The Family Tree Problem Solver

Proven Solutions for Your Research Challenges

Why Family Tree Magazine Editor, Diane Haddad recommends this product: "This updated best-seller helps you get past frustrating genealogy challenges by focusing on solving brick-wall problems: finding birth and death information before official vital records began, locating ancestors in pre-1850 censuses, dealing with common names, working around missing records, and more.”

Has your family history research hit a brick wall? Marsha Hoffman Rising's best-selling book The Family Tree Problem Solver has the solutions to help you find the answers you seek.

Inside you'll find:

• Ideas on how to find vital records before civil registration
• Tips for finding "missing" ancestors on censuses
• Instructions for investigating collateral kin to further your pedigree
• A look at advanced court records and how they can help you find answers
• Work-arounds for lost or destroyed records
• Techniques for correctly identifying and researching ancestors with common names
• Methods for finding ancestors who lived before 1850
• Case studies that show how to apply the author's advice to real-life research roadblocks
• Strategies for analyzing your problem and creating a successful research plan

This revised edition also includes new information about online research techniques and a look at the role of DNA research.

Plus you'll find a glossary of genealogy terms and more than a dozen templates for charts and logs to help you organize and record your research. Let The Family Tree Problem Solver help you find the answers you need today.