Free 1st edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy
July 17, 2006
The 2nd edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy, written by genealogy superstars Christine Rose and Kay Germain Ingalls, was published in 2005, and is jam-packed of great genealogy advice for beginners and experienced researchers.
The 1st edition, published in 1997, is now available as a free download. Much has changed in the 8 years since the first edition, but sound genealogy principles remain. All 353 pages are available to view. Look at the table of contents:
- Why Genealogy?
- Start with Mom and Dad
- You're hooked, now what?
- Keeping track of what you find
- Kissin' kin: how to find them
- A rose by any other name
- Getting the most from libraries
- Your family's hometown
- Census research: have you done your homework?
- Making sense of the census
- Corresponding effectively
- A little traveling music, please
- Courthouses: gateway to the past
- A picnic in the cemetery
- More than news in the newspaper
- Did Great-Grandpa carry a rifle?
- Creating order out of chaos
- Doing it right
- Gaining historical perspective
- Resolving discrepancies
- Spending your money wisely
- Discovering less used sources
- Some final words
View the book by clicking here.
Hello! I am unable to download the Free 1st edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy (Legacy, and/or Explorer both freeze). Is this a problem at my end, or is the book no longer available as a free download?
Thanks!
Rob
Posted by: Rob Miller | August 06, 2006 at 01:48 PM
Rob, I just tried the link in the article and it worked fine. You have to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view it. It is a free download at adobe.com.
Posted by: Geoff Rasmussen | August 06, 2006 at 04:47 PM
I cannot view the book either and I have the Adobe reader. What's up with that?
Posted by: Legan Mueller | August 09, 2006 at 07:22 PM
The file is almost 10mb in size. Depending on your connection, it could take quite a while to load.
Posted by: Geoff Rasmussen | August 09, 2006 at 07:37 PM
Hi Geoff: Thanks for your reply!
It's weird, I still can't get it to work. But fortunately, another Legacy user e-mailed me the file (Thanks Peter Moore - Austrailia!)
I'm definitely enjoying the read!
Rob
Posted by: Rob Miller | August 14, 2006 at 03:19 PM