There are many books and resources for family historians, and everyone has their favourites and most used. Below are some of mine. I’ll add more over time, so check back occasionally for new recommendations.
Non-Fiction Books
- The Invisible History of the Human Race by Christine Kenneally
- Flesh and Blood: A History of My Family in Seven Sicknesses by Stephen McGann
- The Good Genealogist by Danielle Lautrec
- Writing A Non-Boring Family History by Hazel Edwards
- The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are by Libby Copeland
- I Know Who You Are: How An Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter
- The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder by Edward Humes
- The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy by Blaine Bettinger
Genealogical Fiction
- Morton Farrier Forensic Genealogist (series) by Nathan Dylan Goodwin
- Venator Cold Case (series) by Nathan Dylan Goodwin
- Jayne Sinclair Genealogical Mysteries (series) by M. J. Lee
- Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Mysteries (series) by Steve Robinson
- Mags and Biddy Genealogy Mysteries (series) by Eliza Watson
- Esme Quentin Mysteries (series) by Wendy Percival
Websites and Tools
- Australian War Memorial
- Digital Panopticon
- DNA Sydney
- DNA Painter
- Genealogy with Amy Johnson Crow (including the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks writing prompts)
- General Register Office (GRO) for England and Wales
- Ironclad Sisterhood
- Lost Cousins
- National Library of Australia
- National Archives of Australia
- The National Archives (UK)
- Scotland’s People
- Scotland’s Places
- Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG)
- Trove
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