Ancestry's Guide to Research: Case Studies in American Genealogy
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Book details
- Author
- Johni Cerny, Arlene Eakle
- Imprint
- Ancestry.com, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Reference › Genealogy & Heraldry
- Topics
- family history research · family tree · heritage
- ISBN-13
- 9780916489014 (Paperback)9781630262723 (Hardcover)
About the author
JOHNI CERNY was a professional genealogist and family historian with more than four decades of experience whose books include The Library: A Guide to the LDS Family History Library, The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy and Ancestry’s Guide to Research: Case Studies in American Genealogy.
The Library: A Guide to the LDS Family History Library won the Reference Book of the Year Award from the American Library Association in 1989. Cerny earned a bachelor’s degree in genealogical research and social work from Brigham Young University and founded Lineages, Inc. in 1983, serving as its president.
Cerny served as chief genealogist for the PBS series Finding Your Roots under Henry Louis Gates Jr., tracing the ancestry of nearly 200 celebrities.