History for genealogists : using chronological time lines to find and understand your ancestors / by Judy Jacobson.

Author
Jacobson, Judy [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Revised edition with 2016 addendum incorporating editorial corrections to the 2009 edition / by Denise Larson.
Published/​Created
  • Baltimore, Maryland : Clearfield, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
x, 310 pages ; 26 cm

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Subject(s)
Library of Congress genre(s)
Summary note
History lays the foundation to understand a group of people. Genealogy lays the foundation to understand a person or family using tangible historic evidence.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Seeing ancestors in historical context
  • Creating a timeline
  • Why did they leave?
  • How did they go?
  • Coming to America
  • Myths, confusions, secrets and lies
  • Even harder to find missing persons
  • Social history and community genealogy
  • State by state
  • Region by region.
ISBN
  • 9780806357683 ((pbk.))
  • 0806357681 ((pbk.))
  • 9780806358352 ((hbk.))
  • 0806358351 ((hbk.))
LCCN
2016429952
OCLC
944529043
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