The Family Tree Guidebook to Europe: Your Essential Guide to Trace Your Genealogy in Europe; by Allison Dolan; 272 pp; 7x9; Paper; Published: 2013; ISBN: 9781440333477; Item # FNW07

Product Description

• About 50% of the U.S. population self-identifies as having European ancestry
• Provides detailed overview of genealogy research strategies for every part of Europe
• Includes maps, timelines and detailed resource lists for finding records

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Table of Contents

• Introduction – by Lisa A. Alzo
• A Guide to European Research – with 11 Tips
• Step 1: Exhaust US Sources First
• Step 2: Get the Immigrant’s Name Right
• Step 3: Learn Naming Practices
• Step 4: Brush Up on History
• Step 5: Study Geography
• Step 6: Bypass Foreign-Language Barriers
• Step 7: Find Online Records
• Step 8: Use FHL Microfilm
• Step 9: Write to Archives
• Step 10: Hire a Pro to Get What You Can’t
• Step 11: Take a Research Trip Abroad
• Ireland – by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
• Regional History – with 7 Tips
• Step 1: Learn a Wee Bit of History
• Step 2: Know What You’re Up Against
• Step 3: Understand Ireland’s Geographic Divisions
• Step 4: Pinpoint the Place
• Step 5: Search for Descendants
• Step 6: Get Your Hands on Records
• Step 7: Resources
• England and Wales – by David A. Fryxell and Lise Hull
• England
• Locating Places
• Censuses
• Birth, Marriage and Death
• Church Records
• Wills and Probate
• Military Records
• Wales
• Emigration to America
• Naming Conventions
• Parishes and Counties
• Resources in Wales
• England Resources
• Wales Resources
• Scotland – by Nancy Hendrickson and James M. Beidler
• Regional Guide
• In the Rough
• Migration Patterns
• Research Tee Off
• People’s Choice
• Alternative Access
• Scots-Irish Origins
• Scotland Resources
• Scandinavia – by Diana Crisman Smith
• Search at Home First
• Understand Those Pesky Patronymics
• Utilize Geographic and Language Aids
• Recognize that Parish Records are Key
• Parish Records
• Always Work in Families
• Scandinavian Censuses
• Scandinavia Resources
• Sweden Resources
• Denmark Resources
• Finland Resources
• Norway Resources
• France – by Nancy Hendrickson and Maureen A. Taylor
• Regional Guide
• Brush Up on Background
• Take Care of Translations
• Find the Place of Birth
• Seek Microfilmed Records
• Huguenot History
• Open it Up to Other Records
• French Naming Practices
• France Resources
• The Benelux Region – by Rhonda R. McClure and Sunny Jane Morton
• The Netherlands
• Lay of the Land
• Tides of History
• Cultural Waters
• Immigrant Waves
• Stream of Vital Stats
• Flood of Records
• Beyond the Data Deluge
• Belgium & Resources
• Luxembourg & Resources
• The Netherlands Resources
• Germanic Region – by James M. Beidler
• Germany
• Moving from Micro to Macro
• Reviewing the Records
• Surveying the States
• Switzerland
• Austria
• Surmounting Language Barriers
• German Outside Germany
• Germany/Swiss/Austria Resources
• Poland – by Cecile Wendt Jensen with Sunny Jane Morton
• Regional Guide
• Pieces of Palonia
• Determining Your Destination
• Polish Places
• Homing in on Homeland Records
• Poland Resources
• Eastern Europe – by Lisa A. Alzo and James M. Beidler
• Covering the following countries:
• Albania
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Carpathian Rus
• Croatia
• Czech Republic
• Hungary
• Macedonia
• Romania
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Czech Republic and Slovakia
• Tracing Immigrants
• Researching Names and Places
• Finding and Using Records
• Hungary
• Getting Started
• Seeking Sources
• Using Church Records
• Tapping Government Records
• Croatia
• Getting Started
• Finding and Using Records
• Romania and Bulgaria
• Romanian Research Tips
• Bulgarian Research Tips
• Eastern Europe Resources
• Bulgaria Resources
• Croatia Resources
• Czech Republic & Slovakia Resources
• Hungary Resources
• Romania Resources
• Russia and the Baltic Region – by Lisa A. Alzo
• Russia
• Getting Started
• Understanding Names
• Studying Geography and History
• Surveying Records
• Researching Russian Immigrants
• Accessing Archives
• Learning the Language
• Ukraine
• Getting Started
• Understanding Ukrainian Immigration
• Finding Your Ancestral Village
• Overcoming Language Barriers
• Using Genealogical Records
• The Baltic Region
• Estonia
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Regional Resources
• Getting Started
• Understanding Baltic History
• Learning Immigration Patterns
• Studying Names
• Grasping Geography
• Finding Foreign Records
• Tapping Online Resources
• Regional Resources
• Belarus Resources
• Estonia Resources
• Latvia Resources
• Lithuania Resources
• Moldova Resources
• Russia Resources
• Ukraine Resources
• Italy – by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
• Regional Guide
• Step 1: Comuni Italiani
• Step 2: Social Histories
• Step 3: Italian Newspapers
• Step 4: Order Sons of Italy in America
• Step 5: Naming Traditions
• Step 6: Translation Tools
• Step 7: Research Guides
• Step 8: Italian Genealogical Group
• Step 9: POINT
• Step 10: Mangia Mangia!
• Four Steps to Finding Italian Ancestors
• Italy Resources
• Greece – by Thomas MacEntee
• Regional Guide
• History in the Making
• It’s All Greek
• Greek Census
• For the Record
• Surname Clues
• Going Greek
• Greek Resources
• Spain and Portugal – by Sunny Jane Morton
• Regional Guide
• Step 1: Using US Records
• Step 2: Translation Tools
• Step 3: Geography and Governmental Archives
• Step 4: Major Record Sets
• What’s in a Nombre?
• Spain Resources
• Basque Resources
• Portugal Resources
• Your European Jewish Ancestors – by Schelly Talalay Dardashti
• Learn Your History
• Follow the Group
• Break Down Language Barriers
• Trace the Names
• Review Available Records
• Research in Repositories
• Surname Suffixes
• Go Genetic
• Records at a Glance
• Jewish Resources
• Appendix A: Online Translators
• Appendix B: Passenger Arrival Records – by Lisa Alzo
• Step 1: Search at Home
• Step 2: Examine US Records
• Step 3: Locate Passenger Lists
• Appendix C: Ancestry.com’s Immigration Collection – by David A Fryxell
• Setting Sail
• Anchoring Your Searches
• Refining Your Search
• Appendix D: Genealogy Glossary: Dutch, French, German, Spanish
• Numbers
• Dates
• Relationships
• Index