Genealogy Online 9/E - Softcover

Crowe, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071740376 ISBN 13: 9780071740371

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2010

Synopsis

The definitive online genealogy guide--updated with the latest Web 2.0 technologies

Begin or expand a successful genealogical research project using the proven, up-to-date methods and tools in this thoroughly revised bestselling guide. Featuring new coverage of Web 2.0 applications such as push technology, streaming video, blogs, podcasts, and social networking, Genealogy Online, Ninth Edition covers the wide array of ancestry-related networks, websites, and other online services, and explains how they all work.

Discover how to start your search, find specific types of genealogical information on the Web, and use online tools effectively and efficiently. Techniques for tracking, organizing, analyzing, and sharing research are included. The potential for finding clues, data, and other researchers looking for the same family names has increased exponentially in the last decade. This expert guide will help you take full advantage of the cutting-edge genealogy resources available at your fingertips.

• Select the best genealogy software for your project
• Carefully record, organize, and back up your data
• Ensure accuracy, privacy, and copyright compliance
• Target your searches using Boolean terms
• Chat in real-time with researchers worldwide using Twitter, Skype, IM, and chat
• Subscribe to genealogy mail lists, newsletters, groups, forums, podcasts, and RSS feeds
• Integrate social networking tools into your research, including Facebook, Second Life, and Google Wave
• Use social bookmarking and tagging to find and share information
• Set up your own genealogy blog
• Search vast resources like the National Archives and Records Administration and the Library of Congress
• Tap into international genealogy resources
• Publish your research on the Web

"With her thorough but not overwhelming descriptions, Crowe provides genealogists with a solid roadmap for successful searching" -- Elaine M. Kuhn, Library Journal

COVERS 100+ WEBSITES, INCLUDING:

• AfriGeneas.com
• RootsWeb.com
• Ancestry.com
• MyFamily.com
• Genealogy.com
• Legacy.com
• Onegreatfamily.com
• Familyteedna.com
• Worldvitalrecords.com
• JewishGen.org
• FamilySearch.org
• EllisIsland.org
• NGSgenealogy.org
• Cyndislist.org
• DearMYRTLE.com
• Archives.gov
• Birthfamily.com

Elizabeth Powell Crowe has been pursuing and writing about genealogy for more than 30 years. Her work has appeared in Civil War Times, PCWorld, CJNet, Digital Genealogist, and other publications and websites. She is the bestselling author of previous editions of this book.

About this title

Review:

Genealogy Online presents a lot of information, much (but not all) of it having to do with finding facts about family lineage on the Internet. Mostly, this is a directory of big genealogy Web sites, newsgroups, mailing lists, and commercial services. It's also an introduction to Web communities and the tools you need to participate in them. These are the things you'll need to understand in order to extract and contribute information about your heritage as part of the Internet community.

Elizabeth Powell Crowe covers RootsWeb, the ROOTS-L mailing list, AfriGeneas, and the remarkable online genealogy resources maintained by the Mormon Church. She also pays attention to the Golden Gate forum on America Online and some of CompuServe's genealogy forums. There's some coverage of standalone family-history software like Family Tree Maker and some useful information about genealogical concepts like Ahnentafels numbers.

Genealogy Online would be better if it included more information about obscure Internet resources sites having to do with particular families or small ethnic groups. There are enough of these to make an annotated directory worthwhile. The author also could dispense with most of the general Internet how-to information, which occupies a lot of this book. --David Wall

From the Back Cover:

Your America Online Connection to Your Family History. Would you like to know if your great, great, grandfather fought in the Civil War? Or, perhaps you'd like to document your family history. What if you just want to exchange data with other amateur genealogists? You can do it all on yur computer--with this special America Online edition of Genealogy Online. A perfect marriage at the age-old study of genealogy and the powerful tools of AOL, the world's largest Internet online service, this guide is the place to start when researching your roots. More than a source of useful information, the online world puts you in touch with people. And thanks to AOL forums, e-mail, newsgroups, mailing lists, and the World Wide Web, you can easily communicate with others who share your interest in genealogy, whether they live across the street or across the Atlantic. This book and America Online are your #1 sources for: the best sites for information on your family name; hot links to free genealogy software and shareware; time-saving ways to make information come to your online mailbox; help with searches on your ethnic roots; international information quests; links to history sites for helpful facts; guidance for genealogists of all levels, especially beginners; full coverage of AOL's Genealogy Forum--the world's largest genealogical society; and much more!

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071740376
• ISBN 13: 9780071740371
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496