Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
Introduction | p. xv |
The Basics | |
Beginning a Genealogy Project | p. 3 |
Why Genealogy? | p. 4 |
Curiosity | p. 4 |
Reach Out to Extended Family | p. 5 |
Genealogy Civilized the World | p. 5 |
How to Start | p. 6 |
Collect Information | p. 6 |
Sources That Can Help a Genealogical Researcher | p. 8 |
Keep Track | p. 9 |
A Baker's Dozen of Free Forms | p. 10 |
Pick a Line | p. 12 |
Post Queries, Search for Data | p. 13 |
References to Have at Hand | p. 15 |
Analyze and Repeat | p. 16 |
Good Practices | p. 16 |
Know Your Terms | p. 17 |
Sources and Proof | p. 19 |
Publishing Your Results on the Internet | p. 24 |
Quick Tips | p. 27 |
Scams | p. 27 |
Wrapping Up | p. 28 |
Software You'll Need | p. 29 |
New Choices | p. 31 |
Personal Digital Assistants | p. 31 |
Wireless Phones | p. 31 |
Choosing an ISP | p. 31 |
Software | p. 33 |
Which Browser Should I Use? | p. 33 |
Genealogy Programs | p. 34 |
Additional Programs | p. 39 |
E-mail | p. 41 |
Audio Resources | p. 46 |
Viruses and Worms | p. 47 |
Publishing on the Internet | p. 49 |
Wrapping Up | p. 51 |
Online Society | p. 53 |
Manners Matter | p. 54 |
Alternative Access | p. 56 |
Libraries | p. 56 |
Schools | p. 57 |
Civil Discourse | p. 57 |
Flames | p. 58 |
The Rules | p. 58 |
Getting Along | p. 59 |
Chat Etiquette | p. 63 |
Danger: Scams Ahead! | p. 65 |
Wrapping Up | p. 66 |
Privacy and Law in Genealogy | p. 67 |
Legal and Ethical Considerations | p. 69 |
Privacy | p. 69 |
Copyright | p. 72 |
Other Matters | p. 75 |
Sites about Copyright, Ethics, and Privacy | p. 76 |
Wrapping Up | p. 78 |
Using the Internet for Genealogy | |
Genealogy Education | p. 81 |
Online | p. 83 |
NGS | p. 83 |
DearMYRTLE's Genealogy | p. 85 |
Genealogy.com | p. 86 |
Brigham Young University Certificate Program in Family History | p. 87 |
University of Toronto Continuing Education | p. 87 |
Search College Sites for Other Courses | p. 88 |
Offline | p. 89 |
NGS' American Genealogy and Youth Resources | p. 89 |
Sites Listing Offline Genealogy Events | p. 89 |
University of Washington Genealogy and Family History Certificate | p. 90 |
NGS Regional Conferences | p. 91 |
FGS Conferences | p. 91 |
National Institute on Genealogical Research | p. 91 |
Institute on Genealogy and Historical Research | p. 92 |
The Genealogical Institute of Mid-America, University of Illinois Springfield | p. 92 |
The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy | p. 92 |
Regional and Local Workshops and Seminars | p. 92 |
Wrapping Up | p. 93 |
Search Engines | p. 95 |
Defining Terms | p. 96 |
Searching with Savoir Faire | p. 98 |
Using Boolean Terms | p. 99 |
Search Sites | p. 101 |
White Page Directories | p. 110 |
Wrapping Up | p. 112 |
Chat: Hail Thy Fellow Genealogists on the Net! | p. 113 |
Where's Amos? | p. 114 |
Can We Talk? | p. 115 |
Chatting Up the Internet | p. 115 |
Chat Flavors | p. 117 |
AOL Instant Messenger | p. 117 |
MSN Messenger | p. 117 |
Yahoo! Messenger | p. 119 |
ICQ | p. 119 |
mIRC | p. 120 |
How They Work | p. 121 |
How to Chat | p. 122 |
Where to Chat | p. 123 |
Wrapping Up | p. 126 |
Genealogy Mail Lists, Newsletters, and Newsgroups | p. 127 |
