Genealogy and Family History: Print Reference Sources

Did you ever hear a relative tell you that you are related to one of the presidents? If yes, this would be a great place to start your research!

This richly illustrated set is the definitive reference on American immigration from both historic and contemporary perspectives. It traces the scope and sweep of U.S. immigration from the earliest colonial settlements to the present.

Know little to nothing on how to start your family history research? This book will give you all the basics.

Compiled by the publisher from the 4th ed. of the author's A world bibliography of bibliographies and of bibliographical catalogues, calendars, abstracts, digests, indexes, and the like.

To understand your family history, knowing the history of the family is all important.

In How to Do Everything Genealogy, award-winning researcher and genealogy writer George G. Morgan shows how to start and continue your family history research using traditional records and techniques, as well as the full array of online databases, digitized records, social networks, and other tools. Learn how to organize and create your family tree; find documents about your family; research census documents, military service records, and land and property rolls; plan a successful genealogy research trip; evaluate sources; and other vital skills to help you uncover and illuminate your family's story.