Colletta, John Philip,  1949- <br/><br/>
Discovering your roots :  an introduction to genealogy / 
 Introduction to genealogy 
John Philip Colletta. 
 - 129 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. 
 - The great courses .
 - Great courses. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references in course guidebook. 
<br/><br/> Interviewing kin and mining home sources --  Genealogy online--gems and junk --  The library--shelves full of family history --  Military service and homestead records --  How to build historical context --  Your ancestors in ship passenger lists --  Your ancestors in naturalization records --  The genealogical proof standard --  Your ancestors in the county courthouse --  Your ancestors in state records --  How to write biography --  Dos and don'ts of writing history --  Seaching in your ancestors' backyards --  Assembling an account of your discoveries --  Extending your family tree overseas. 
<br/><br/>Professor John Philip Colletta, lecturer. 
<br/><br/> This course of 15 half-hour lectures by Professor Colletta presents different procedures for locating sources of ancestors' records in America. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1629970751 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>United States--Genealogy--Sources.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Emigration and immigration--Archival resources.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CS 16  / .C65 2014