Genealogy Online for Dummies

Offers advice on researching family history on the Web, including search strategies, data sharing, government records, genealogical software, and publishing the results on the Internet.

List of contents

Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Genealogy Online 5
Chapter 1: Beginning Your Ancestral Journey 7
Chapter 2: Hunting for Sources and Ancestral Treasures 35
Chapter 3: Searching Primar y Resource Sites 63
Chapter 4: Using All of Your Censuses 101
Part II: Bringing Your Ancestor to Life 131
Chapter 5: Digging Deeper into Your Ancestors' Lives 133
Chapter 6: Searching for that Elusive Ancestor 173
Chapter 7: Mapping the Past 199
Chapter 8: Going Beyond Borders: International and Ethnic Records 227
Part III: Making Sure Your Family History Checks Out 271
Chapter 9: Specializing in Your Family History 273
Chapter 10: Fitting into Your Genes: Molecular Genealogy 291
Part IV: Doing Things the Genealogical Way 319
Chapter 11: Share and Share Alike 321
Chapter 12: Finding Your Research Path 355
Chapter 13: Help Wanted 365
Chapter 14: Taking It on the Road 379
Part V: The Part of Tens 387
Chapter 15: Ten Sites Worth Bookmarking 389
Chapter 16: Ten Helpful Sites 393
Index 399

Product details

• Authors: April Leigh Helm, April Leigh Helm Helm, Matthew L. Helm
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.02.2014
• EAN: 9781118808108
• ISBN: 978-1-118-80810-8
• No. of pages: 432
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies