Black Roots : A Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree

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Black Roots : A Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 464 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780684847047
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Full Description

Trace, document, record, and write your family's history with this easy-to-read, step-by-step authoritative guide.

Finally, here is the fun, easy-to-use guide that African Americans have been waiting for since Alex Haley published Roots more than twenty-five years ago. Written by the leading African American professional genealogist in the United States who teaches and lectures widely, Black Roots highlights some of the special problems, solutions, and sources unique to African Americans. Based on solid genealogical principles and designed for those who have little or no experience researching their family's past, but valuable to any genealogist, this book explains everything you need to get started, including: where to search close to home, where to write for records, how to make the best use of libraries and the Internet, and how to organize research, analyze historical documents, and write the family history.

THIS GUIDE ALSO INCLUDES:



real case histories that illustrate the unique challenges posed to African Americans and how they were solved

more than 100 illustrations and photographs of actual documents and records you're likely to encounter when tracing your family tree

samples of all the worksheets and forms you'll need to keep your research in order

a list of the traps even experienced researchers often fall into that hamper their research

Contents

Contents

Preface: Why a Need for This Book?

Introduction

Part I: Preparing to Research

What Is Genealogy?

Why Research Genealogy?

Fundamentals: The Building Blocks of African American Genealogy

Organizing Before It Gets Messy

Preserving the Past and the Present

Managing Your Research

Part II: Beginning Steps

Oral History -- The Most Important Thing You Can Do

The Family Archives -- Researching Family Records

Family Group Sheets

The Pedigree Chart

Records in Cemeteries

Records in Funeral Homes

Vital Records

Going to the Library

Social Security Records

U.S. Census Records

Part III: Stepping into the Future

Electronic Genealogy: Computers and the Internet

Writing the Family History

I Can't Stop Now: Continuing the Search

Putting It All Together

Appendixes

Glossary

Acronyms

Biography of Robert Elliott Burroughs

Traps

Directory of Sources

Bibliography

Index