Another Free Genealogy Book

Today's free genealogy resource comes courtesy of one of the people I follow on Twitter, @lineagekeeper. It is The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy, 3rd Edition by Val D Greenwood.

If you're not familiar with the book or haven't read the most recent version, you will want to check it out. The book is broken into two parts with an index and a list of illustrations and charts.

Part one is Background to research. It includes has ten chapters

• Understanding Genealogy Research 
• Familiar Record Practices: Problems and Terminology 
• Analyzing the Pedigree and Place 
• Evaluation of Evidence 
• Introduction to Research Tools: Libraries 
• Introduction to Research Tools: Reference Material 
• Organizing and Evaluating Research Findings 
• Successful Correspondence
• Computers in Genealogy
• Family History: Going Beyond Genealogy

The second part covers records you may encounter and how to use them. This part has 17 chapters

• Compiled Sources and Newspapers
• Vital Records
• Census Returns
• Using Census Returns
• Understanding Probate Records and Basic Legal Terminology
• What About Wills?
• The Intestate - Miscellaneous Probate Records - Guardianships
• Government Land: Colonial and American
• Local Land Records
• Abstracting Wills and Deeds
• Court Records
• Property Rights of Women as a Consideration
• Church Records
• American Aids to Finding the Home of the Immigrant Ancestor
• Military Records: Colonial Wars and the American Revolution
• Military Records: After the Revolution
• Cemetery and Burial Records

 Whether you are looking for information on a particular research area or just want to get an all-over education into genealogy research, this is definitely a free genealogy resource you don't want to skip.