Genealogy Online For Dummies - Softcover

Helm, Matthew L.; Helm, April Leigh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470916516 ISBN 13: 9780470916513

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011

Synopsis

Researching your genealogy online can be a daunting undertaking but it doesn t have to be. Genealogy Online For Dummies, 6th Edition takes you through the basic steps for researching and tracing your family s lineage in a clear, easy–to–understand manner. Plus, this newest edition offers the latest information on leveraging the potential of social networking sites in order to locate extended family members and uncover additional family history. You ll discover how to start your investigation, build a Web site for sharing your finds, identify sites that will be of the most use to you, get information from government records, preserve electronic materials, and more.

• Serves as a helpful starting point for beginning your investigation into your family s history
• Walks you through developing a plan for your research, using online and offline research techniques, and researching ethnic ancestry through international records
• Details how to create Web sites where family members can make contact or you can share your findings
• Looks at how to use social networking sites as a new portal for locating extended family members and acquiring additional family history
• Explains how to access domestic records for births, deaths, immigration, and more on both local and state levels
• Companion Web site features a vast collection of genealogical software tools and resources

Genealogy Online For Dummies, 6th Edition helps you branch out and achieve your genealogical goal!

About this title

Review:

"many useful hints" (Practical Family History, December 2006)

"...there is a lot of good advice in this book for those starting out." (Ancestors, January 2007)

"...a useful volume to keep close to your computer." (Family History Monthly, January 2007)

"Easy to read yet filled with facts and information, this is a solid reference guide..."  (Family History Monthly, December 2007)

From the Author:

A common sense guide to researching your genealogy online.
You're probably asking yourself how this book differs from the many other available genealogy books. Some books tell you only the traditional methods of genealogical research--others that do talk about online methods tend to group them by type of resource rather than explaining how you can integrate the many Internet resources to achieve your genealogical goals. In Genealogy Online for Dummies we provide details on how to prepare for going online, research names on the Internet, find locations where your ancestors lived, locate government, ethnic and hard to find records, publish your genealogical findings on the World Wide Web, and a provide a glossary of Internet and genealogical terms--all with a focus on integrating the many available resources. We also include several tools on the accompanying CD-ROM to assist you in your research including the full Basic Edition of the bestselling Family Tree Maker genealogical software, useful Internet utilities and browsers, and genealogical utilities to help you place your genealogy on the Internet.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470916516
• ISBN 13: 9780470916513
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 408