The Family Tree Problem Solver: Tried-and-True Tactics for Tracing Elusive Ancestors

Proven Solutions for Your Research Challenges

Has your family history research hit a brick wall? Marsha Hoffman Rising's best-selling book The Family Tree Problem Solver has the solutions to help you find the answers you seek.

Inside you'll find:

• Ideas on how to find vital records before civil registration
• Tips for finding ''missing'' ancestors on censuses
• Instructions for investigating collateral kin to further your pedigree
• A look at advanced court records and how they can help you find answers
• Work-arounds for lost or destroyed records
• Techniques for correctly identifying and researching ancestors with common names
• Methods for finding ancestors who lived before 1850
• Case studies that show how to apply the author’s advice to real-life research roadblocks
• Strategies for analyzing your problem and creating a successful research plan

This revised edition also includes new information about online research techniques and a look at the role of DNA research. Plus you'll find a glossary of genealogy terms and more than a dozen templates for charts and logs to help you organize and record your research. Let The Family Tree Problem Solver help you find the answers you need today.

Marsha Hoffman Rising CG, FASG, was a professional genealogist who specialized in problem-solving issues that arise while researching nineteenth century ancestors. She also served as vice president of the National Genealogy Society and served on the boards of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Board for Certification of Genealogists, the New England Historic Genealogic Society, and as president of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the Genealogical Speaker's Guild. During her thirty year professional career in genealogy, she received the National Genealogical Society Award of Merit (1989), was elected a Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Society (1990), received the FGS George E. Williams Award (1991), the National Genealogical Society Award of Excellence (1992), and the FGS Malcolm H. Stern Humanitarian Award (1999).