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Title	Author	# of Pages
Know Your Ancestors	Ethel W. Williams, Ph. D.	313

Contents

Foreword    (p. 9)

1. Introduction to Genealogy    (p. 11)
2. Where to Begin    (p. 17)
3. Charts and Charting    (p. 30)
4. Introduction to Library Research    (p. 37)
5. Further Library Research    (p. 42)
6. Public and Non-public Records    (p. 48)
7. Research in County Records    (p. 55)
8. Land Records as Research Tools    (p. 82)
9. Probate Records    (p. 91)
10. Town and Municipal Records    (p. 97)
11. Federal Records in the National Archives    (p. 101)
12. Church Records    (p. 111)
13. Quaker Records    (no page given)
14. Family History vs. Family Genealogy    (p. 138)
15. Do's and Don'ts    (p. 146)
16. Emigrations--Immigrations--Migrations    (p. 150)
17. Ancestral Roots in New England    (p. 162)
18. Trailing Ancestors through New York State    (p. 177)
19. Research in New Jersey    (p. 193)
20. Keys to the Keystone State    (p. 206)
21. "Anserchin' " Through Ohio    (p. 222)
22. Ancestral Trails across the Border    (p. 229)
23. Ancestral Trails across the Sea    (p. 239)
24. Heraldry    (p. 256)
25. Background is a Gem of Many Facets    (p. 265)
26. What is Research?    (p. 269)

Dictionary of Terms and Abbreviations Used in Genealogical Research    (p. 276)
Bibliography    (p. 286)
Index    (p. 301)