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    Dig up Your Roots and Find Your Branches: A Child's Guide to Genealogy
    Dig up Your Roots and Find Your Branches: A Child's Guide to Genealogy
    Dig up Your Roots and Find Your Branches: A Child's Guide to Genealogy
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    Dig up Your Roots and Find Your Branches: A Child's Guide to Genealogy

    By Susan Hubbs

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    Imagine the excitement when you discover information that proves your family is descended from royalty, or Abraham Lincoln, or even the outlaw Jesse James! Look no further than the pages of this book to get step-by-step instructions on beginning a fantastic adventure into your past!

    Not only will you create a family tree on paper, you'll learn simple ways to search for family history. The fun never ends with puzzles, charts, a "genealogy dictionary", and a list of the author's favorite genealogy web sites!

    What are you waiting for? Grab that shovel and start digging for your roots!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateOct 1, 2000
    ISBN9781475903539
    Dig up Your Roots and Find Your Branches: A Child's Guide to Genealogy
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    Susan Hubbs

    Susan Hubbs is a full-time, freelance author who lives with her husband and two children in Orlando, Florida. She is an avid genealogist who enjoys exploring cemeteries and dusty attics while searching for historical family information!

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      Dig up Your Roots and Find Your Branches - Susan Hubbs

      All Rights Reserved © 2000 by Susan H. Hubbs

      No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in

      any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or by any information storage retrieval system, without the permission in writing from the publisher.

      Writer’s Showcase presented by Writer’s Digest an imprint of iUniverse.com, Inc.

      For information address: iUniverse.com, Inc. 620 North 48 th Street, Suite 201 Lincoln, NE 68504-3467

      www.iuniverse.com

      ISBN: 0-595-13162-X

      ISBN: 978-1-4759-0353-9 (ebook)

      Contents

      Preface

      Introduction

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Appendix 1

      Appendix 2

      Glossary

      Dedicated to Christopher and Elizabeth, whose youthful editing and wisdom provided insight well beyond their years. I am so grateful for their steadfast and loving encouragement.

      Preface

      Step Back In Time

      Take a big step back in time; Climb up your family tree. Begin the search for kinship ties; Discover your ancestry!

      Dig up your roots and find those branches Of ancestors long ago. A relative could be Jesse James… You may not want to know!

      It could be that your family comes from Dukes or queens or kings. Or you may find a relative Who loved to dance and sing!

      You could learn of an ancestor Who fought in the Civil War. He may have been a general. A leader to the core.

      So many stories can be learned

      About your family. Begin a journey into your past. You’ll love genealogy!

      Susan H. Hubbs

      Introduction

      Genealogy—What Is It?

      Have you ever wanted to travel in a time machine? Do you enjoy puzzles and mysteries? Do you think you’d make an awesome detective? Then get ready to turn the pages of this book and discover all of the fun and excitement that genealogy has to offer!

      Genealogy is the history of you and your family. It is sometimes called a family tree. Studying the history of your family will take you back in time, as far as you want to go! Who knows? Maybe you are a descendant of Abraham Lincoln, a European king, or even an outlaw like Jesse James. Follow the easy steps in this book and you may find a famous person hiding behind the branches in your family tree!

      Before you begin, there are special parts of this book that will help you learn about genealogy. If you stumble across a word you don’t understand, it may be printed in bold letters. You can look up any word that

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