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Local History & Genealogy: Recommended Reading

This guide compiles resources related to the history of Canton as well as broader information on local history, genealogy, and related topics.

Genealogy

Genealogy for Beginners by Katherine Pennavaria
Call Number: 929.1 P
ISBN: 9781538125489
Publication Date: 2020-02-27
The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. 4th Edition by Val D. Greenwood
Call Number: 929.1 G 2017
ISBN: 9780806320663
Publication Date: 2017-10-24
Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research by Michael J. Leclerc (Editor)
Call Number: 929.107 G 2012
ISBN: 9780880822602
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Unpuzzling Your Past the Best-Selling Basic Guide to Genealogy Fourth Edition Expanded, Updated and Revised by Emily Anne Croom
Call Number: 929.1 C 2010
ISBN: 9780806318547
Publication Date: 2010-04-01
The Family Tree Problem Solver by Marsha Hoffman Rising
Call Number: 929.107 R
ISBN: 9781440300745
Publication Date: 2019-03-19
Family Tree Sourcebook by Family Tree Magazine Editors (Editor)
Call Number: 929.1 F
ISBN: 9781440308840
Publication Date: 2010-10-13
Journeys Home by Author TBD; Andrew McCarthy
Call Number: 929.107 M
ISBN: 9781426213816
Publication Date: 2015-02-03
Organize Your Genealogy by Drew Smith
Call Number: 929.122 S
ISBN: 9781440345036
Publication Date: 2016-07-01
Research Like a Pro by Diana Elder; Nicole Dyer (Cover Design by, Foreword by, Designed by)
Call Number: 929.1 E
ISBN: 9781732188105
Publication Date: 2018-05-19
Sustainable Genealogy by Richard Hite
Call Number: 929.107 H
ISBN: 9780806319827
Publication Date: 2013-09-01
The Source by Loretto Dennis Szucs (Editor); Sandra Hargreaves Luebking (Editor)
Call Number: 929.107 S
ISBN: 9781593312770
Publication Date: 2006-06-01
Evidence! by Elizabeth Shown Mills
Call Number: 929.107 M
ISBN: 9780806315430
Publication Date: 2003-01-01

DNA Research

The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy by Blaine T. Bettinger
Call Number: 929.107 B
ISBN: 9781440300578
Publication Date: 2019-08-13
DNA for Native American Genealogy by Roberta Estes
Call Number: 929.107 E
ISBN: 9780806321189
Publication Date: 2021-11-05
My European Family by Karin Bojs; Fiona Graham (Translator)
Call Number: 599.935 B
ISBN: 9781472941473
Publication Date: 2017-03-23
The DNA Guide for Adoptees by Shannon Combs-Bennett; Brianne Kirkpatrick
ISBN: 9781733734301
Publication Date: 2019-05-26

Genealogy Online

Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch. org by Dana McCullough
Call Number: 929.107 M
ISBN: 9781440300783
Publication Date: 2020-08-04
Unofficial Guide to Ancestry. com by Nancy Hendrickson
ISBN: 9781440353260
Publication Date: 2018-05-29
Genealogy Online for Dummies by Matthew L. Helm; April Leigh Helm
Call Number: 929.107 H 2017
ISBN: 9780470916513
Publication Date: 2011-01-11
Mastering Online Genealogy by Dan Quillen
Call Number: 929.102 Q
ISBN: 9781593602246
Publication Date: 2016-10-25

Ethnic Heritage Resources

Ancestral Trails: The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History by Mark D. Herber; John Titford (Foreword by)
Call Number: 929.2 H
ISBN: 9780806317717
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy by James M. Rose; Alice Eichholz
ISBN: 9780806317359
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Finding a Place Called Home: A Guide to African-American Genealogy and Historical Identity by Dee Parmer Woodtor
ISBN: 9780375405952
Publication Date: 1999-02-09
The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide by James M. Beidler
Call Number: 929.107 B
ISBN: 9781440330650
Publication Date: 2014-03-14
The Family Tree Guidebook to Europe by Allison Dolan
Call Number: 929.107 D
ISBN: 9781440333477
Publication Date: 2013-10-09
The Family Tree Polish, Czech and Slovak Genealogy Guide by Lisa A. Alzo
Call Number: 929.343 A
ISBN: 9781440343278
Publication Date: 2016-02-12
The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide by David A. Fryxell
Call Number: 929.107 F
ISBN: 9781440300752
Publication Date: 2019-12-17
Finding Our Fathers: A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy by Dan Rottenberg
Call Number: 929.108 R
ISBN: 9780806311517
Publication Date: 1998-01-01
From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Family History by Arthur Kurzweil; Elie Wiesel (Foreword by)
Call Number: 929.107 K
ISBN: 9780787970512
Publication Date: 2004-04-07
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors. Fifth Edition by John Grenham
Call Number: 929.107 G
ISBN: 9780806320946
Publication Date: 2019-05-13
Tracing Your Scottish Family History by Anthony Adolph; Ryan Tubridy (Foreword by)
Call Number: 929.107 A
ISBN: 9781554074570
Publication Date: 2009-02-01