The Unofficial Ancestry.com Workbook by Nancy Hendrickson is “A How-to Manual for Tracing Your Family Tree on the #1 Genealogy Website.” Amazon.com sells this book along with other genealogy book retailers. Each chapter in this book focuses on a specific record type in Ancestry and teaches you how to get the most out of your record searches. This book takes you step-by-step through each record set and shows you how to search and includes images of the search results. By learning how to use Ancestry’s massive record collection, you can save time on your searches and feel confident that you have not missed information that may be valuable to your research.
Each chapter starts out with an overview of the collection so that you get a good idea of what is in each group. For instance, the section on census records gives the reader a good impression on what census records are available and how to use them in their research. The chapter also includes exercises to help you get hands-on experience in searching census records. The first exercise has you find a Herschel B. Hendrickson in the 1940 census. It goes through three steps to locate him and includes pictures of the search results. It even includes an exercise in using a mortality schedule, so you feel comfortable using those. At the end of each chapter are blank forms to help you record your findings.
The author starts off with a lesson on how to use the Search form and the card catalog. There are times you will want to use each of these search formats. The author feels that this first chapter is one that you will not want to skip over because this is essential knowledge to know when researching each collection. There is even a chapter on how to use your AncestryDNA test results so that you can include your results in your research.
Whether you would like to understand how to use maps, military records, and even immigration records, this book will help you maximize your search queries to save you time and help you feel confident that you have done an exhaustive search in each record set. The book is set up with exercises with step by step instructions. There are forms in each chapter to help you record your results. An excellent book for those wishing to improve their searches on Ancestry.com.
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