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| Details: | How to Find Your Family Roots and Write Your Family History; by William Latham and Cindy Higgins; 287 pp; Softcover; 2000; 5.5 x 8; ISBN: 1-891661-12-4; Item #: SM129 Every home has a story to tell! Whether you own an elaborate Victorian, cozy bungalow or cottage, ranch style, or are part of a newer subdivision, your house and property have a unique history that is just waiting to be uncovered. Aimed at the beginning genealogist, this guide to tracing ancestry and writing a family history offers step-by-step instructions for bringing the past to life. A discussion of various categories of records, including library holdings, church and cemetery records, local and state records, and naturalization and census records provides a starting point. Contains detailed instructions for organizing research material, interviewing family members, conducting research in libraries, and translating these findings into an entertaining family history. Included in this revised edition are pointers toward many Internet resources. more Books About Writing: |
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