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The Family Tree Problem Solver: Tried-and-True Tactics for Tracing Elusive Ancestors
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Proven Solutions for Your Research Challenges
Has your family history research hit a brick wall? Marsha Hoffman Rising's best-selling book The Family Tree Problem Solver has the solutions to help you find the answers you seek.Inside you'll find:
• Ideas on how to find vital records before civil registration
• Tips for finding ''missing'' ancestors on censuses
• Instructions for investigating collateral kin to further your pedigree
• A look at advanced court records and how they can help you find answers
• Work-arounds for lost or destroyed records
• Techniques for correctly identifying and researching ancestors with common names
• Methods for finding ancestors who lived before 1850
• Case studies that show how to apply the author’s advice to real-life research roadblocks
• Strategies for analyzing your problem and creating a successful research plan
This revised edition also includes new information about online research techniques and a look at the role of DNA research. Plus you'll find a glossary of genealogy terms and more than a dozen templates for charts and logs to help you organize and record your research. Let The Family Tree Problem Solver help you find the answers you need today.
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Marsha Hoffman Rising. (2011). The Family Tree Problem Solver: Tried-and-True Tactics for Tracing Elusive Ancestors. Penguin Publishing Group.

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• Ideas on how to find vital records before civil registration
• Tips for finding ''missing'' ancestors on censuses
• Instructions for investigating collateral kin to further your pedigree
• A look at advanced court records and how they can help you find answers
• Work-arounds for lost or destroyed records
• Techniques for correctly identifying and researching ancestors with common names
• Methods for finding ancestors who lived before 1850
• Case studies that show how to apply the author’s advice to real-life research roadblocks
• Strategies for analyzing your problem and creating a successful research plan
This revised edition also includes new information about online research techniques and a look at the role of DNA research. Plus you'll find a glossary of genealogy terms and more than a dozen templates for charts and logs to help you organize and record your research. Let The Family Tree Problem Solver help you find the answers you need today.
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• Ideas on how to find vital records before civil registration
• Tips for finding ''missing'' ancestors on censuses
• Instructions for investigating collateral kin to further your pedigree
• A look at advanced court records and how they can help you find answers
• Work-arounds for lost or destroyed records
• Techniques for correctly identifying and researching ancestors with common names
• Methods for finding ancestors who lived before 1850
• Case studies that show how to apply the author’s advice to real-life research roadblocks
• Strategies for analyzing your problem and creating a successful research plan
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