500 Brickwall Solutions to Genealogy Problems (Paperback)

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Product Description

This collection of 500 brickwall solutions shows how genealogists and family historians have found ways around their research problems, using the latest technology or tried and true research techniques, combined with logic and perseverance, to overcome their genealogy brickwalls.

Product Details

• Paperback: 406 pages
• Publisher: Moorshead Magazines Ltd (June 1, 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0973130318
• ISBN-13: 978-0973130317
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #405,501 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 500 Brickwall Solutions to Genealogy Problems, September 2, 2005

By	Julie A. Hammons - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There is a lot of very good information in this book and I believe I will be referring to it often. I wish it were either indexed or had a Table of Contents that organized the subjects into catagories. It takes some searching to locate specific information.
Julie H.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Less than 500 Solutions, April 21, 2006

By	A. Fountain - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Especially near the end of the book the same methods were used to break through the wall. As mentioned by another reviewer, would have been much better if the family names inside were indexed at the end (even just surnames). Best as a pick-up and drop down for a week book, would help to keep the repetitive bits from being as annoying. Also would have been nice if they had a listing of ways at the end, or even a nice introductory essay.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Read - Hard to Find Info in Book Quickly, January 16, 2007

By	Country Girl (Florida) - See all my reviews

The reviews gave me a heads-up on the book and for the most part they were right. I actually read it cover-to-cover as night-time reading hoping I would just happen on the exact tip to break through some genealogy brickwalls. Excellent if your brickwall is after @1840 or 1850. Lots of tips. Not much if your brickwall is (as mine are) prior to 1840 or even in the late 1700s.

The book is indexed but no surnames. One reviewer posted that it could use the title of each "brick" put into categories. I agree it needs something but couldn't come up with what category(s) I'd want to see.

A nice read with a few gems here and there. Again, if your brickwall is after about 1840 -- then go ahead. If before then, you might want to look elsewhere. But I did enjoy reading it. Some really interesting info -- you wouldn't believe why SOME of these ancestors were so hard to find. :-) Requires out-of-the-box thinking. And some of the best stories in the book.