Genealogy Online For Dummies

Genealogy Online For Dummies / by Matthew Helm and April Leigh Helm.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Helm, Matthew (Author), Helm, April Leigh (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, [2014]
Edition:7th ed.
Series:--For dummies.
Subjects:
Genealogy > Computer network resources > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genealogy > Databases.
Web sites > Directories.
REFERENCE > Genealogy & Heraldry.
Genealogy.
Sonstiges.
Genealogy
Genealogy > Computer network resources
Web sites
databases.
directories.
handbooks.
Databases
Directories
Handbooks and manuals
Databases.
Directories.
Handbooks and manuals.
Bases de données.
Répertoires.
Guides et manuels.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • At a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with Genealogy Online; Chapter 1: Beginning Your Ancestral Journey; Sketching Yourself; Entering Information into RootsMagic Essentials; Creating the Virtual You; Giving Your Ancestors Some Mobility; Chapter 2: Hunting for Sources and Ancestral Treasures; Learning about Sources; Getting the 4-1-1 from Your Kinfolk; Striking It Rich in Closets, in Basements, and under Beds; Dusting Off Old Photo Albums.
  • Organizing Your Genealogical FindsPreserving Your Family Treasures; Visiting Libraries, Archives, and Historical Societies; Getting Involved with Genealogical Societies; Discovering Family History Centers; Chapter 3: Searching Primar y Resource Sites; Selecting a Person to Begin Your Search; Touring Ancestry.com; RootsWeb.com at a Glance; Investigating FamilySearch; Giving Back through FamilySearch Indexing; Looking through Archives.com; Saluting Fold3; Finding Your Past; Chapter 4: Using All of Your Censuses; Coming to Your Census; Census Records from Afar.
  • Part II: Bringing Your Ancestor to LifeChapter 5: Digging Deeper into Your Ancestors' Lives; These Records Are Vital; Investigating Immigration and Naturalization Records; Land Ho! Researching Land Records; Marching to a Different Drummer: Searching for Military Records; Taxation with Notation; Trial and Error at the Courthouse; Chapter 6: Searching for that Elusive Ancestor; Letting Your Computer Do the Walking: Using Search Engines; Flying with Genealogy Vertical Search Engines; Finding the Site That's Best for You; Taking the Plunge.
  • Family Trees Ripe for the Picking: Finding Compiled ResourcesOnline Subscription Databases: Goldmines of Genealogy?; Browsing Comprehensive Genealogical Indexes; Query for One: Seeking Answers to Your Surname Questions; Chapter 7: Mapping the Past; Are We There Yet? Researching Where "There" Was to Your Ancestors; There's No Place Like Home: Using Local Resources; Chapter 8: Going Beyond Borders: International and Ethnic Records; Fishing for International and Ethnic Sources; Records from the English-Speaking World; Hispanic and Portuguese Roots.
  • Auchtung! Using Sites for the German-Speaking World. Focusing on French Resources; Scanning Scandinavian Countries; Italian Cooking; Other European Sites; Asian Resources; Researching African Ancestry; American Indian Resources; Part III: Making Sure Your Family History Checks Out; Chapter 9: Specializing in Your Family History; Researching Religious Group Records; Finding Fraternal Orders and Service Clubs; A Photo Is Worth a Thousand Words; Accessing Adoption Records; Preparing to Be Schooled; Turning to Bible Records; Snooping through Great-Grandma's Diary; Nosing through Newspaper Records. Chapter 10: Fitting into Your Genes: Molecular Genealogy.

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