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9798986739908: Jamaican Genealogy Research: A Practical Guide to the Best Resources for Tracing Your Ancestry

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Find Your Jamaican Ancestors' Records, Build Your Family Tree, and Preserve a Lasting Legacy.

Struggling to trace your Jamaican ancestry and don't know how or where to start? Master your search for your ancestors' records and document your family history with this comprehensive, practical guide for beginners and experienced researchers alike.

Written by a family historian and manager of online Jamaican genealogy groups, the book guides you through the complexities of Jamaican genealogy. It is packed with invaluable resources and expert strategies, tools, and insights—compiled by the author during two decades of research. You will discover:
  • How to access and navigate the growing wealth of resources, including genealogy websites, online databases, and historical registries, archives, and libraries.
  • Where to find and how to interpret the primary colonial and modern-era documents, such as baptism, birth, and other vital records; wills, land patents, and deeds; and immigration and emigration records
  • The value of supplementary resources, including DNA testing, newspapers, periodicals, and books, to help you fill in the gaps
  • Essential strategies for finding your enslaved African ancestors using key sources such as plantation records and slave lists
In addition, delve into the global origins of Jamaica's ancestors and, thus, the roots of the island's multiethnic heritage, and explore the country’s compelling British colonial history of sugar and slavery, wars and rebellions, and natural disasters that shaped your ancestors' lives.
Whether you live in Jamaica or the diaspora, with this indispensable guide, join the growing global community of enthusiasts dedicated to uncovering and preserving their Jamaican family history for future generations. Inspire others to do the same!

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