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A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors: Special Strategies for Uncovering Hard-To-Find Information About Your Female Lineage ... Guide to Discovering Your Ancestors Series) Paperback – January 1, 1998

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  1. Print length
    152 pages
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    English
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    Betterway Books
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    January 1, 1998
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1558704728
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1558704725
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"...an outstanding book... required reading!" -- New England Historic Genealogical Society

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Betterway Books; 1st edition (January 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 152 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1558704728
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1558704725
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 46 ratings

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Sharon DeBartolo Carmack

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Sharon DeBartolo Carmack is a Certified Genealogist (Retired 2024) with an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing and postgraduate coursework in American History. She is the author of twenty-nine books, including Madame Restell: The True Story of New York City’s Most Notorious Abortionist, Her Early Life, Family, and Murder; In Search of Maria B. Hayden: The American Medium Who Brought Spiritualism to the U.K.; Telling Her Story: A Guide to Researching an Writing about Women of the Past; Tell It Short: A Guide to Writing Your Family History in Brief; and Inheriting the Gordon Hips, a collection of humorous essays. She is also the author of hundreds of articles, essays, columns, and reviews that have appeared in nearly every major genealogical journal and publication, as well as essays in literary publications, such as Creative Nonfiction, Brevity, Hippocampus Magazine, Portland Review, Steinbeck Review, and Phoebe: A Journal of Literature and Art. Sharon’s essays have also been finalists in contests for the Bellingham Review’s Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction and in Creative Nonfiction’s True Crime contest.

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Customers find the book informative and useful for researching female ancestors, with one noting that the research strategies are understandable. The book receives positive feedback for its readability.

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Customers find the book very informative and useful for researching female ancestors, with one customer noting that the research strategies are understandable.

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"...I see that Sharon has just published an updated and greatly expanded book on researching females called Telling Her Story: A Guide to Researching..." Read more

"...the latest census is out of date, the rest of the information provided is still relative and useful for researching those ladies without a maiden..." Read more

"...already known info but this book offered those repeated tips and new information which was greatly appreciated...." Read more

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  • Los Angeles Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and in-depth research approaches about women
    Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2002
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    Well-written, well-organized and enjoyable to read, this outstanding genealogical research tool provides an excellent in-depth, insightful, integrated approach to genealogical research, particularly focused on researching our female family members. It contains a good explanation of means of tracing women when their surnames have changed, and very extensive bibliographies that are exhaustively research sources on women's property rights, childbearing and women's health care.
    It sets out a well-explained technique of developing, writing and preserving one's family story as an organized historical narrative, with all the information one has obtained, so that the information paints a family's portrait(s), gives meaning to facts, organizes the source materials logically, and helps to tell the family who they are, why they are the way they are, and where they came from so that the family's history is preserved. This aspect of the book provides a much needed explanation to "weekend" genealogists on how to handle and develop their research results to make sense of them and to preserve the meaning of them.
    This is a thoroughly analyzed and helpful book. I have given copies of this book to several people as it responds to research needs at several levels: genealogy, women's rights and issues (property, health, probate/will), family history interests, research skills, even personal journaling and self-discovery through family discovery.
    Sharon DeBartolo Carmack has an outstanding ability to teach, and I hope she will continue to expand on her collection of genealogy research books.
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  • Long-time genealogist
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for researching female ancestors!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2024
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    When I received this book and started reading, I couldn’t stop and read it cover to cover. While this is a 1998 publication, I was finding excellent strategies and examples useful now for tracing female ancestors. The writing in this well-organized book is clear, concise, and enjoyable to read. The research strategies are understandable and practical. It's the best information I've found anywhere for help with tracing female ancestors. And now, I'm excited again, because on Amazon I see that Sharon has just published an updated and greatly expanded book on researching females called Telling Her Story: A Guide to Researching and Writing About Women of the Past. Now I can’t wait to get that book, as it also covers writing about women, and also has references to lots of online sources.
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  • J. Kowalik
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2022
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    Although the book was written in 1998 and the information regarding the latest census is out of date, the rest of the information provided is still relative and useful for researching those ladies without a maiden name. Highly recommend!
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  • Linda S.B.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not Much New Information
    Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2021
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    I bought this book hoping for new information due to computer websites and companies devoted to genealogy. I was rather disappointed in this book. It's okay as far as it goes but there isn't much new information in it or at least not info that you can't figure out for yourself.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource- finally something to help with the ladies
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2012
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    I loved this and much like my other reviews for the genealogy books I have been doing genealogy research for my and other families for other thirteen years so many of these books have repeat or already known info but this book offered those repeated tips and new information which was greatly appreciated.

    I gave this a five also because if I had found this book when If first started it would have saved me YEARS off my research for many of my female ancestors because once you understand the system and get the tips and tricks you can really get a swing going at finding the females that seem to be "hiding"...
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  • Jouncyg
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Help
    Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2021
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    Sharon has done a fabulous job on this reference book. I would love to see an updated version of this book but the research methods and information are sound.
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  • Dione H.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good info
    Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2023
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    Really good book with great information on how and where to look for your female relatives from the past.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors
    Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017
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    It's a really nice book. Clean and in great condition! It was delivered right on time. I am very pleased. Thank you!
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