A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Immigrant & Ethnic Ancestors - How To Find and Record Your Unique Heritage by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack

Your immigrant and ethnic ancestors made American history. Now learn how to discover and record their unique legacy. Like most Americans, you probably have a diverse cultural background, a mixture of different ethnic groups --  each with its own history and culture. Uncovering where your ancestors came from as well as how and when they arrived can be a challenge. This three part book makes solving these problems a rewarding and enjoyable experience. Certified Genealogist Sharon DeBartolo Carmack offers plenty of friendly, authoritative advice to get you started and keep you on the right track.

• Collect your family's oral history -- and separate fact from myth
• understand historical trends that might affect your research
• develop strategies for tracing your ancestors back to their time of arrival in America
• successfully locate and interpret naturalization, immigration, and emigration records
• identify sources that will help you continue researching your ancestors in their homeland
• focus your search using the profiles of forty-two distinct ethnic groups, including American Indians and African Americans
• determine when your ancestors arrived in America, where they most likely settled, and why
• discover what resources particular to each ethnic group are available for further research

Turn your research into a memorable family history narrative for future generations.