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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 929.1072073 EAN: 9781558706859 ISBN: 1558706852 Label: Family Tree Books Manufacturer: Family Tree Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: 2005-01 Publisher: Family Tree Books Studio: Family Tree Books Editorial Review: Book Description: Complications arising from incomplete or missing records, census irregularities and individuals of the same name occur more often than non-genealogists might think. The author, a respected genealogist, helps intermediate to advanced researchers break through these "brick walls" by breaking down each researcher's common problem into a chapter with straightforward solutions. Readers will: Go straight to the answers they need without wading through theory or irrelevant records overviews; Find explanations and case studies easily understood and useful for intermediate or advanced genealogists; Learn what NOT to do in research to avoid hitting brick walls in the future. The result is the best and most accessible book on the market about overcoming obstacles, from Family Tree Magazine and Family Tree Books, the sources of genealogy's most popular publications. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - No IndexAs a genealogy reference or guide I found this book to be a dud. It has almost the worst Index I have ever seen. Sources that are mentioned in the text are not in the index nor clearly explained. As an example the source I know as the "Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature" was mentioned, more than once, under an odd acronym and I did not find any explanation or comment on the acronym or the different title. Rating:  - Brick WallsThis book is excellent to assist the serious genealogist. It requires some dedication to follow through the suggestions but if you do, you will learn a lot. Unfortunately, for all my dedication, I still have not uncovered my paternal grandfather's secrets. But I have not finished traveling all the paths the book suggests. Some I have, some are still waiting. I would recommend the book to give you a serious and straight forward path to follow rather than randomly searching. Rating: - Help! Brick wallsI am sure that this book will prove very useful in my genealogy research. It is easy to follow with good examples. Rating: - Geneology - Brick WallsThis book is full of info to help you know the next step in trying to find a relative through non traditional methods. I originally got the book at the library, and I found I needed to buy the book - so I could highlight and mark it for future reference. Great resource! Rating: - Too narrow in focus, and dated.If your brick walls are the immigrant generation, do yourself a favor and get a book specializing in that country's research rather than this one. Despite the 2005 copyright, the majority of the advice would have still held true a decade ago. And the emphasis on early American record issues is a real minus for those with later arriving ancestors. Despite the introduction's suggestion, the problem-solving techniques alone weren't worth the lack of examples in my problem areas. However, ... Read More |
