The Genealogist's Question & Answer Book by Marcia Yannizze Melnyk

Get the answers to your genealogy question!

There's never been a better time to discover your ancestors. More family history resources are available now than ever before - making your research options almost limitless. So much information however, makes determining where to begin, what to believe, and how to decipher it all a challenge.

The Genealogist's Question & Answer Book helps you overcome these hurdles and makes the most of your research time. It provides answers to more than 150 of the most commonly asked genealogy questions in a friendly, easy-to-browse format.

Questions are conveniently grouped according to the different resources you'll use: from census, church and immigration records to oral histories, Web sites, electronic databases, and more. You'll learn what to look for in each document, how to interpret the information you find, and where to go next with your research.

Here are just a few of  the questions you'll find answered inside:

• What Web sites should I start my genealogical research with?
• What should I look for when using a new online or CD database?
• How can If find naturalization records for my ancestors?
• How do I conduct an oral history interview?
• How can I read a worn tombstone?
• How do I properly store my records and documents?

and much, much more!

All the answers you want and need! The Genealogist's Question & Answer Book is packed with creative tips, solutions, and practical examples that will make your family history search more rewarding than ever before.