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Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing (2012)

by Megan Smolenyak(Favorite Author)

4 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

080653446X (ISBN13: 9780806534466)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Citadel

review 1: My great-aunt was a genealogist, and I've dabbled a bit in it because of her, so I was instantly intrigued to find a book that was written by a genealogist about some of her searches. I found it very interesting to read about as a series of stories, but also helpful in that I got some ideas about how to explore some things a little differently with all the recent tools available to us with the internet. More and more information gets digitized and loaded online, so searching for traces of ancestors just gets easier and easier all the time. If you're someone who likes genealogy or who has wondered what is involved with tracing ancestors, I recommend reading this book.
review 2: I loved this book! As a rather sedate and serious family historian, I found Megan Sm... moreolenyak's enthusiasm for solving genealogical mysteries and her boundless energy very contagious. Especially fascinating were her examples of how DNA testing can supplement research efforts made along the paper trail. This book has done much to make the genealogy of ordinary people and their places in history less stuffy and more compelling than ever. I cannot wait to tackle my own research with a renewed sense of vigor! less

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