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    The Family Tree Problem Solver: Tried-and-True Tactics for Tracing Elusive Ancestors
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    The Family Tree Problem Solver: Tried-and-True Tactics for Tracing Elusive Ancestors

    By Marsha Hoffman Rising and Sharon DeBartolo Carmack

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    About this ebook

    A professional genealogist gives you the tools and resources you need to locate every missing leaf on your family tree.
     
    Has your family history research hit a brick wall? Marsha Hoffman Rising’s bestselling book The Family Tree Problem Solver has the solutions to help you find the answers you seek.
     
    Inside you’ll find:
     
    • Ideas on how to find vital records before civil registration
    • Tips for finding “missing” ancestors on censuses
    • Instructions for investigating collateral kin to further your pedigree
    • A look at advanced court records and how they can help you find answers
    • Work-arounds for lost or destroyed records
    • Techniques for correctly identifying and researching ancestors with common names
    • Methods for finding ancestors who lived before 1850
    • Case studies that show how to apply the author’s advice to real-life research roadblocks
    • Strategies for analyzing your problem and creating a successful research plan
     
    This revised edition also includes new information about online research techniques and a look at the role of DNA research. Plus you’ll find a glossary of genealogy terms and more than a dozen templates for charts and logs to help you organize and record your research. Let The Family Tree Problem Solver help you find the answers you need today.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateMar 23, 2011
    ISBN9781440311956
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