Education

New to Genealogy?

If you are new to genealogy, Heritage Books has several titles that will be of interest to you. These are basic how-to references, how others have gone about their genealogical journey and dictionaries so that you can understand what some of the words mean.

If you are interested in getting your genealogy published, these references will be important to you also.

Books

Genealogy for Beginners

 

A to Zax: A Comprehensive Dictionary for Genealogists and Historians

 

What Did They Mean By That? A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms

 

More What Did They Mean By That?

 

Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, Third Edition

 

Evidence! Citation and Analysis for the Family Historian

 

Genealogy and the Law

 

Numbering Your Genealogy (Revised): Basic Systems, Complex Families and International Kin

 

Genealogy: How To Find Your Ancestors (Revised Edition)

 

Heritage Hunting

 

How to Write Your Personal & Family History: A Resource Manual

 

The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy

 

You Ought to Write All that Down: A Guide to Organizing and Writing Genealogical Narrative

 

Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures

 

How to Plot Land Surveys: A Basic Primer For Drawing Deeds, Surveys and Other Land Descriptions

 

Resources for Teachers

 

Memoirs of a Cotton Patch Kid

 

My Family Tells This Story

 

Teaching Genealogy to Young People

 

The Family News A Teacher’s Guide For Using Genealogy and Newspapers In the Classroom For Grades Third Through Sixth Grade Students

 

Young People’s Workbook for Junior Genealogy Classes

 

Free Forms

(Download an Adobe PDF format copy)

 

Ancestor Chart

 

Family Group Sheet