Family Tree Secrets & Genealogy Search Tips - Paperback

by Richard Sullivan (Author)

Richard Sullivan uncovered such an avalanche of information on his previously-unknown ancestors that he has turned their saga into the historical novel trilogy, The First Ward. Garnered from the author's own personal experience in researching over two hundred family members he shares his knowledge here with those who are tracing their family genealogy. Sullivan suggests traditional as well as non-traditional modes and areas of research and provides tips to avoid repetition and frustration that will result in a broader research net being cast. The author provides links and includes a wealth of clever sources, as well as tips and tricks to apply when using online search engines to maximize both the researcher's time and discoveries. His narrative clearly explains how he connected the dots, demonstrating how he utilized one find to lead to another, and then another.

Author Biography

Richard Sullivan's broad range of life experience as well as his masochism is reflected in the variety of his published books: two award-winning Hawaii guidebooks, two novels, a fitness book and a how-to book on the subject of genealogy. He lives in a little house with the wild Pacific hurtling boulders through the air at him on the front side and an erupting volcano at the back. He claims he got more out of high school than he ever did university. He likes people well enough but prefers dogs. For a good laugh he likes to read all the one-star reviews on Amazon.com for classics like Gone With The Wind, To Kill A Mockingbird, and Tom Sawyer. In his early life he was nearly killed multiple times, and thus considers every day following his 30th birthday a gift. Although having lived in Hollywood for 35 years and being related to Gregory Peck, the desire for celebrity never blossomed within him, but even more improbable, he has never slept with anyone famous.