For Day 10 of our 12 Days of Genealogy Media Resources, we’re talking about books and the critical role they play in genealogy and family history research. In this episode, we discuss what books can reveal that online records sometimes can’t, why preserving them matters, especially as books continue to be challenged and removed from libraries, and how written history helps protect our stories for future generations.

We also share personal experiences of finding our own families in books, highlighting how powerful and meaningful those discoveries can be.

🎧 Listen in for the books we discuss and why we believe every family historian should have them in their research toolbox.

Links

Blackville, Arkansas - Fashioned by a Former Slave: Stories from Individuals Who Remember Blackville - https://amzn.to/4p43LD0

Black Roots: A Beginner's Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree - https://amzn.to/4p1Zv6W

Somerset Homecoming - https://amzn.to/4pFNPIl

The Family Tree Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Uncovering Your Ancestry and Researching Genealogy - https://amzn.to/49iFRyW

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy - https://amzn.to/4qcD8N7

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