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Genealogy and Family History Books

Turner publishes the former book division of Ancestry.com, including some of the most widely used reference works in American genealogy.

Core references include The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources, and Genealogy Standards. Researchers tracing specific heritage can turn to the Finding Your Ancestors guides, including Finding Your African American Ancestors, Finding Your Irish Ancestors, Finding Your German Ancestors, and Finding Your Mexican Ancestors. Other titles cover avoiding research mistakes in Pitfalls in Genealogical Research, unexpected records in Hidden Sources, and sharing your findings in Writing the Family Narrative.