This handy reference guide explains the most important and most common abbreviations you will encounter in your research. Also includes acronyms for sources and organizations. The four-page laminated guide can...

A companion to Essential Abbreviations and Acronyms, this guide covers more specialized categories, such as Latin terms, legal terms, and terms related to genetic genealogy and Quaker and census records....

This guide is designed to help you through the challenging process of locating your African American ancestors. It provides tips for getting started, summarizes the various documents and records you...

A lineage or hereditary society is a member-based group that is organized around a common ancestor or ancestors of historical importance. For example, the General Society of Mayflower Descendants is...

When records are lacking, gravestones may be the genealogist's only source of information. Get tips on locating a cemetery, finding a specific gravesite, interpreting gravestone inscriptions, and reading transcriptions of...

Our military expert will show you how to use the 1890 Veterans Schedules and the 1910 and 1930 U.S. Censuses to determine on which side your ancestor fought. Then examine...

Learn how to locate different types of newspapers and take advantage of the wealth of genealogical information they can contain, including birth, engagement, marriage, and death announcements; legal and court...

Learn what records exist and where to find them, what information they contain, and how to use them to further your research. By Ann G. Lawthers, ScD Published by American...

This handy guide will help you determine whether your ancestor served in the U.S. Army State Volunteers in the War of 1812 by using the Compiled Military Service Records (CMSRs)....

Learn about WWI draft registration cards; using the census to determine if your ancestor served; accessing Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Army files at the National Personnel Records Center;...

Learn about WWII draft registration cards, using the census to determine if your ancestor served; accessing Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Army files at the National Personnel Records Center;...

No matter how monumental the task of organizing your research may seem, a systematic method saves valuable time and creates more accurate work. This Portable Genealogist offers practical advice on...