BOOKS

Some books I may mention:

Elaine Alexander.  How to Find Naturalization Records.  Los Angeles: Delphic Press, 2004.

Robert Charles Anderson. Elements of Genealogical Analysis. Boston: NEHGS, 2014.

Edna M. Bentz.  If I Can, You Can Decipher Germanic Records. San Diego: Edna Bentz, 2006 (28th printing).

Amanda Bevan.  Tracing your Ancestors in the National Archives: The Website and Beyond (7th Ed.).  Richmond, Surrey: The National Archives, 2006.

Nancy Ellen Carlberg.  Overcoming Dead Ends.  Anaheim, California: Carlberg Press, 2001.

Nancy Ellen Carlberg.  Tracing your Colonial Ancestor.  Anaheim, California: Carlberg Press, 2002.

Nancy Ellen Carlberg.  Beginning English Research.  Anaheim, California: Carlberg Press, 1997.

Johni Cerny & Arlene Eakle.  Ancestry's Guide to Research: Case Studies in American Genealogy.  Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1985.

Trafford R. Cole.  Italian Genealogical Records: How to Use Italian Civil, Ecclesiastical, & Other Records in Family History Research. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1995.

John P. Colletta. They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record (3rd Ed. Revised).  Orem, Utah: Ancestry, 2002. (there is a newer edition)


Lisa Louise Cooke.  How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers.
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Emily Croom. The Genealogist's Companion & Sourcebook. Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 1994. [2nd Ed. also available]

Val D. Greenwood.  The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy (3rd Ed.).  Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2007 (6th Printing).

Mark Herber.  Ancestral Trails: The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History (2nd Ed.).  London: Society of Genealogists & Sutton Publishing,  2004.

Martin E. Hollick.  New Englanders in the 1600s: A Guide to Genealogical Research Published Between 1980 and 2010.  Boston: NEHGS, 2012.

Thomas W. Jones.  Mastering Genealogical Proof.  Arlington, VA: National Genealogical society, 2013.

Pauline Litton. Pitfalls and Possibilities in Family History Research.  Harrogate, England: Swansong Publications, 2010.

Elizabeth Shown Mills.  Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace.  Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2007.

George Morgan & Drew Smith. Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques. New York: McGraw Hill, 2014.

Meyerink et al. Becoming an Excellent Genealogist: Essays on Professional Research Skills. ICAPGen, 2012.

Shirley J. Riemer. The German Research Companion. Sacramento: Lorelei Press, 2000.

Marsha Hoffman Rising.  The Family Tree Problem Solver: Proven Methods for Scaling the Inevitable Brick Wall.  Cincinnati: Family Tree Books, 2005. [There is also a Second Edition (2011), co-authored by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack]

Gary Boyd Roberts.  Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: NEHGS, 2009. (newer edition?)


Gary Boyd Roberts.  The Best Genealogical Sources in Print: Essays by Gary Boyd Roberts, Vol. One.  Boston: NEHGS, 2004.

Kerry Scott. How to Use Evernote for Genealogy.  Cincinnati: Family Tree Books, 2015.

Drew Smith. Organize Your Genealogy.  Cincinnati: Family Tree Books, 2016.

Kip Sperry.  Reading Early American Handwriting.  Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2008.


DNA  (lots of online info, too!)

Blaine T. Bettinger.  The Family Tree GuideGuide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy.  Cincinnati, OH: Family Tree Books, 2016.


Blaine T. Bettinger & Debbie Parker Wayne.  Genetic Genealogy in Practice.  Arlington, VA: National Genealogical Society, 2016.



Debbie Kennett. DNA and Social Networking: A Guide to Genealogy in the Twenty-first Century.  Stroud, England: History Press, 2011.

Stephen Oppenheimer. The Origins of the British: The New Prehistory of Britain and Ireland from Ice-age Hunter Gatherers to the Vikings as Revealed by DNA Analysis. London: Robinson, 2007.


George Redmonds, Turi King, & David Hey. Surnames, DNA, and Family History. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2011.


Smolenyak & Turner. Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore your Family Tree.  Rodale Press, 2004.


Bryan Sykes.  Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: the Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland. New York: W.W. Norton, 2006.


Spencer Wells. Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project. Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2007.



Selected Books from County Catalog 

 Genealogy 101 -- Barbara Renick
Excellent speaker; lives in OC; volunteers at OC FamilySearch Library in Tustin; speaks nationally; expert in tech in genealogy; expert in hard-to-do Kentucky & Virginia research

How to Do Everything Genealogy 
 -- George C. Morgan (2nd Ed.)
First Ed is still useful, too, find it used?; one of the 'famous' Genealogy Guys; speaks locally almost yearly 


My Sixteen  --  Robert W. Marlin
I don't know this one; seems to be half-way between a case study and a how-to book


 Mastering Immigration and Naturalization Records
-- W. Daniel Quillen
don't know this one; looks good; not for a beginning beginner, but keep it in mind for later

The Oxford Guide to Family History
-- David Hey
I love this book; it's not the edition I have (and there are a lot), but it's really good for England (and has a bit on the rest of the British Isles); an extremely well written combination of culture, history, and genealogy research); maybe not for a beginning beginner, but if it catches your eye...

Tracing your Hispanic Heritage
--George R. Ryskamp
This is a classic; the author is very, very highly regarded.  I believe he still lives in San Bernardino County and sometimes speaks locally; the book is very thorough.

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