15 Best Genealogy Books

Family Tree Magazine compiled a list of what it considers as the 15 Best Genealogy books recently. The BDC Research Room has five on our Ready Reference shelves for customers to consult as needed. These five important titles are: Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace by Elizabeth Shown Mills; Genealogy Standards by the Board for Certification of Genealogists; Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians by Elizabeth Shown Mills; Mastering Genealogical Proof by Thomas G. Jones; and the Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources by Alice Eichholz. They don't have the sexiest of titles but such handbooks and guides can really help you research efficiently.

Make an appointment to come to our Research Room: bdc@bcgov.net or 843-255-6468 to see these titles and/or to get a little one-on-one help with your genealogical research.

The complete list is:

1. Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace by Elizabeth Shown Mills
2. Genealogy Standards by the Board for Certification of Genealogists
3. Evidence! Citation and Analysis for the Family Historian by Elizabeth Shown Mills
4. Professional Genealogy : A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians by Elizabeth Shown Mills
5. Who Do You Think You Are?: The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History by Megan Smolenyak
6. 300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It's Too Late by Shannon L. Alder
7. Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a Solid Case by Christine Rose
8. Unpuzzling Your Past: The Best-Selling Basic Guide to Genealogy by Emily Anne Croom
9. The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy by Val D. Greenwood
10. German-English Genealogical Dictionary by Ernest Thode
11. Mastering Genealogical Proof by Thomas G. Jones
12. Reading Early American Handwriting by Kip Sperry
13. The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy by Blaine T. Betinger
14. The Family Tree Problem Solver: Tried-and-True Tactics for Tracing Elusive Ancestors by Marsha Hoffman Rising
15. The Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources by Alice Eichholz

All 15 titles can be borrowed from other parts of the Beaufort County Library and/or the SCLENDS consortium - as long as you have a valid library card. Probably not all at once but give it a couple of weeks or two or three and you can explode your brain with detailed genealogical research knowledge.

Heads up: All units of the Beaufort County Library will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2023 in honor of all of the United States' past presidents. Regular hours resume on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. If you'd like an appointment February 21 - 24, please contact us before Noon on Friday, February 17th to make those arrangements. That way you'll have the best shot at getting the date and time your prefer. Our phone number is 843-255-6468; our email address is bdc@bcgov.net.