January 27, 2009
Book Review: The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy
The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy, Third Edition
ISBN: 0-8063-1621-7
In every field of study there is one book that rises above the rest in stature and authority. Val Greenwood’s book is arguably the best book ever written concerning American genealogy.
This comprehensive work has become the standard guide for those in pursuit of U.S. genealogical research. It has also become the textbook of choice in colleges and universities where courses in American genealogy are taught. Numbered first among dozens of textbooks, manuals, and how-to books that have appeared over the past twenty-five years, this book is consistently praised for setting a standard of excellence. It is recommended as the core title for any personal, professional or community library genealogical reference collection.
In addition to Greenwood teaching you, with great clarity and many examples, the timeless principles of good genealogical research, he shows how to identify what information you need, how to go about locating it, and how to organize it once you’ve found it. In this 3rd edition, he also incorporates the latest thinking about genealogy and computers, specifically the relationship between computer technology (the Internet and CD-ROM) and genealogy.
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Primary Sources « The Wyllo Tree said,
January 27, 2009 at 12:06 pm
[...] States, the church and state are separate in America; and according to Val Greenwood’s book, The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy, currently there is no complete guide to American church [...]