Ancestry's Guide To Research: Case Studies in American Genealogy

Front Cover, Ancestry's Guide To Research: Case Studies in American Genealogy, 1985. GGA Image ID # 1d901ebe2e

Johni Cerny & Arlene Eakle, Ancestry's Guide To Research: Case Studies in American Genealogy, © 1985, Ancestry Incorporated, Salt Lake City, Utah, Soft Bound, 364 Pages, 0-916489-01-9.

The perfect guide for your journey into the past. A complete and insightful guide for family research. For the beginning genealogist, there is no better plan to begin the hunt for ancestors.

Preface

Once again, the would-be genealogist is indebted to the labors of John Cemy and Arlene Eakle, compilers of the invaluable research tool, The Source.

Recognizing the bewilderment and frustration that often greet the beginning researcher, they have put together a most helpful compilation that takes the newcomer by the hand and leads them through some of the unusual paths and pitfalls of research.

The table of contents will show that they wisely begin with what you should know before launching your search. Once you have started, they chart your course, telling you how and where to search and what to do with the data you accumulate.

The authors suggest other routes worth following if one chapter leads to a dead end. The upbeat enthusiasm that characterizes their writing is infectious.

Based as they are in Salt Lake City, they describe in detail some of the unique resources, indexes, and other finding aids that characterize the extraordinary collections of the Genealogical Library of the LDS Church, as well as some of the many new materials of value that have recently come off the press from other sources.

It is beautifully clarified by numerous case histories interspersed with graphic illustrations of the source material.

Are you ready for the great adventure of finding your roots? This Guide to Research will light and lighten your way.

Rabbi Malcolm H. Stem New York, New York January 1985

Back Cover, Ancestry's Guide To Research: Case Studies in American Genealogy, 1985. GGA Image ID # 1d90d8feb7

Contents:

1. Elements of Genealogical Identification
2. Genealogy Yellow Pages
3. On the Reference Shelf
4. Getting Started
5. Organizing Yourself
6. Sources
7. How Rules Apply to Genealogy
8. Tracing an American Lineage
9. Tracing Ancestors with Common Surnames
10. Ancestry by Occupation
11. Tracing a Lineage Through Burned Records
12. Tracing the Women in Your Family
13. Military Ancestors
14. Colonial Ancestors
15. Ethnic Ancestors
16. Immigrant Ancestors.

Dimensions (in inches): 0.78 x 8.40 x 5.47

Library of Congress Catalog Listing

• LC Control Number: 84072694
• Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
• Personal Name: Cerny, Johni.
• Main Title: Ancestry's guide to research : case studies in American genealogy / by Johni Cerny & Arlene Eakle.
• Published/Created: Salt Lake City, Utah : Ancestry Inc., 1985.
• Related Names: Eakle, Arlene H.
• Description: 364 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
• ISBN: 0916489019 (pbk.)
• Notes: Includes index.
• Subjects: United States--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• LC Classification: CS49 .C46 1985
• Dewey Class No.: 929/.1/0973 19
• Geog. Area Code: n-us---