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Everything Has a History series.
This dense introduction to historical research covers primary sources, site visits, archival sleuthing, and interviews. The pages are packed with photos, maps, and text boxes of related information. It all supports the text but makes the presentation somewhat hard to follow and may put off some readers. Back matter includes an example of a timeline. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
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YA
Everything Has a History series.
This dense introduction to biographical research covers use of genealogical and public records, archival sleuthing, and DNA information. The pages are packed with photos, document reproductions, and text boxes of related information. It all supports the text but makes the presentation somewhat hard to follow and may put off some readers. Back matter includes an "Example of a Pedigree Chart." Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.