Chicago & Cook County: A Guide to Research
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Book details
- Author
- Loretto Dennis Szucs
- Imprint
- Ancestry.com, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Reference › Research
Language Arts & Disciplines › Library & Information Science
History › United States › State & Local - Topics
- genealogy · Chicago history · vital records · immigration · family history research · urban records · ancestor research
- ISBN-13
- 9780916489625 (Paperback)9781630262938 (Hardcover)
About the author
LORETTO DENNIS SZUCS holds a degree in history and spent more than thirty years in genealogical research, teaching, lecturing, and publishing. Her books include The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy, Ellis Island: Tracing Your Family History Through America’s Gateway and They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins.
In 1995 Szucs was awarded the designation of Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association. She served as executive editor and vice president of community relations for Ancestry.com for nearly thirty years, previously worked at the National Archives, and was a founding officer of the Federation of Genealogical Societies.
When she is not writing, Szucs has lectured and taught widely in genealogy and edited Ancestry magazine. Her work consistently focuses on helping readers trace family history and immigration records.