Brian Sheffey is an expert in mid-Atlantic and Southern American genealogical research with an emphasis on the intersection of white, black, and Native American genealogy. He believes that studying family histories is an opportunity to link Americans from different backgrounds and enable them to connect with each other. His own passion was inspired by his father, and his father's drive and desire to discover the story of his family.
"""Having spent years with genealogical research - from back in earlier days using various separate worksheets and maintaining notebooks and file folders, to now, with several online programs, this book still provides opportunities for recording and maintaining much more information. Also, I find myself preferring to have it hands-on, in writing, there in front of me, being able to handle and view it all together."" -- Barb ""If you are a novice collecting your family history, this book will help you keep organized and gives you the questions you need to be asking to get started well. If you have been at this a while, this book may finally give you a means of pulling it all together and making it useful for future research as well as for your heirs."" -- Thomas ""Perfect book for me. I'm not exactly a beginner but was an overwhelmed collector of information. Easy to use, compact and important basics are all in one place."" -- Jean"