“The Great Genealogical Search is truly a ‘remarkable story’ that keeps the reader’s interest from beginning to end. Author Kevin Shepherdson chronicles his own research experience to show how to do family history research. He and his research partners leave no stones unturned as they pull together information from family sources, public and private records repositories, the internet, social networking services, and molecular genealogy. The ups and downs, joys and disappointments encountered are share in an engaging style. Practical tips, memorable illustrations, and chapter recapitulations contribute much to the author’s objective of helping the reader’ get closer to the finishing line’ of family history research and sharing information about common ancestry to unite living relatives.”