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The Genealogical Publishing Company in Baltimore has published another in its series of "Genealogy at a Glance" laminated research guides - this time for Immigration Research by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, CG, MFA.
This "Genealogy at a Glance" booklet has four laminated pages on one 11" x 17" paper (folded). They are designed to give the user the basic elements of genealogy research in the allotted space. They provide an overview of the facts a researcher needs to know in order to begin and proceed successfully with research in the subject.
The "Genealogy at a Glance: Immigration Research" folder has these subjects:
* Contents list
* Quick Facts and Important Dates
* Immigration History Background - Migration Factors, Immigration by Time Period, Chain Migration
* Ports of Arrival
* Determining Your Ancestor's Time of Arrival
* Passenger Arrival Lists - Pre-1820, 1820-ca. 1891, ca. 1891-1950s
* Passenger Arrival lists Online
* Microfilmed Indexes and Lists
* Naturalization Records
This booklet is designed primarily for the person who is not an expert, or has no experience, in immigration research. It provides a summary of the fundamentals of immigration research in the USA. Reference books, online databases and websites for each topic are cited in the text. A researcher wanting additional expertise would rely on quality published books with in-depth knowledge about the resources available.
For someone like me that teaches and talks about genealogy a bit, it is invaluable because I can pull it out and provide some guidance to my student or colleague interested in the subject.
The beauty of these "Genealogy at a Glance" folders is that they are very light and portable in a briefcase or laptop case. They are fixtures in my research case.
This four-page laminated booklet costs $8.95. You can order it through the http://www.genealogical.com/ Store, or use the link for the Immigration Research booklet and click on the "Add to Cart" link.
I reviewed several similar works in Book Review: Genealogy at a Glance: "How-To" Series (French-Canadian, Scottish and Irish), Book Review: "Genealogy at a Glance: German Genealogy Research," and Review: "Genealogy at a Glance: English Genealogy Research."
Disclosure: Genealogical.com contacted me recently and asked me to provide a review of this booklet. They mailed me a review copy for my personal use as remuneration for this review.
Welcome to my genealogy blog. Genea-Musings features genealogy research tips and techniques, genealogy news items and commentary, genealogy humor, San Diego genealogy society news, family history research and some family history stories from the keyboard of Randy Seaver (of Chula Vista CA), who thinks that Genealogy Research Is really FUN! Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2006-2024.
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