DescriptionHas your family history research hit a brick wall? Marsha Hoffman Risings newly updated bestselling book The Family Tree Problem Solver has the solutions to help you find the answers you seek. Here, youll find answers to genealogys toughest problems. Inside, youll find: Work-arounds for lost or destroyed recordsTechniques for finding ancestors with common namesStrategies for analyzing your problem and creating a successful research planIdeas on how to find vital records before civil registrationTroubleshooting advice for interpreting your DNA resultsTips for finding missing ancestors in censusesInstructions for investigating collateral kin to further your family treeMethods for finding ancestors who lived before 1850Case studies that show you how to apply these strategies to real-life research problems