Storbeck's

Reference, Manuals, How-To Books for Genealogy
(T - Z)

They Came In Ships: A Guide To Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record (Revised Edition) by John Phillip Colletta. 108 pp., paper. 1993. The author tells you what you need to know to begin your search, but also suggests the most likely places to find that information. RMH057       $ 9.95

Tombstones Of Your Ancestors by Louis S. Schafer. 156 pp., index, paper. 1991. An informative, sometimes funny, book on recording and understanding tombstone inscriptions and art. RMH058       $17.50

Tracing Your Ancestry: A Step-By-Step Guide To Researching Your Family History by F. Wilbur Helmbold. 210 pp., index, paper. (1976) 1993. RMH074       $ 9.95

Understanding And Using Baptismal Records by John T. Humphrey. 166 pp., index, paper. 1996. RMH132       $17.95

Understanding Colonial Handwriting by Harriet Stryker-Rodda. 26 pp., illus., paper. (1986) 1998. RMH059       $5.00

Unpuzzling Your Past: A Basic Guide To Genealogy, Third Edition by Emily Anne Croom. 180 pp., illus., index, paper. 1995. Includes interview formats, sample letters, worksheets, reproducible forms, resource section and information on computers. Well organized. RMH060       $14.99

Voices In Your Blood: Discovering Identity Through Family History by G. C. Vandagriff. 168 pp., bibliog., paper. 1993. RMH088       $ 9.95

What Did They Mean By That?: A Dictionary Of Historical Terms For Genealogists by Paul Drake. 240 pp., paper. 1994. 3,000 words from the past that give insight to the life of our ancestors. RMH097       $25.00

When Your Ox Is In The Ditch: Genealogical How-To Letters by Vera McDowell. 161 pp., index, paper. (1992) 1997. RMH117       $19.95

You Ought To Write All That Down: A Guide To Organizing And Writing Genealogical Narrative by Paul Drake, J.D. 205 pp., illus., index, paper. 1998. The suggestion that "You sure ought to write a book" is familiar to all researchers. Are you unsure about where or how to begin such a work? Are you having difficulty organizing your thoughts and materials? This well organized guide offers the detailed information you need for planning, researching, proving, writing and publishing your work. You'll find instructions for organizing the contents of your book and learn the mechanics of format. To prepare and write your narrative, here is advice for selecting a theme, sorting your illustrations and notes, achieving flow and transition, and using historical facts and context as "color" in constructing a backdrop for the story. RMH061       $34.00