Genealogy Methods and Techniques

A Practical Guide to Research

Karen Cummings

• Publisher: Robert Hale Non Fiction
• eBook ISBN:
  9780719846090
• Year: 2026

Genealogy Methods and Techniques offers practical guidance on how to get the most from your family history research and be confident in the results. Suitable both for beginners who want to get things right from the start, and for experienced researchers with thorny problems to solve, this book offers tips and tricks for everyone. This book takes the reader on a journey through a series of research strategies, providing guidance at every step of the way. With clear explanations, real-life case studies and over 100 tables, charts and illustrations, it will equip you to apply best practices to your own research right from the start. Whether your research focuses on an in-depth analysis of a single individual or location, or tracing multiple generations of a family tree, this guide offers the structured approach and essential tools required to achieve reliable and meaningful results.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Dedication
• Foreword
• Chapter One Introduction
• Chapter Two Laying and Checking the Foundations
• Chapter Three Getting Organised
• Chapter Four Evaluating Evidence
• Chapter Five Write It Right
• Chapter Six Good Search Techniques
• Chapter Seven Research Planning
• Chapter Eight Pulling it All Together
• Chapter Nine Genealogy Standards and Problem Solving
• Chapter Ten DNA Testing – a Special Mention
• Chapter Eleven Final Thoughts
• Footnotes
• Index