Table of Contents
Introduction: Who Are You? 6
How to Use This Book 8
On the Move 10
Map of Earliest Human Migrations 12
Detective Work 14
Solving a Mystery 16
Kinds of Kin 18
Detective Techniques 20
Who, What, When, Where 22
Why and How 24
Research Roadblock: Where's Prussia? 26
Prove It! 28
Documentary Evidence 30
Test Your Detective Skills 32
Case Files: The First Americans 34
Tools of the Trade 36
Gear Up! 38
Preserve the Evidence 40
Keep Your Facts Straight 42
Picture This 44
Group Activity 46
Case Files: The Europeans Arrive 48
Case Files: Forced Migration 50
Beginning the Investigation 52
The Prime Suspect: You 54
Create a Timeline of Your Life 56
Super Sleuthing 58
Undercover Work 60
Research Roadblock: What's in a Name? 62
Break Through! 64
Hidden in Plain Sight 66
Make a Time Capsule 68
Interviewing Witnesses 70
Case Files: Coming to Both Coasts 72
Finding Clues 74
Hit the Books 76
Make Your Coat of Arms 78
Count on Counties 80
One-Stop Shopping 82
A Little Help, Please? 84
Research Roadblock: Why Don't the Facts Match Up? 86
Make and Keep a Journal 88
Case Files: Heading West 90
Hot on the Trail 92
Vitally Important! 94
Making Sense of the Census 96
Digging Deeper 98
Research Roadblock: What Does That Say? 100
More Than Just Population 102
Make a Board Game 104
Memory Lane 106
Wedding Bells 108
Aww, a Baby 110
Getting Down With Death 112
Start Growing Your Family Tree 114
Case Files: Flocking to U.S. Cities 116
Filling in the Blanks 118
Following Footsteps 120
Increase Your Cultural IQ 122
Put Together a Family Cookbook 124
Land Ho! 126
Uncle Sam Wants You! 128
Digging Into Daily Life 130
Time Travel 132
Trace Your Family's Journey 134
Research Roadblock: Vanished Without a Trace? 136
Case Files: The Great Migration 138
Into the Forensics Lab 140
Your Blueprint 142
Decoding Your DNA 144
Make Your Case 146
Organize a Family Reunion 148
Case Flies: Becoming More Diverse 150
Meet a Family Historian & Genealogist 152
Words Genealogists Need To Know 154
Find Out More 155
Index 156
Photo Credits 158
Acknowledgments & Credits 160