Locating Your Roots will help researchers find and use American land records in their genealogical research. While these records may not directly give genealogical details, they are a core record group that all genealogists in the United Stated use. With this book, researchers will understand the importance of land records in their family history research, especially for the time period when vital records don"t exist and when census records only listed the head of the household. In eleven chapters, which make substantial use of examples and illustrations, this guide will help researchers find land records for their ancestors, and more importantly, how to use and interpret them.