Find-Your-Roots

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES FOR GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY A Work In Progress (Updated November 8, 2023) By Carol P. McCoy, Ph.D. Genealogy Resources

• Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors: Special Strategies for Uncovering Hard-to-Find Information about Your Female Lineage. (Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 1998.) Finding female ancestors requires special techniques—this book will help you.
  
  
• Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. The Genealogy Sourcebook. (Los Angeles: Lowell House and Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1998.)
  
  
• Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. Your Guide to Cemetery Research. (Cincinnati: Betterways Books, 2002.) A good guide to making the most of your visits to cemeteries to track your ancestors.
  
  
• Croom, Emily Ann. Unpuzzling Your Past: The Best-Selling Basic Guide to Genealogy, 4th edition. Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 2001. A wonderful introduction to genealogy. I use it as a textbook in my course on genealogy.
  
  
• Croom, Emily Ann. Unpuzzling Your Past Workbook: Essential forms and letters for all genealogists. Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 1996. A good companion to her regular book.
  
  
• Croom, Emily Ann. The Sleuth Book for Genealogists: Strategies for More Successful Family History Research. (Cincinnati: Betterways Books, 2000.) This fun book including suggestions from many famous detectives can give you the inspiration to try new techniques in being a family historian.
  
  
• Dollarhide, William. The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes . (Bountiful, UT: William Dollarhide and Heritage Quest, 2000.) A must-have guide for conducting census research. Includes useful forms and a CD.
  
  
• Eicholtz, Alice (Ed.). Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, 3rd edition. (Utah: Ancestry, 2004). An outstanding book for understanding the various records available in the U.S. Croom, Emily Ann.
  
  
• Everton Publishers. The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th edition. Excellent bibliographical information for sources, libraries, agencies, and societies.
  
  
• Hatcher, Patricia Law. Locating Your Roots: Discover Your Ancestors Using Land Records. (Cincinnati: Betterways Books, 2003.) A very helpful guide for analyzing information found in deeds and other land records.
  
  
• Hone, E. Wade. Land & Property Research in the United States. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1997.) Includes excellent advice on conducting land research and includes detailed maps and appendices.
  
  
• Kemp, Thomas Jay. International Vital Records Handbook: Births, Marriages, Deaths. Application forms and ordering information for the vital records you need for driver’s licenses, passports, jobs, social security, proof of identity, etc. 4th edition. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 200.)
  
  
• Mills, Elizabeth Shown. Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian. A must-have guide for source citations!
  
  
• Mills, Elizabeth Shown (Ed.). Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers and Librarians. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2001.)
  
  
• Renick, Barbara. Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family's History and Heritage. (Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 2003.)
  
  
• Szucs, Loretto Dennis. They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins. (Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry, 1998.)
  
  
• Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy, 3rd edition. (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2006.) A wonderful resource.
  
  
• Thorndale, William and William Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920. Helps you to understand the ever changing counties in each state to help you locate people in each census year through 1920.
  
  
• Genealogy for Kids Building a Family Tree https://www.aaastateofplay.com/genealogy-for-kids-building-a-family-tree/
  
  
• Video Editing Tips for Family History Videos https://training.certstaff.com/certstaffix/Video-Editing-Tips-for-Family-History-Videos.asp