Required Books

Students are responsible for purchasing their textbooks. You can purchase the books through the BU Campus Store website or your preferred retailer.

Genealogical Principles Course Books

  • Blaine T. Bettinger. The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy, 2019. Family Tree Books. Second Edition.
    ISBN: 978-1440300578.
  • Board for Certification of Genealogists. Genealogy Standards. Second Edition, revised.
    ISBN: 978-1684423521.
  • Kimberly Powell. The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy: Use the Web to trace your roots, share your history, and create a family tree. 3rd Edition.
    ISBN-13: 978-1440570681.

Genealogical Practicum Course Books

  • Board for Certification of Genealogists. Genealogy Standards. Second Edition, revised.
    ISBN:978-1684423521
  • Joan Ferris Curran, Madilyn Coen Crane, John H. Wray. Numbering Your Genealogy, Basic Systems, Complex Families, and International Kin. National Genealogical Society. 2008.
    ISBN:9780915156970
  • Elizabeth Shown Mills. Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice & Standards. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2018.
    ISBN: 978-0806320724

Genealogical Certificate Course Books

  • Board for Certification of Genealogists. Genealogy Standards. Second Edition, revised.
    ISBN: 978-1684423521.
  • Blaine T. Bettinger. The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy, 2019. Family Tree Books. Second Edition
    ISBN: 978-1440300578.
  • Joan Ferris Curran, Madilyn Coen Crane, John H. Wray. Numbering Your Genealogy, Basic Systems, Complex Families, and International Kin. National Genealogical Society. 2008.
  • Thomas W Jones. Mastering Genealogical Documentation. Arlington, National Genealogical Society, 2017.
    ISBN: 978-1935815242.
  • Elizabeth Shown Mills. Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice & Standards. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2018.
    ISBN: 978-0806320724.

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