Discovering Your Ancestry

This is a guidebook for researching your family history. It shows you where to start and the best way to go about it. The concepts of genealogy are introduced in simple terms including the different historical documents you need and where you can find them. A summary of the most popular websites is included so you can choose the best one for you. It introduces some of the more challenging areas such as how to use DNA tests and what to do if your research hits a barrier and there...
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This is a guidebook for researching your family history. It shows you where to start and the best way to go about it. The concepts of genealogy are introduced in simple terms including the different historical documents you need and where you can find them. A summary of the most popular websites is included so you can choose the best one for you. It introduces some of the more challenging areas such as how to use DNA tests and what to do if your research hits a barrier and there seems to be no way forward. Some of the myths of genealogy are debunked, and the Blood Relative Chart provides an explanation of how you are related to your blood relatives and the percentage of DNA you share with them. Considers how some old biases remain, such as the preference for male babies in some societies, and how this effects your research. Provides answers to some questions; why the Dutch are getting taller and is that DNA related? who were the bog men of Ireland? what are consanguineous marriages? can the effects of PTSD be passed on to the next generation?