Finding Your Roots: How to Trace Your Ancestors at Home and Abroad Book

	Journey to Your Past	xiii
	Introduction	xv
Chapter 1	Genealogy--Your Greatest Adventure	1
Chapter 2	What's in a Name? A First Clue to Your Roots	7
Chapter 3	The American Family History: How Our Ancestors Got Here	25
Chapter 4	First Step Backward: How to Take a Family History and Gather Family Records	41
Chapter 5	Finding Your Roots with the Help of the World's Greatest Genealogy Collection	61
Chapter 6	Finding Your Roots with the Help of Public Libraries, Specialty Libraries, and Genealogical Societies	70
Chapter 7	Finding Your Roots Through Local Public Records	84
Chapter 8	Finding Your Roots Through Federal Records	104
Chapter 9	Finding Your Roots Abroad: Sources in Your Ancestral Homeland	135
Chapter 10	Finding Your Roots in Cyberspace	197
Chapter 11	Does Your Family Have a Coat of Arms?	219
Chapter 12	Your Family Health History	237
Chapter 13	Family Gathering: How to Unite Your Newfound Family	246
Chapter 14	How to Write and Publish a Family History	252
	Bibliography	259
Appendix I	State-by-State Family History Help List	262
Appendix II	Genealogical Publishers and Bookstores	311
Appendix III	Map Sources for Genealogists	315
Appendix IV	Special Immigrant Passenger Lists	317
Appendix V	Major Ports of Entry for Immigrants	319
Appendix VI	List of Mayflower Passengers	321
	Index	325