Overview
Researching your genealogy online is like being a kid in a candy store. So many neat things catch your eye that it’s difficult to decide which one to try. That’s where Genealogy Online For Dummies, 5th Edition comes in. This completely practical handbook helps you become a smart, discriminating researcher from the moment you start your investigation.
Unlike other genealogy books, this easy-to-use guide does more than show you how to access and use online resources; it lays out a sensible organized process you can follow to make your research more efficient and achieve your genealogical goal faster. You'll learn how to start your research before you go online, understand traditional methods of genealogy, identify Web sites that will be most helpful to your research, get vital information and statistics from government records, and much, much more Discover how to:
- Use basic online and offline research techniques
- Develop a plan for your research
- Integrate Internet resources to achieve your genealogical goal
- Create Web sites where family members can make contact
- Access domestic records for births, deaths, immigration, and more
- Research ethnic ancestry through international records
- Verify what you find
- Protect your research
Complete with a companion CD-ROM packed with valuable genealogy software, Genealogy Online For Dummies puts you in touch with all of the tools, resources, methods, and know-how you need to make your research into your family history a total success.
Synopsis
Building your family tree in Cyberspace or just searching online for a bit of history about your ancestors? Whether you're corresponding with far-flung relatives or tracking down elusive family records around the world, a treasure trove of information on family histories is at your fingertips when you log onto the Internet. The trick to finding all that information is knowing where to look.
From the foundations of finding family information online to the fundamentals of tracking down public records, maximizing online resources, and creating your own family Web pages, here's the best resource guide to sorting through all the genealogical information available across the Internet. Genealogy Online For Dummies is packed with sound advice, helpful tips, and dozens of selected starting points to begin researching your family history online. Plus, Genealogy Online For Dummies features trial versions of genealogy software (including the popular Family Tree Maker 4.0) and Web-authoring programs on the bonus CD-ROM that accompanies the book.