Trace your family tree and discover your roots

Fully updated and revised, this bestselling genealogy guide helps you tap into the wealth of global ancestry records and offers proven strategies for both traditional and electronic research. How to Do Everything: Genealogy, Second Edition explores basic rules of genealogical evidence, evaluation of source materials, research methods, and successful techniques for web-based research.

...

Presents ideas and tips for overcoming common obstacles researching genealogies, including advice on how to find records before civil registration, using censuses, and advanced court records.

On a late summer night in 1920, near Withee, Wisconsin, Caroline Krueger penned a letter from home to her eldest son Frank, who was in prison. It was the first of many such letters to Frank whose situation stemmed from a September night near the end of World War I. The Wisconsin Krueger family farm was attacked and shot up by lawmen and neighbors. One man died, several were injured and 2 of the four Krueger brothers, Frank being one of them, suffered...