General Tips | p. 129 |
Mail List Subscribing | p. 129 |
Usenet Newsgroup Subscribing | p. 130 |
Proper Addressing | p. 131 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Files | p. 132 |
Binary Files on Usenet | p. 132 |
Where to Find the FAQs | p. 132 |
Mail List Example: ROOTS-L | p. 133 |
Some ROOTS-L Rules | p. 134 |
Communicating with People and Programs | p. 136 |
Putting ROOTS-L to Work | p. 136 |
Losing Contact with a Mail List | p. 138 |
Newsgroups of Interest to Online Genealogists | p. 139 |
Read-Only Mail Lists | p. 142 |
Ancestry Daily News | p. 142 |
DearMYRTLE | p. 142 |
Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter | p. 143 |
Everton's Family History Newsline | p. 143 |
Genealogy Newsletter | p. 143 |
Missing Links and RootsWeb Review | p. 143 |
What's New on Cyndi's List | p. 144 |
Other Mail List Sites | p. 144 |
Finding More Mail Lists | p. 145 |
Wrapping Up | p. 146 |
Specific Online Resources | |
Vital Records | p. 151 |
Library of Congress | p. 152 |
American Memory | p. 154 |
National Archives and Records Administration | p. 158 |
The Genealogy Page | p. 159 |
NARA Web Databases | p. 161 |
Some Experience Helpful | p. 167 |
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization | p. 167 |
Immigration Records | p. 167 |
Naturalization Records | p. 168 |
Chinese Records | p. 169 |
Library | p. 169 |
Government Land Records | p. 170 |
Land Patent Searches | p. 170 |
Another Source | p. 170 |
Maps | p. 171 |
Getting Certified Copies | p. 172 |
Census Records | p. 172 |
The Census Bureau | p. 174 |
CDs and Microfilms | p. 174 |
Online Searches | p. 175 |
Transcriptions | p. 175 |
Some Census Sites | p. 176 |
Be Part of the Project! | p. 177 |
State and Local Sources | p. 178 |
State Archives and Libraries | p. 179 |
Local Sources | p. 179 |
Wrapping Up | p. 179 |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | p. 181 |
FamilySearch Internet | p. 182 |
Some Background | p. 184 |
Using These Resources | p. 186 |
A Run-Through | p. 188 |
Library | p. 193 |
Other Cool Stuff | p. 195 |
Freedman's Bank Records | p. 196 |
A Visit to an FHC | p. 197 |
Wrapping Up | p. 198 |
Ellis Island Online: The American Family Immigration History Center | p. 199 |
The Grand Opening | p. 200 |
A Guided Tour | p. 202 |
Morse's Forms | p. 208 |
Wrapping Up | p. 212 |
Online Library Card Catalogs | p. 215 |
Going to the Library in Your Jammies | p. 216 |
Connecting to OCCs by Web Browser | p. 217 |
Don't Miss These Library Sites | p. 221 |
Connecting to Card Catalogs by Telnet | p. 221 |
Where to Find More Online Card Catalogs | p. 223 |
Wrapping Up | p. 225 |
International Genealogy Resources | p. 227 |
Beyond the Boat | p. 228 |
LDS Research Guides | p. 229 |
WorldGenWeb | p. 230 |
Other Good Starting Places | p. 231 |
A Success Story | p. 238 |
Wrapping Up | p. 242 |
Ethnic Genealogy Resources | p. 243 |
Special Challenges | p. 244 |
African-American | p. 245 |
Arab | p. 247 |
Australian Aborigines | p. 247 |
Caribbean | p. 248 |
Creole/Cajun | p. 248 |
Cuban | p. 250 |
Doukhobors | p. 250 |
Gypsy, Romani, Romany, and Travellers | p. 251 |
Hmong | p. 251 |
