The next best thing to a personal genealogist, this guide gives you all the knowledge to trace your heritage, and sort through the vast amount of information online, in family scrapbooks, in libraries, and at courthouses.

This accessible, well-organized, easy-to-use beginners' guide to the world of family history is essential reading for anyone who wants to find their way into this fascinating subject. In a series of short, practical chapters Simon Fowler takes readers through all the first steps that will reveal the lives of their ancestors and the world they lived in. He looks at every aspect of research, from finding family papers and interviewing relatives, through...

Historical family photos offer a glimpse into the lives of our ancestors, but the images-- and the stories behind them-- often fade away as decades pass. Taylor shows you how to study the clues in your old family photos to put names to faces and recapture their lost stories.

Explains how to research your family history, beginning with personal scrapbooks and photo albums, to exploring census data, court and church records, organizing genealogical information as you find it, and more.

Covers basic research techniques for the beginning genealogist.

Introduces the basic ideas behind genealogy, and provides suggestions for recording, researching, and sharing information about family history.

130 ways to create a scrapbook legacy.

Kim Cattrall, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Tim McGraw team up with expert historians and genealogists to learn surprising, possibly life-changing truths about their ancestors and themselves. Also included are episodes featuring Steve Buscemi, Lionel Richie, Rosie O'Donnell, and Ashley Judd.