From the Book - 3rd edition.
Analyzing research problems and planning strategies
Avoiding ten common genealogy mistakes
Finding birth, marriages, and deaths before civil registration
Locating missing ancestors in the census
Researching friends, associates, and extended family members
Problem-solving with court records
Replacing burned courthouse records
Sorting individuals with the same name
Finding pre-1850 ancestors
Accepting online family tree hints
Applying DNA test results to your research.
From the Book - Revised first edition
The first step : analyzing the problem and planning strategy for success
Finding births, marriages, and deaths before civil registration
Why does the census taker always miss my ancestor?
Consider collateral kin : genealogical research in the full family context
What to do when the courthouse burned
Give me land ... lots of land
Sorting individuals of the same name
The critical connection : finding ancestors who lived before 1850
Ten mistakes not to make in your family research