Title: How to Trace Your Pedigree Ladies
Author: Eakle, Arlene H
Publishing Information: Family History World, 1988 Arlene H. Eakle. 52 pgs
General Statement:
[This is a stapled paperback book (8.5 x 11) with black plastic binding on the edge.]
There is no Table of Contents or Index for this book. Written in 1988 there is also no information about items that can now be located on the WWW. Having said that, there is some basic helpful information in researching the females in your family tree.
Contents:
I have gone through this book and created this annotated Table of Contents
Basic Indexes: pg 3-11. Includes brief details on various indexes such as the ‘AIS’, ‘Index to Biographies in State and Local Histories’, ‘Riders Index’, ‘DAR Indexes’, etc. I researched all of these indexes and have noted in the book, which can be found online and where. The last page of this chapter includes an ‘Index Search Strategy’ that could be helpful.
Basic Genealogical Records: pg 12-20. This chapter details various records that could be helpful in locating your females such as ‘School Records’, and ‘Employment Records – especially items relating to Teachers, Milliners, Dressmakers, etc that might be found in newspaper advertisements. Records of Nurses such as the ‘Chicago Nurses 1867-65 abstracted by June B Barekman and printed in the ‘Chicago Genealogist (Spring 1982) which can be found at the FamilyHistory Library but not yet online.
Checklists for Tracing your Ladies: pg 21-23 These pages are arranged by era and could be very helpful. (1850 – 1920), (1776 – 1850), (Before 1776).
Research Strategies: pg 24 – 45 These are fascinating and fairly well detailed considering how short they are. I read through all of them and found, that depending on a specific research problem I may have had, they would have been helpful.
Strategy 1: Documenting Your Problem
Strategy 2: Discovering What Others Have Already Compiled
Strategy 3: Trace Where the Children Go
Strategy 4: Documenting Names and Surnames
Strategy 5: Shopping for a Bride
Strategy 6: Family Unit Approach
Strategy 7: Which of all the Nancy’s is our Nancy?
Strategy 8: Search in a Man’s Household
Bibliography pg 46 - 52
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