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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun-What's on Your Genealogy Bookshelf?

It's Saturday Night - 

time for more Genealogy Fun! 


Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to:

1)  Teresa at the Writing My Past blog wrote a post about her genealogy bookshelf, even showing photographs of the books on several of her shelves.  Linda Stufflebean thought this was a good SNGF topic, so here we are! 

2)  Tell us what books, or types of books are on your genealogy bookshelf/ves in your home.  Do you have a photo of them?  Are there specific books that you use more than others?

3)  Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or in a post on Facebook. 
I have books in many places. The books that I most refer to are Evidence Explained and Research Like A Pro. There is a bookshelf above my work area, so I can easily grab a book if I need it.  These are a few of the many books I have.





  • Genealogy Standards 1 & 2 -The Board for Certification of Genealogists 
  • Master Genealogical Proof -Thomas W Jones
  • Getting Ready To Wrote Write Your Family History- Lynn Palermo
  • Evidence Explained- 3rd Edition- Elizabeth Shown Mills
  • Vestal (Images Of America)- Margaret Hadsell
  • Women of the Blue & Gray- Marianne Monson
  • The Foundling- Paul Fronczak
  • Shaking The Family Tree- Buzzy Jackson
  • The Family Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy- Blaine Bettinger
  • How To Archive Family Photos- Denise May Levenick
I am currently reading The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy-2nd Edition. What book(s) are you currently reading?

Like Randy Seaver, I have several books downloaded on my Mac. 

Thank you, Teresa and Linda, Stufflebean for the idea. 

Thanks for reading,

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  1. Lisa S. GorrellMarch 21, 2020 at 10:44 PM

    Great set of books. I'm currently reading Your DNA Guide by Diahan Southard.

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  2. Linda StufflebeanMarch 22, 2020 at 9:12 AM

    You have a number of the same books that I do - all excellent choices!

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