Category Archives: Library

New Books: DNA, Scotland, Wales

Posted on 2 Mar, 2017 by Mike Carroll

Three books have been added to our club library: The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy by Blaine Bettinger (2016, 240 pages). This is a gentle introduction to DNA testing for the family historian. It provides general background … Continue reading →

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DNA books

Posted on 27 Jan, 2016 by Mike Carroll

Our club library has a new book: DNA USA: A Genetic Portrait of America, by Bryan Sykes. Here’s the publisher’s description: Bryan Sykes, one of the world’s leading geneticists and best-selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve, sets his … Continue reading →

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New books: PA, New England

Posted on 12 Jan, 2016 by Mike Carroll

Our club library has two new books, one on Colonial New England and one on Pennsylvania: Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors by Patricia Law Hatcher. This book is nicely produced and looks very readable. From the Introduction: This book is … Continue reading →

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New genealogy books

Posted on 3 Dec, 2015 by Mike Carroll

Six new books have been added to our club library. All are shelved in Research except for the last, which is in US/Missouri: Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org:  Just published this fall, this is an excellent overview of the FamilySearch.org, the website … Continue reading →

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New books in our library

Posted on 20 Aug, 2015 by Mike Carroll

These three books were donated recently and are now available in our genealogy club library. Right now they’re conspicuously placed in the library’s renamed “Newbies” basket. Later they’ll be shelved as indicated: Ernest Thode, English-German Genealogical Dictionary. Shelved in Research. … Continue reading →

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