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The genealogist's Internet
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From the Publisher: This bestselling guide explores the major sources of data available to family historians online and highlights the most useful directories and gateways. Suitable for those start...
From the Publisher: This bestselling guide explores the major sources of data available to family historians online and highlights the most useful directories and gateways. Suitable for those starting out and for experienced researchers, The Genealogist's Internet features fully updated URLs and all the recent developments online in areas such as births, marriages and deaths indexes; the expansion in census records and wills online; DNA testing and surname studies; genealogy blogs; changes in search engines; historical maps and photographs. Use it contact others with the same surname or to access the numerous genealogical forums, discussion groups, mailing lists and newsgroups to help in your own research. This up to the minute 4th edition includes the following: the launch of the 1911 census; the expansion of genealogical services, now in the complete range of census indexes and the first official data service for Ireland prospects for the digitization of civil registration; the many new projects and datasets on the FamilySearch site; new passenger lists and other migration records; digitized out-of-copyright books; new ways of putting your family tree online; the rise of online sharing: DNA matching, photo sharing, social bookmarking; and expanded coverage of occupations and professions.
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- Creator
- Peter Christian
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- English
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- Fourth edition, New, expanded edition
- Kew : National Archives, 2009
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- xiv, 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781905615391, 1905615396
- OCLC
- ocn276226419
- Previous ed.: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references (page [393]) and index.
- Preface -- Citing internet addresses -- Disappearing resources -- What's new in this edition -- Acknowledgements -- 1: Introduction -- Genealogy and the internet -- Offline genealogy -- History -- 2: First Steps -- Tutorials -- Getting help -- Genealogical terms and abbreviations -- 3: Online Starting Points -- British Isles -- General genealogy gateways -- Web directories -- 4: Using Online Sources -- Approaches to digitization -- Paying for records -- Indexes, transcriptions and images -- Indexing issues -- Payment systems -- Major commercial data services -- Document services -- Image formats and viewers -- Which data service? -- Common problems -- 5: Civil Registration -- England and Wales -- Scotland -- Ireland -- Offshore -- Certificate exchanges -- Overseas -- 6: Census -- General information -- Free census indexes -- Commercial services -- 1911 census -- Comparison -- Ireland -- Overseas -- 7: Church Records -- Parish churches -- FamilySearch -- FreeReg -- Local resources -- Commercial data services -- Scotland -- Ireland -- Roman Catholic Church -- Nonconformist churches -- Monumental inscriptions -- 8: Property, Taxation And Crime -- Wills -- Land and taxation -- Crime -- 9: Occupations -- Occupational terms -- General information -- Individual occupations -- Learned professions -- Company records -- Trade unions -- Armed forces -- General information -- Royal Navy and merchant navy -- Army -- Royal Air Force -- Medals -- Commemoration -- 11: Migration And Colonies -- Passenger lists -- Americas -- Australasia -- Africa and the Caribbean -- India -- European immigration -- 12: Print Sources -- Books -- Directories -- Newspapers -- 13: Archives And Libraries -- Gateways to archives -- National Register of Archives -- National archives -- National libraries -- County record offices -- Public libraries -- University libraries -- Family history centers -- Society of Genealogists -- Beyond the British Isles -- 14: Surnames, Pedigrees And Families -- Surname interests -- Pedigree databases -- Genetics and DNA testing -- Royal and notable families -- Locating living people -- 15: Geography -- Gazetteers -- Modern maps -- Historical maps -- Map collections -- Finding maps -- Interactive mapping -- 16: History -- General resources -- Local history -- Social history -- Names -- Understanding old documents -- 17: Photographs -- National collections -- Local collections -- Personal sites -- Commercial photographs -- Professional photographers -- Portraits -- Dating, preservation, restoration -- Photo sharing -- 18: Discussion Forums -- Mailing lists -- Newsgroups -- Web forums -- Netiquette -- Starting your own discussion group -- Which discussion group?
- 19: Search Engines -- Using a search engine -- Formulating your search -- Refining your search -- Search tips -- Searching for files -- Sites and domains -- Limitations -- Invisible web -- Choosing a search engine -- Using multiple search engines -- Genealogy search tools -- Further information -- 20: Publishing Your Family History Online -- Publishing options -- Family trees for the web -- Web publishing basics -- Software -- Website design -- Uploading your website -- Publicity -- Preserving your family history -- Help and advice -- 21: World Of Family History -- Societies and organizations -- Events -- Courses -- Magazines and journals -- News -- Podcasting -- Software -- Online shops -- Professional researchers -- Lookup services -- 22: Issues For Online Genealogists -- Good practice -- Using online information -- Copyright -- Privacy -- Quality concerns -- Finding material -- Longevity -- Outlook -- Internet glossary -- Bibliography -- Index