Proven Solutions for Your Research Challenges

Has your family history research hit a brick wall? Marsha Hoffman Rising's best-selling book The Family Tree Problem Solver has the solutions to help you find the answers you seek.

• Ideas on how to find vital records before civil registration
• Tips for finding ''missing'' ancestors on censuses
• Instructions for investigating collateral kin to further your pedigree
• A look at advanced court records and how they can help you find answers
• Work-arounds for lost or destroyed records
• Techniques for correctly identifying and researching ancestors with common names
• Methods for finding ancestors who lived before 1850
• Case studies that show how to apply the author€s advice to real-life research roadblocks
• Strategies for analyzing your problem and creating a successful research plan

This revised edition also includes new information about online research techniques and a look at the role of DNA research. Plus you'll find a glossary of genealogy terms and more than a dozen templates for charts and logs to help you organize and record your research. Let The Family Tree Problem Solver help you find the answers you need today.