
Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century: A Guide to Register Style and More 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
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The Art of Ancestor Hunting: The Guide to Ancestral Research and Genalogy
The Art of Ancestor Hunting: The Guide to Ancestral Research and Genalogy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Discover Who You Are
Discover Who You Are really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Tracing your family history in Australia: A National Guide to Sources
Tracing your family history in Australia: A National Guide to Sources 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Numbering Your Genealogy: Basic Systems, Complex Families, and International Kin
Numbering Your Genealogy: Basic Systems, Complex Families, and International Kin 4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Handy Arizona Genealogy Handbook
Handy Arizona Genealogy Handbook 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Writing Your Family History On-Line
Writing Your Family History On-Line
by: C. Murray
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Story of My Life: A Workbook for Preserving Your Legacy
Story of My Life: A Workbook for Preserving Your Legacy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings
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French Colonists and Exiles in the United States
French Colonists and Exiles in the United States really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family's History and Heritage
Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family's History and Heritage 3.66 avg rating — 73 ratings
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Tracing Your Naval Ancestors
Tracing Your Naval Ancestors 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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After You're Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research
After You're Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research 3.94 avg rating — 81 ratings
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Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the Largest Free Genealogy Website
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the Largest Free Genealogy Website 4.11 avg rating — 63 ratings
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Tracing Your Ancestors in Barbados: A Practical Guide
Tracing Your Ancestors in Barbados: A Practical Guide 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Preserving Your Family's Oral History and Stories
Preserving Your Family's Oral History and Stories 4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Genetic Genealogy: The Basics and Beyond
Genetic Genealogy: The Basics and Beyond 3.92 avg rating — 117 ratings
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Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots 3.38 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Shaking the Family Tree: Blue Bloods, Black Sheep, and Other Obsessions of an Accidental Genealogist
Shaking the Family Tree: Blue Bloods, Black Sheep, and Other Obsessions of an Accidental Genealogist 3.84 avg rating — 349 ratings
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Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing
Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing 4.04 avg rating — 569 ratings
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Ancestors: A Family History
Ancestors: A Family History 3.77 avg rating — 96 ratings
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American Origins
American Origins really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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How to Find Your Own Roots
How to Find Your Own Roots
by: Len Hilts
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Social Networking for Genealogists
Social Networking for Genealogists 3.49 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Guide to Local and Family History at the Newberry Library
Guide to Local and Family History at the Newberry Library really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Who Do You Think You Are?: Digging for Your Family Roots
Who Do You Think You Are?: Digging for Your Family Roots 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Tracing Your Ancestry
Tracing Your Ancestry 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Know Your Ancestors; A Guide to Genealogical Research.
Know Your Ancestors; A Guide to Genealogical Research. 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Building an American Pedigree: A Study in Genealogy
Building an American Pedigree: A Study in Genealogy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Collecting Dead Relatives: An Irreverent Romp Through the Field of Genealogy
Collecting Dead Relatives: An Irreverent Romp Through the Field of Genealogy 3.22 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Discover Your Roots: A New, Easy Guide for Tracing Your Family Tree
Discover Your Roots: A New, Easy Guide for Tracing Your Family Tree liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Genealogy Online For Dummies
Genealogy Online For Dummies 3.59 avg rating — 165 ratings
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Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors
Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors 3.61 avg rating — 38 ratings
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Your Family History: How to Use Oral History, Personal Family Archives, and Public Documents To Discover Your Heritage
Your Family History: How to Use Oral History, Personal Family Archives, and Public Documents To Discover Your Heritage 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Quick Tips for Genealogists
Quick Tips for Genealogists it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Family Tree Guide Book to Europe: Your Passport to Tracing Your Genealogy Across Europe
Family Tree Guide Book to Europe: Your Passport to Tracing Your Genealogy Across Europe 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation
Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation 3.35 avg rating — 2,165 ratings