Genealogy Online

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ISBN: 9780072253832

ISBN-10: 0072253835

ISBN-13: 9780072253832

Edition: 7th

Authors: Elizabeth Powell Crowe

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Find your roots! This effective hands-on resource explores the vast world of ancestry-related networks, Web sites, and online services, explaining which ones best suit your purposes. Learn to organize your search, where to begin, where to go on the Web, and how to use chat rooms, mailing lists, and Usenet effectively.

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List price: $24.99
Edition: 7th
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 1/1/2003
Binding: E-Book
Language: English

Elizabeth Powell Crowe (Huntsville, AL) wrote the previous editions of this book as well as Information for Sale (0070199515) and The Electronic Traveler (0830640169) (both by McGraw-Hill). She is the twice-monthly "Net Surfer" columnist for Computer Currents magazine and author of numerous articles for both popular and technical publications.

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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