Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:
It’s Saturday Night again –
time for some more Genealogy Fun!!
Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along – cue the Mission Impossible music!):
1) What are the Top 10 genealogy related books that helped you the most?
# 10 The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy — This is the first genealogy book I purchased and has been a reference I turn to when wanting to learn more about a particular aspect of genealogy
# 9 Computer software guides – Whether PAF, The Master Genealogist or RootsMagic, I’ve had a reference guide that I turn to when I want to learn a new aspect of a program.
# 8 The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy — This book has helped me learn about records beyond birth marriage and death records.
# 7 History and Genealogies of the Hammond Families in America by Frederick Hammond – This family genealogy helped me locate documentation for my HAMMOND line so that I could complete my DAR application.
# 6 Harding Genealogy Volumes 1 and 2 by Mrs. Raymond Caron and Brenda Caron – This set of books helped me understand a Flewelling / Harding document I found in the Black Hawk County, Iowa deeds. It also connects my Iowa Harding line to Loyalists in New Brunswick.
# 5 Currey family Bible – The information in this Bible was essential to my Currey research. The 1835 birth date in this Bible was the only piece of data I had tying my Leavenworth county ancestor to Peoria county, Illinois.
# 4 Briles Genealogy compiled by Max Briles — This book was written by a second cousin twice removed on my Briles line. Much of the information in the book was collected through correspondence with family members.
# 3 Warren County (Indiana) Cemetery Inscriptions by Rosella Jenkins – For the most part this set of books have been replaced by Find A Grave. However, there are names and dates in this book that are not on Find A Grave likely because the stones have disappeared.
# 2 Evidence Explained and predecessors like Evidence! Citation and Analysis and Cite Your Sources help me write citations to document my research. This is likely replacing my #1 choice but I wouldn’t be where I am today with my research without the book at # 1 on my list.
# 1 The Handybook for Genealogists — This handy little book was an essential resource prior to the Internet. The addresses in this book helped me request records from county officials around the country.