Select Bibliography

Board for Certification of Genealogists. The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual. Orem UT: Ancestry, 2000.

Bower, Beth Anne. “African American Family History Resources at NEHGS” Posted www.newenglandancestors.org May 10, 2002.

“New England African American History Resources” http://www.newenglandancestors.org/education/articles/research/special_topics/african_american/ne_af_am_resources.asp (Summer 2002).http://www.newenglandancestors

Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. A Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors. Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 1999.

The Chicago Manual of Style: for Authors, Editors, and Copyrighters. 15th edition. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2003. [also available on CD-ROM or online by subscription].

Hoff, Henry B. Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century: A Guide to Register Style and More. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002.

Mills, Elizabeth Shown. Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.

Rising, Marsha Hoffman. The Family Tree Problem Solver: Proven Methods for Scaling the Inevitable Brick Wall. Cincinnati: Family Tree Books, 2005.

Ross-Larsen, Bruce. Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works with Words. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1982.

Venolia, Jan. Write Right! A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style. Berkeley CA: Ten-Speed Press, 1988.

Weihofen, Henry. Legal Writing Style. 2nd edition. St. Paul MN: West Publishing Company, 1980.

Good U.S. Genealogical Periodicals for Self-Education
APG Quarterly (formerly APG Newsletter). 1979- . Published by the Association of Professional Genealogists, P.O. Box 40393, Denver, CO 80204.

The American Genealogist. 1939- . Published by David L. Green and Robert C. Anderson, P.O. Box 398, Demorest, GA 30535.

FGS Forum. 1989- . Published by the Federation of Genealogical Societies, P.O. Box 200940 Austin, TX 78720-0940.

National Genealogical Society Quarterly. 1912- . Published by the National Genealogical Society, 4527 17th St. North, Arlington, VA 22207.

New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 1847- . Published by the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 101 Newbury St., Boston, MA 02116.

Prologue: The Journal of the American National Archives. 1969- . Published by the National Archives Trust Fund Board, Washington, D.C. 20408.