Genealogy Book Lookups

When you are researching your family history one of the areas that you can looking into are other genealogy books. What I mean by this is that many families publish books on their family history and have been doing this for a few centuries. Many of these books are available online and you can access them through different websites.

As you look up the different books for your family history you have to be careful that the facts are correct and verify them through outside sources, i.e. court records, birth and death records, and church records. Some people who have bought the books for their family history will also look up information for you, but do not assume just because someone has the book that they should look up the information. After all they are the one who went and bought the book.

As with any research it is always important to verify that the person you are looking at is your ancestor. You need to look at the children of the person and their spouse and if you have the information their parents, but you need at least two points of reference when you are researching to make sure the person is who you are looking for. Whenever you do research, take plenty of notes and write down the smallest detail to make sure that you can look at it later. It is also important to write down your sources to make sure you don’t duplicate sources and to help other people when they request your information. Genealogy is like a detective game. It has many twists and turns and you have to find the correct ones to find the path that will lead you to your ancestors.