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Genealogy

Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

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  • During a period of the most massive migration to the United States, Ellis Island, a small piece of rock in New York Harbor, saw the passage of 12 million people and became the symbol of America’s immigrant soul. Author Vincent Cannato relates the…
    Book, 2009New York : Harper, c2009. — 325.73 E47Zc 2009
  • Black Roots

    a Beginner's Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree

    Burroughs, Tony, 1948-
    America’s leading African American professional genealogist Tony Burroughs provides a complete guide to the unique problems, sources, and techniques of African American genealogy.
    Book, 2001New York : Fireside Book, c2001. — 929.108996073 B972, 2001
  • DNA USA

    a Genetic Portrait of America

    Sykes, Bryan
    Brian Sykes, an Oxford University professor of human genetics, explores the rich and extremely diverse genetic profile of the people of the United States in the 21st century
    Book, 2012New York : Liveright Pub. Corp., c2012. — 599.935 S983d 2012
  • Genealogist James Beidler covers the ins and outs of tracking ancestors from German-speaking countries with emphasis on the many sources available, many online.
    Book, 2014Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books, [2014] — 929.107204 B422 2014
  • Blaine Bettinger has written a colorfully illustrated and clearly explained source on what today has become the most widely used tool in genealogy research.
    Book, 2019Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books, [2019] — 929.1072 B565 2019
  • Finding Your Roots

    the Official Companion to the PBS Series

    Gates, Henry Louis, Jr
    Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s PBS series “Finding Your Roots” has illuminated the backgrounds of a number of well-known Americans of all races and ethnicities and this guide provides not only cases studies of the famous but also practical information of…
    Book, 2014Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2014. — 929.1072 G259f 2014
  • This is a comprehensive work on the history, sources, and methodology of Irish genealogy from the many countries of the Irish diaspora to the old country itself.
    Book, 1991–Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1991- — 929.10720415 G826