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Becoming an Accredited Genealogist: Plus 100 Tips to Ensure Your Success
0 CDs | Karen Clifford | BACCR | $16.95
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Do you need help in completing all of your personal family history research?Are you curious about how a professional genealogical researcher makes a living? Do you want to understand the steps and procedures involved in attaining the status of Accredited Genealogist?

If you answered yes to (more info...)
Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African- American Genealogy. 2nd Edition
0 CDs | James M. Rose, Ph.D. and Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., CG | 438pp | 2003 | BBLACKGEN | $21.21
When Black Genesis was originally published in 1978, it was the first book to provide researchers with information on resources and a methodology specific to African-American genealogy. Now, owing to the unprecedented growth of interest in the subject, this landmark publication has been completely (more info...)
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Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian
0 CDs | BEVID | $13.95
Learn how to document your family tree in such a fashion that even the most accomplished scientist or historian would be unable to refute your work!

Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian by Elizabeth Shown Mills is the ultimate source book for genealogical standards of (more info...)
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Getting the Most Out of The Master Genealogist (book) - Scratch and Dent Sale
0 CDs | GTM-SD | $19.95
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We have a very limited number of copies of this popular book which have suffered storage or handling damage and are offered at 20% OFF while supplies last. The damage is cosmetic and is different in each case but may include a scratched, folded, or scuffed cover, very minor moisture damage, or (more info...)
Getting the Most Out of The Master Genealogist (book)
0 CDs | GTM | $24.95
Temporarily Out of Stock (read more)

Now in its second printing, this extremely popular book, edited and compiled by Lee H. Hoffman, supplements the official Users Guide and will help you to tap into the full power and flexibility of The Master Genealogist (TMG).

The versatility of TMG allows it to be used in a variety of (more info...)
The Family Tree Problem Solver
1 CD | Marsha Hoffman Rising | 232pp | 2005 | BPRBSOLVE | $16.99
Complications arising from incomplete or missing records, census irregularities, and individuals of the same name occur more often than non-genealogists might think. Respected genealogist and author Marsha Hoffman Rising helps beginners break through these "brick walls" by breaking down each (more info...)
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Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace
0 CDs | Elizabeth Shown Mills | 885pp | 2009 | BEVIDEXP | $44.96
25% OFF! (read more)

Evidence Explained is the definitive guide to the citation and analysis of historical sources.

It begins with a simple question:
Why do we invest so much of our energy into the citation of sources?

Followed immediately by the intriguing answer:
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Getting the Most Out of The Master Genealogist (CD and optional download)
1 CDs | GTM-CD | $24.95
This is the CD version (with optional download) of the popular book, Getting the Most Out of The Master Genealogist, edited by Lee Hoffman. For more information, see the full product description.

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Getting the Most Out of The Master Genealogist (download only)
0 CDs | GTM-DL | $21.95
This is the download-only version of the popular book, Getting the Most Out of The Master Genealogist, edited by Lee Hoffman. For more information, see the full product description.

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A Primer for The Master Genealogist
0 CDs | Terry Reigel | 164pp | 2008 | BPRIMER | $19.95
The book is designed to help users quickly become comfortable and adept with TMG. It provides an introduction in straightforward terms, with a level of detail that helps but doesn’t overwhelm a novice user, including the following topics:
International Vital Records Handbook (Fourth Edition)
0 CDs | BVITALREC | $29.71
At one time of another all of us need copies of birth, marriage, or death certificates for driver's licenses, passports, jobs, Social Security, family history research, or for simple proof of identity. But the fact is that the application forms needed to obtain copies of vital records vary from (more info...)
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Quicksheet: Citing Ancestry.com Databases & Images
0 CDs | QSA | $6.95
25% OFF the retail price (read more)
13% OFF the retail price

Ancestry.com is the largest and most widely used genealogy site on the Internet. As an Ancestry.com user yourself, you've looked at databases with billions of names, so now you want to be sure you can get back to a specific record or (more info...)
Kinship: It's All Relative
0 CDs | BKIN | $8.40
We pursue it as a hobby and search for it in the most out-of-the-way places . . . yet few of us actually know very much about kinship. For instance, do you know the degree of blood relationship, or consanguinity, between yourself and your first cousins? Between third cousins and second cousins once (more info...)
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Producing a Quality Family History
0 CDs | Patricia Law Hatcher | 1996 | BPROD | $19.95
This book is for anyone looking to create a useful, lasting history of your family. It should adorn the library or bookshelves of all genealogists! Whether you're an amateur or professional, chances are the ultimate goal of your research is to produce a quality family history.

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Quicksheet: Citing Online Historical Resources
0 CDs | QS | $6.95
2007 Revision

This popular four-page laminated reference sheet summarizes the basic principals of citing your online sources of genealogical data and provides example citations for the most common record types. You'll make heavy use of this handy reference (more info...)
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Reading Early American Handwriting
0 CDs | BHAND | $25.40
This book by Kip Sperry is designed to teach you how to read and understand the handwriting found in documents commonly used in genealogical research. It explains techniques for reading early American documents, provides samples of alphabets and letter forms, and defines terms and abbreviations (more info...)
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The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy (Third Edition)
0 CDs | Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking | 834pp | (1996) 2006 | BSOURCE | $67.95
NEW - THIRD EDITION (June 2006) (read more)
Now you can find answers to your research questions with your copy of the most comprehensive guide to genealogical resources in America. This recently revised, award-winning book will introduce you to cutting-edge research techniques and essential genealogical references.

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The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual
0 CDs | BBCG | $16.95
Achieve excellence in genealogical research & presentation.

In a field where there is such a tremendous exchange of vital information, research and documentation standards are not only a convenience, they're an absolute must! Family historians exchange research with countless others in (more info...)
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The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy, 3rd Edition
0 CDs | BRSRCH | $25.40
In every field of study there is one book that rises above the rest in stature and authority and becomes the standard work in the field. In genealogy that book is Val Greenwood's Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy.

Arguably the best book ever written on American genealogy, it is (more info...)
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They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins
0 CDs | Loretto Dennis Szucs | 260pp | 1998 | BAMER | $16.95
Citizenship documents are eagerly sought after for both their sentimental nature and the important information they hold. Yet, they can be difficult to locate and fully understand. Complex and constantly changing naturalization laws have resulted in a great deal of confusion!

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What Did They Mean By That? A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms
0 CDs | BWHATMEAN | $25.50
The family historian must seek out the records of the merchants, courts, legislators, and churches, as well as the everyday expressions of the common men and women, all the while striving to remain aware that just as we have created words like television, computer, microwave oven, automobile, space (more info...)
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