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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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Drawing tomorrow for ‘The Source’

Posted on 12 Oct, 2015 by Mike Carroll

Evelyn Thomson, longtime member and former Program Committee chair, donated a number of her books to the genealogy library. One of these is ‘The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy’ (3rd edition). A new copy of this 992-page book is … Continue reading →

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