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| Genre/Form: | Genealogy |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Buzzy Jackson; Buzzy Jackson; Buzzy Jackson |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Buzzy Jackson |
| ISBN: | 9781439112991 1439112991 |
| OCLC Number: | 464592459 |
| Notes: | "A Touchstone book." |
| Description: | xi, 241 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Ask yourself why you're doing this, or, Genealogy for beginners -- They see dead people but I stick to the living, or, Join your local Genealogical Society -- Interview your relatives and go to your high school reunion, or, Rust never sleeps -- CSI: Lido deck : the genealogy cruise, part 1 -- Beaches and Burke's peerage, or, The genealogy cruise, part 2 -- Information wants to be free, or, How I learned to stop worrying and love DNA testing -- Get back to where you once belonged, or, Hitting the road to Alabama with cousin Mooner -- The mountain and the cloud, or, A pilgrimage to Salt Lake City's Family History Library -- Ask yourself why you're doing this-- and keep asking. |
| Responsibility: | Buzzy Jackson. |
Abstract:
Buzzy Jackson presents a glimpse inside the quirky and obsessive world of genealogy enthusiasts, while investigating her own tangled family tree.
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"This is a delightful book -- fun to read, but educational. Much recommended for anyone who has considered searching for their ancestors (or loves someone who does so). Jackson is so friendly, her outlook so generous -- from a cruise ship in the Caribbean to a forgotten graveyard in Alabama to a crowded library in Salt Lake City -- she is the perfect companion for this adventurous trip into the world of genealogy."<p>--Karen Joy Fowler, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Jane Austen Book Club" Read more...
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by lisadriver updated 2013-03-25
