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Table of ContentsContentsPreface: Why a Need for This Book?
IntroductionPart I: Preparing to Research
What Is Genealogy?
Why Research Genealogy?
Fundamentals: The Building Blocks of African American Genealogy
Organizing Before It Gets Messy
Preserving the Past and the Present
Managing Your Research
Part II: Beginning Steps
Oral History -- The Most Important Thing You Can Do
The Family Archives -- Researching Family Records
Family Group Sheets
The Pedigree Chart
Records in Cemeteries
Records in Funeral Homes
Vital Records
Going to the Library
Social Security Records
U.S. Census Records
Part III: Stepping into the Future
Electronic Genealogy: Computers and the Internet
Writing the Family History
I Can't Stop Now: Continuing the Search
Putting It All Together
Appendixes
Glossary
Acronyms
Biography of Robert Elliott Burroughs
Traps
Directory of Sources
Bibliography
Index
