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In order to give some depth to the portraits of our women ancestors, this book offers a methodical approach to researching a variety of record sources. It includes a State-by-State survey of published material and guides to archival records about women. It covers a wide field of possible research avenues, including computer databases, microfilmed records and indexes

Author: Lenore Frost

Could your great-grandmother sign her name? Did she work after her marriage? Did she ever own any land? How did she keep the family together after her husband died? Where would you look to find baptismal records of her children?

Use the Checklist to determine whether you have covered all the possibilities for research for your women ancestors.