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Whether you are new to genealogy or have been researching for years, our bestselling "writing guide" will help you present your findings in writing.

Using examples from American Ancestors's award-winning publications, our experts show you how to write your family history clearly and accurately—from building a genealogical sketch to adding images to indexing. An appendix on genealogical style covers alternate spellings of names, when and how to use lineage lines, how to include adopted children and stepchildren, aspects of double dating, and other issues faced by genealogical writers.

"This guide for genealogical writing is replete with thought-provoking information that readers and writers can absorb as they plan how best to prepare their work for publication." -- National Genealogical Society Quarterly, June 2015

By Henry B. Hoff and Penny Stratton
Published: 2017 (print ed. 2014)

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