Out of the Shoebox: An Autobiographic Mystery by Yaron Reshef
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was recommended to members of a Facebook group for genealogists, and I am glad I read it.
If you are looking for a strong narrative, you may be bored by the way the story is told.  If you are familiar with a research process, you will understand the frustration when you cannot find the proof you need and the elation when evidence shows up in unexpected places. Reshef begins with his research diary and he adds transcriptions of diaries and his remembrances of family stories when his mother had difficulty in disclosing and discussing what happened to people she loved.
I recommend this book to all genealogists and keepers of family history.


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