Description |
x, 310 pages ; 26 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Seeing ancestors in historical context -- Creating a timeline -- Why did they leave? -- How did they go? -- Coming to America -- Myths, confusions, secrets and lies -- Even harder to find missing persons -- Social history and community genealogy -- State by state -- Region by region. |
Summary |
History lays the foundation to understand a group of people. Genealogy lays the foundation to understand a person or family using tangible historic evidence. |
Subject |
Genealogy.
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Chronology, Historical.
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World history.
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United States -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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United States -- History.
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ISBN |
9780806357683 (pbk.) |
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0806357681 (pbk.) |
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9780806358352 (hbk.) |
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0806358351 (hbk.) |
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