Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors, now featuring a two-color look, is an easy-to-read guide to beginning genealogy. Quillen teaches the basics of getting started and guides readers through the tricks and techniques of professional genealogists, and best of all the book is filled with real-life examples. Readers are pointed to the most current web sites and government records where information can be gleaned. Overlooked resources – such as military records – are identified and instructions for procuring and using them are included. Readers will also be treated to detailed suggestions on how to write an effective and interesting life history that will be treasured by the budding genealogist’s descendants. 
This third revised edition has expanded and revised sections in Internet research, including new techniques and web sites; ethnic research; the latest information available on census access and availability; and more ideas on how to do your own Life History. 
QUOTE: “Shows those new to the hobby how to begin, while showing seasoned family historians some new tricks … with passion and a touch of humor.” – Family Chronicle Magazine

Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors

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Quillen, W. Daniel

Genealogy

Cold Spring Press

Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors is an easy-to-read guide to beginning genealogy. Quillen teaches the basics of getting started and guides readers through the tricks and techniques of professional genealogists,and best of all the book is filled with real-life examples. Readers are pointed to the most current web sites and government records where information can be gleaned. Overlook resources-such as military records-are identified and instructions for procuring and using them are included. Readers will also be treated to detailed suggestions on how to write an effective and interesting life history that will be treasured by the budding genealogist's descendants.
This fourth revided edition has expanded and revised sections in Internet research, including new web sites; ethnic research; the latest information available on census access and availability; and more ideas on how to do your own life history.
QUOTE: "Shows those new to the hobby how to begin, while showing seasoned family historians some new tricks... with passion and a touch of humor.'- Family Chronicle Magazine.

Genealogist/author W.D. Quilen picks up where he left off in Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors. He shows do-it yourself genealogists who have progressed past his beginning steps exactly how to find their ancestors with more advanced methods of researching those hard-to-find ancestors. Quillen tells readers how to overcome those difficult roadblocks that frequently crop up. Investigative techniques, research insights and new websites are highlighted to assit with more advanced genealogical research. Areas covered include:
--in depth census research
--mortality schedules
--extensive section on militaary records
--US region-by-region research assistance
--global research tips
--engaging a professional genealogist
QUOTE FROM SECRETS OF TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS: "Shows those new to the hobby how to begin, while showing seasoned family historians some new tricks...passion and a touch of humor-." Family Chronicle Magazine.

The Troubleshooter's Guide to Do-it-Yourself Genealogy: Advanced Techniques for Overcoming Obstacles, Removing Roadblocks & Unlocking Your Family History!

Cold Spring Pr

Great price for a great introduction to online genealogy! First in the new Quillen’s Essentials of Genealogy series, this book covers the use of computers and the Internet to successfully do your own genealogical research. It teaches readers about the Internet as an effective genealogical research tool, explains what genealogy databases are, where they are, and how to use them, details pitfalls to watch out for, tells the value of message boards and blogs, and much more.

Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy: Mastering Online Genealogy

Computers & Technology

Very few books on this one subject; fills a missing need for budding DIY genealogists!This second in the new Quillens Essentials of Genealogy series gets to the heart of what genealogical research is for most Americans: hitting the shores of the Atlantic Ocean looking east to the UK and Europe as they begin their search for their ancestors. Since America is largely a nation populated by European immigrants from the seventeenth through early twentieth centuries, immigration and naturalization records is often just the source needed to locate important genealogical information. This book explains immigration and naturalization records and their genealogical values, as well as how to locate them.

Mastering Immigration & Naturalization Records (Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy)

Genealogy is America’s favorite hobby, and this is the book to get beginners started! W. Daniel Quillen teaches the basics of how to trace your ancestors, from getting started to the tricks and techniques of professional genealogists. He points readers to the most current websites and government records where information can be gleaned. This edition has expanded and revised sections on Internet research, including new websites, more on ethnic research; the latest information available on census access and availability; and still more ideas on how to complete your own Life History.

The only book of its kind for amateur genealogists! This book covers the use of two of the most effective sets of genealogical information available to genealogists: Census and military records. Quillen’s Essentials of Genealogy includes: what they are, how to use them, pitfalls, and issues concerning the information found.

Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy: Mastering Census and Military Records

Genealogy expert W. Daniel Quillen offers valuable tools and resources for anyone wishing to know more about their European ancestors. The United States is largely a nation populated by people of European roots, and many do-it-yourself genealogists find themselves in need of scouring European records to find their ancestors. This volume of Quillen’s Essentials of Genealogy shows readers how to do their own research to uncover their European ancestry. This book will cover the following topics: · Where to find European records · How to access European records · How to use the Internet to help you in your search · Pitfalls and issues in obtaining European records · Research tips for England, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, and other European nations Genealogy remains America’s favorite hobby, and Americans of European descent will find a treasure trove of information in this book!

Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy: Tracing Your European Roots

More than 20 percent of Americans are of Irish or British descent and W. Daniel Quillen offers special advice just for these do-it-yourself genealogists. More than 63 million Americans claim Irish or British ancestry. And many of those millions are searching for their ancestral roots. Most won’t be able to trace back many generations before they have to “leap across the pond” in search of their ancestors, and Volume V in Quillen’s Essentials of Genealogy helps budding genealogists do just that. Topics addressed in the book include: · Where to find Irish and British records · How to access these records · How to use the Internet to help you in your search · Necessary preparations for a trip abroad to do research in these countries · Pitfalls and issues in obtaining such records · Research tips specifically geared for England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy: Tracing Your Irish & British Roots

The essential follow-on guide from the author of our classic "Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors," this book shows advanced do-it-yourselfers how to tackle common research problems! Leading genealogy author W. Daniel Quillen picks up where he left off in "Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors" in this newly revised second edition. He shows do-it yourself genealogists who have progressed past his beginning steps exactly how to find their ancestors with more advanced methods of researching those hard-to-find ancestors. Quillen tells readers how to overcome those difficult roadblocks that frequently crop up. Investigative techniques, research insights and new websites are highlighted to assit with more advanced genealogical research. Areas covered include in-depth census research; mortality schedules; extensive section on military records; US region-by-region research assistance; global research tips; and when to engage the services of a professional genealogist and what you can expect. Family Chronicle magazine praised Quillen's work as displaying "passion and a touch of humor."

The Troubleshooter's Guide to Do-It-Yourself Genealogy

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Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors

Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors

The Troubleshooter's Guide to Do-it-Yourself Genealogy: Advanced Techniques for Overcoming Obstacles, Removing Roadblocks & Unlocking Your Family History!

Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy: Mastering Online Genealogy

Mastering Immigration & Naturalization Records (Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy)

Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors

Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy: Mastering Census and Military Records

Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy: Tracing Your European Roots

Quillen's Essentials of Genealogy: Tracing Your Irish & British Roots

The Troubleshooter's Guide to Do-It-Yourself Genealogy