About this item
In every field of study there is one book that rises above the rest in stature and authority and becomes the standard work in the field. In genealogy that book is The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. It instructs the researcher in the timeless principles of genealogical research, while identifying the most current classes of records and research tools. It is both a textbook and an all-purpose reference book, designed to help the present generation of family history researchers better understand and utilize all available resources. This 4th edition provides a clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date account of American genealogy--no sound genealogical project is complete without it.This 4th edition has been completely updated, incorporating all the lastest developments, principles, and resources relevant to family history research.
About the Author
Val D. Greenwood was born during the Great Depression and was raised on a Utah family farm. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism and from the University of Idaho with a Juris Doctor degree. Though a member of the Utah State Bar until retirement in 1999, he worked for the LDS Church for thirty-seven years with assignments that included being a researcher and writer in the Family History Department and a faculty member at Ricks College (now Brigham Young University-Idaho) . For the final nineteen-plus years he worked in the Temple Department and was a director in that department for fifteen years.
His first book, "The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy," first published in 1973 and in its third edition since 2000, is now considered by many to be a classic and has for many years been the standard textbook for those who study and those who teach American genealogical research.
His most recent work is a book of 229 Old Testament stories for adults and young adults titled "How Often Would I Have Gathered You." An enhanced second edition of that book is being published in 2013. More information about both the Old Testament and the book are available at www.NewViewOldTestament.com.