Jewish | p. 251 |
Native American | p. 252 |
Metis | p. 252 |
Melungeon | p. 253 |
Wrapping Up | p. 254 |
The National Genealogical Society | p. 255 |
National Genealogical Society | p. 256 |
Home | p. 256 |
Learning Center | p. 258 |
Resources | p. 258 |
Conferences | p. 259 |
NGS Tech | p. 259 |
News and Events | p. 259 |
Bookstore | p. 260 |
Links | p. 260 |
Wrapping Up | p. 260 |
RootsWeb | p. 261 |
Pro-Am | p. 262 |
What You'll Find at RootsWeb | p. 264 |
Getting Started at RootsWeb | p. 265 |
Available Files and Databases | p. 265 |
Other Search Engines | p. 268 |
Research Templates | p. 269 |
Message Boards and Mailing Lists | p. 270 |
Newsletters | p. 273 |
Web Pages at RootsWeb | p. 274 |
The HelpDesk | p. 277 |
More and More | p. 277 |
Wrapping Up | p. 277 |
The MyFamily.com Network | p. 279 |
Ancestry.com | p. 281 |
Subscription Areas | p. 281 |
Free Areas | p. 282 |
MyFamily.com | p. 285 |
Family Tree | p. 287 |
History | p. 288 |
Chats | p. 288 |
Other Features | p. 288 |
Generalogy.com | p. 288 |
Learning Center | p. 289 |
Community | p. 289 |
MyGenealogy.com | p. 289 |
Search | p. 290 |
Shop | p. 291 |
A Nice Collection of Sites | p. 291 |
Wrapping Up | p. 291 |
Everton Publishers | p. 293 |
The New Look | p. 294 |
Free Side Features | p. 295 |
The Subscription Side | p. 295 |
Other Features | p. 296 |
Wrapping Up | p. 299 |
Proprietary Content | p. 301 |
Limited Access Resources | p. 302 |
MSN Genealogy | p. 302 |
MSN Groups: Genealogy | p. 302 |
MSN Chats: Genealogy | p. 304 |
AOL Genealogy and Golden Gate | p. 304 |
CIS | p. 309 |
Other ISPs | p. 312 |
Wrapping Up | p. 312 |
Genealogy Database Sites | p. 313 |
GEDCOMs 101 | p. 314 |
GEDCOM Database Sites | p. 316 |
GenServ | p. 316 |
Dave Wilks' Free GEDCOM Server | p. 316 |
GENDEX | p. 318 |
GenCircles | p. 319 |
OneGreatFamily | p. 320 |
Other Sites | p. 321 |
Wrapping Up | p. 322 |
Around the Web in 80 (or so) Sites | p. 323 |
Golden Needles in the World Wide Haystack | p. 324 |
Adoption | p. 325 |
Beginners' "Classes," How-to Articles, Tips, Etc. | p. 325 |
Birth, Death, Marriage, and Other Records | p. 329 |
DNA | p. 329 |
Ethnic/National | p. 331 |
Historical Background | p. 333 |
Libraries | p. 337 |
Maps, Geography, Etc. | p. 340 |
Regional | p. 341 |
Software | p. 344 |
Starting Places | p. 344 |
Supplies, Books, Forms, Etc. | p. 346 |
A Closer Look | p. 347 |
AfriGeneas | p. 347 |
Cyndi's List | p. 350 |
DearMYRTLE | p. 350 |
Wrapping Up | p. 352 |
Appendixes | |
Genealogical Standards from the National Genealogical Society | p. 355 |
Standards for Sound Genealogical Research | p. 356 |
Guidelines for Using Records, Repositories, and Libraries | p. 357 |
Standards for Use of Technology in Genealogical Research | p. 358 |
Standards for Sharing Information with Others | p. 360 |
Guidelines for Publishing Web Pages on the Internet | p. 361 |
Guidelines for Genealogical Self-Improvement and Growth | p. 362 |
Forms of Genealogical Data | p. 365 |
GEDCOMs, Ahnentafels, and Tiny Tafels | p. 366 |
GEDCOMs | p. 366 |
Ahnentafels | p. 367 |
Tiny Tafels | p. 368 |
Glossary | p. 371 |
Index | p. 391 |
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