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.
- ISBN13 9780470333952
- Publish Date 31 March 2008 (first published 7 May 1998)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 September 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint For Dummies
- Edition 5th Revised edition
- Format eBook
- Pages 366
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com