For a genealogist, family bibles can be a tremendous source of vital family information, although these details are not as easily accessible as civil or church records, which are generally available to the public at large.  Family bibles, in addition to the Old and New Testaments, contain a center section to record family events, such as births, marriages and deaths.  Since entries are handwritten, a family bible is a unique repository of family data.  If a family had been religious in its entries, this book would hold a wealth of family history.  The disadvantage, however, is that the audience is limited, since the book is kept by one family. Continue reading →