Genealogy Online 9/E

Genealogy Online 9/E
Author: Elizabeth Crowe
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2010-09-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0071740384

Fully updated to cover the latest Web 2.0 technologies—including social networking and blogs Genealogy Online, Ninth Edition provides guided tour of online resources and communities helps anyone begin or dive deeper into a family history project. Thoroughly revised throughout, this new edition shows you how Web 2.0 tools can help you get more done in less time. The book reveals newly available records online, new citation methods for records found on the Internet, and more genealogy sites than ever before! Genealogy experts publish blogs, podcasts, and newsletters filled with guidance, tips, and pointers to help researchers avoid the pitfalls while breaking down the walls that obscure family histories. With coverage of more than 100 websites, this book guides researchers to the best online resources and away from wastes of time and money. Genealogy Online, Ninth Edition features: New case studies and examples Details on the newest resources, including blogs, podcasts, and newsletters Coverage of social networking for genealogists both to gain and to give data, including a chapter on Facebook and Second Life Information on the newly redesigned Mormon Genealogy site, including the indexing program Expanded coverage of library card indexes, PRSI, online databases, and other resources available at local libraries A revised chapter on chat, to include formats such as Skype and IM Review of the Previous Edition “With her thorough but not overwhelming descriptions, Crowe provides genealogists with a solid roadmap for successful searching. Libraries currently owning earlier editions will want to purchase this one for the updated information. Recommended for public and genealogy library collections.” --School Library Journal Everything for the online genealogist: Beginning a Genealogy Project; Software You Will Need; Genealogy Education; Online Communities; Ethics, Privacy, and Law in Genealogy; Revving Up Search Engines; Twitter, Skype, IM and Chat; Genealogy Mail Lists, Newsletters and Mail Groups; Social Networking; Social Bookmarking and Tagging; Blogging Your Genealogy, Sites, Software and More; Vital Records and Historic Documents; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints; Ellis Island Online: The American Family Immigration History Center; Online Library Card Catalogs and Services; International Genealogy Resources; Ethnic Genealogy Resources; The National Genealogical Society; Ancestry.com and RootsWeb; Genealogical Publishing Houses and Their Sites; A Potpourri of Geneaology; Genealogical Standards and Guidelines from the National Genealogical Society

Genealogy Online for Dummies

Genealogy Online for Dummies
Author: Matthew Helm
Publisher: For Dummies
Total Pages: 390
Release: 1998
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780764503771

This edition covers everything a new user needs to know about starting an online research project including where and how to find information, how to communicate with other online genealogists, how to find specific information, and how to build their own site for sharing information.

Genealogy Online For Dummies

Genealogy Online For Dummies
Author: Matthew L. Helm
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2014-02-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 111880810X

A guide to conducting genealogical research is updated to cover the latest online tools including social networks and mobile apps to explain how to trace ancestral histories, locate family members and get information from government records.

Trace Your German Roots Online

Trace Your German Roots Online
Author: James M. Beidler
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1440345279

Click your way to German ancestors! Explore your Germanic heritage from the comfort of your own computer! Trace Your German Roots Online highlights important German resources on popular genealogy websites including Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org, as well as lesser-known resources such as Archion.de. With helpful illustrated step-by-step instructions, you'll learn how to use each site to its fullest potential for German genealogy, including how to get around language barriers and navigate the various German states that have existed throughout the centuries. In addition, this book contains links to the best websites to consult when answering key German genealogy questions, from unpuzzling place names to locating living relatives in the old country. Trace Your German Roots Online features: • Tips to find and use German databases, records, and research tools on Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, and other popular genealogy websites • Guidance for helpful German-focused research websites, including help translating foreign-language sites • Recommended websites for accomplishing key German research tasks • Worksheets to log research progress and at-a-glance guides to help you identify important terms and resources An ideal companion to author James M. Beidler's The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide, this book has the tools you need to take your German genealogy research to the next level. Whether your ancestors came from Bavaria, Baden, Berlin, or Bremen, this comprehensive guide will help you find your German ancestors on the Internet.

Using Your PC

Using Your PC
Author: Matthew James
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2003
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780760740149

Congratulations on your new computer. Now, if you only knew how to set it up and use it, things would be perfect. But the standard manual is less than helpful, with techie terms that give you a headache and complicated diagrams that leave you confused. What should you do? Help is at your fingertips with the real answers to the real questions a beginner asks--in plain English, from how to start up to writing a letter, checking spelling, getting connected to and using the Internet, sending e-mail, doing some e-finance, planning your trip online, to having some fun and games with great software. As you explore the World Wide Web, take along this complete introduction to your PC: it's the ideal travel companion.

Genealogy Basics Online

Genealogy Basics Online
Author: Cherri Melton Flinn
Publisher: Course Technology
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2000
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Flinn offers a step-by-step guide to searching and finding one's ancestors onthe Internet, with 100 helpful screenshots.

Crash Course in Library Services for Seniors

Crash Course in Library Services for Seniors
Author: Ann Roberts
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2012-05-31
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

A comprehensive guide to creating dynamic, successful, and innovative library programs that cater to the specialized needs of older adults—an important and growing user group. Crash Course in Library Services for Seniors provides a refreshingly positive approach to working with older adults—one that focuses on the positive effects of aging on patrons, and the many opportunities that libraries can create for themselves by offering top-notch services delivered with a concierge mindset. The book offers page after page of great programming ideas specifically for reaching out to Baby Boomers and older customers—a population that is predicted to double over the next 20 years. Organized in only six chapters, this easy-to-read book provides practical suggestions for making any library a welcoming place for older adults, covering topics such as assessment, planning, programming, services, marketing, and evaluation. This title will be invaluable to public librarians interested in expanding and improving their current programming for older adults within their community, and for those looking to create entirely new programming for seniors.

Genealogy Online

Genealogy Online
Author: Elizabeth Powell Crowe
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1998
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780070147553

The Internet makes it incredibly easy to trace your roots-all that's required is a modem and this guide! In this timely update of her best-seller, Elizabeth Crowe emphasizes the World Wide Web and its treasure trove of genealogical resources. First-timers and experts alike will adore this Web-enhanced roadmap to researching family history. It delivers user-friendly guidance on related software and hardware (including WebTV. . . local and worldwide networks. . . online library card catalogs. . . genealogy forums on AOL, CompuServe, MSN, and Prodigy. . . and more. There's even a special chapter for seniors.

Ancestry magazine

Ancestry magazine
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 66
Release: 1998-03
Genre:
ISBN:

Ancestry magazine focuses on genealogy for today’s family historian, with tips for using Ancestry.com, advice from family history experts, and success stories from genealogists across the globe. Regular features include “Found!” by Megan Smolenyak, reader-submitted heritage recipes, Howard Wolinsky’s tech-driven “NextGen,” feature articles, a timeline, how-to tips for Family Tree Maker, and insider insight to new tools and records at Ancestry.com. Ancestry magazine is published 6 times yearly by Ancestry Inc., parent company of Ancestry.com.