Being a professional genealogist requires specialized training. It also requires acquiring a pretty robust library of books specific to genealogy. I really didn't expect the amount of genealogy specific books that existed and that I would need to have on hand. Several of these books are "must-haves" for any genealogist. Those would include the most current editions of all of these: Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace by Elizabeth Shown

I mentioned in the post about the Barb book that I was also lucky enough to have inherited research from my father's side of the family as well as my mother's. This research was done by my dad's father, Walter Goolsby (also known as my Granddaddy Walt, and, once my son, his great grandchild, was born, he earned the new nickname, "Great," which was used by all of us.) From him, I received detailed research on both sides of his family as well as my Grandmother Ollie's Rich si