In order to help you find the information you need, we have made it easy to find and buy genealogy guide books. These reference guides can help you learn about and understand genealogical search processes and resources, search for relatives, identify ancestors, and communicate your research findings. From beginning family tree maker to experienced genealogy researches, these guides will provide information to help you find and research relatives. There is a lot of information available online at the sites featured in our people search directory, but sometimes there is no substitute for a good book.

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The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual	500 Brickwall Solutions to Genealogy Problems	Cite Your Sources: A Manual for Documenting Family Histories and Genealogical Records
Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy	Digitizing Your Family History	The Everything Family Tree Book: Finding, Charting, and Preserving Your Family History
Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian	The Family Tree Problem Solver: Proven Methods for Scaling the Inevitable Brick Wall	First Steps in Genealogy: A Beginner's Guide to Researching Your Family History
For All Time : A Complete Guide to Writing Your Family History	Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family's History and Heritage	The Genealogy Sourcebook
Genealogical Evidence: A Guide to the Standard of Proof Relating to Pedigrees, Ancestry, Heirship and Family History	A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Immigrant & Ethnic Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage	The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America
How to Do Everything with Your Genealogy	How Healthy Is Your Family Tree? A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Family's Medical and Behavioral History	Locating Lost Family Members & Friends : Modern Genealogical Research Techniques for Locating the People of Your Past and Present
The Organized Family Historian : How to File, Manage, and Protect Your Genealogical Research and Heirlooms (National Genealogical Society Guides)	Organizing Your Family History Search: Efficient & Effective Ways to Gather and Protect Your Genealogical Research	Pitfalls in Genealogical Research
Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records	Producing a Quality Family History	The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy, Third Edition
The Sleuth Book for Genealogists: Strategies for More Successful Family History Research	The Source : A Guidebook of American Genealogy	Teach Yourself Tracing Your Family History
Through the Eyes of Your Ancestors : A Step-by-Step Guide to Uncovering Your Family's History	Unpuzzling Your Past: The Best-Selling Basic Guide to Genealogy	The Unpuzzling Your Past Workbook: Essential Forms and Letters for All Genealogists