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Crowe, Elizabeth. Genealogy Online 9/E. US: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2010.

Genealogy Online 9/E

Authors: Elizabeth Crowe

Published:  August 2010

eISBN: 9780071740388 0071740384 | ISBN: 9780071740371
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  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I: The Basics
  • 1 Beginning a Genealogy Project
  • Organize from the Beginning
  • References to Have at Hand
  • Analyze and Repeat
  • Know Your Terms
  • If It's on the Internet, Is It True?
  • Look Far and Wide
  • Standards of Genealogical Research
  • Sources That Can Help a Genealogical Researcher
  • Keep Careful Records
  • How to Write a Query
  • Documentation
  • Backup
  • Publishing Your Findings
  • Wrapping Up
  • 2 Software You'll Need
  • Look Ma, No Wires!
  • Software
  • Smartphone and PDA Applications
  • Additional Programs
  • Publishing on the Internet
  • Wrapping Up
  • 3 Genealogy Education
  • Teach Yourself, Be Taught, or Do Both
  • Online Courses
  • Offline
  • Wrapping Up
  • 4 Online Communities
  • Civil Discourse
  • Wrapping Up
  • 5 Ethics, Privacy, and Law in Genealogy
  • Privacy
  • Copyright
  • Other Matters
  • Give Back
  • Wrapping Up
  • Part II: General Genealogy
  • 6 Revving Up Search Engines
  • Defining Terms
  • Searching with Savoir Faire
  • Using Boolean Terms
  • Search Sites
  • General Search Sites
  • Obituary Search Pages
  • White Page Directories
  • Wrapping Up
  • 7 Talk to Me: Twitter, Skype, IM, and Chat
  • Twitter
  • Skype and Other VoIPs
  • Instant Messaging
  • Internet Relay Chat
  • Reach Out and Touch the World!
  • Wrapping Up
  • 8 Genealogy Mail Lists, Newsletters, and Mail Groups
  • Mailing Lists
  • Forums You Might Explore
  • Wrapping Up
  • 9 Social Networking
  • A Few Definitions
  • Social Networking 101
  • Google Wave: Do-It-Yourself Social Networking
  • Wrapping Up
  • 10 Social Bookmarking and Tagging
  • Hansel and Gretel on the World Wide Web
  • Other Genealogists' Breadcrumbs
  • Some Social Bookmark Sites to Explore
  • Wrapping Up
  • 11 Blogging Your Genealogy, Sites, Software, and More
  • Blogging Guidelines
  • How to Blog Effectively
  • Getting Started
  • Time and Circumstances
  • Wrapping up
  • Part III: The Nitty Gritty: Places to Find Names, Dates, and Places
  • 12 Vital Records and Historical Documents
  • Vital Records
  • Library of Congress
  • National Archives and Records Administration
  • Government Land Office
  • Census Records
  • The U.S. Census Bureau
  • CDs and Microfilms
  • Online Searches
  • Some Census Sites
  • Footnote
  • Bible Records Online
  • Internment.net
  • Obituaries and SSDI
  • Wrapping Up
  • 13 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • FamilySearch Internet
  • Types of Data
  • Some Background
  • FamilySearch Labs
  • A Tour of the Site
  • Freedman's Bank Records
  • A Visit to a Family History Center
  • Wrapping Up
  • 14 Ellis Island Online: The American Family Immigration History Center
  • Just for Genealogists
  • Using the Site
  • Morse's Forms
  • Wrapping Up
  • 15 Online Library Card Catalogs and Services
  • Connecting to OCCs by Web Browser
  • Where to Find More Online
  • Using Your Local Library Online
  • Wrapping Up
  • 16 International Genealogy Resources
  • USCIS Genealogy Program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Following the Past
  • Translate a Site
  • Country-Specific Sites
  • A Success Story: German Ancestry Discovered
  • Wrapping Up
  • 17 Ethnic Genealogy Resources
  • Special Challenges
  • African-American Genealogy
  • Arab Genealogy
  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Caribbean Genealogy
  • Creole/Cajun Genealogy
  • Cuban Genealogy
  • Doukhobors Genealogy
  • Gypsy, Romani, Romany, and Travellers Genealogy
  • Hmong Genealogy
  • Quaker and Huguenot Genealogy
  • Jewish Genealogy
  • Native American Genealogy
  • Melungeon Genealogy
  • Wrapping Up
  • 18 The National Genealogical Society
  • National Genealogical Society
  • Wrapping Up
  • 19 Ancestry.com and RootsWeb
  • Ancestry.com
  • RootsWeb
  • MyFamily.com
  • Genealogy.com
  • Wrapping Up
  • 20 Genealogical Publishing Houses and Their Sites
  • Avotaynu
  • Genealogical Publishing Company
  • Family Roots Publishing
  • Martin Genealogy Publishing
  • Heritage Books
  • Booklocker
  • Lulu.com
  • iUniverse.com
  • Other Publishers to Consider
  • Finding More
  • A Success Story: A Gift of Biography
  • Wrapping Up
  • 21 A Potpourri of Genealogy
  • Alexa.com Top 20 Genealogy Sites (Early 2010)
  • Golden Needles in the World Wide Haystack
  • Historical Background
  • Libraries
  • Maps, Geography, and More
  • Regional
  • Starting Places
  • Supplies, Books, Forms, and More
  • A Closer Look
  • Wrapping Up
  • Part IV: Appendixes
  • A: Genealogical Standards and Guidelines from the National Genealogical Society
  • Standards for Sound Genealogical Research
  • Guidelines for Using Records Repositories and Libraries
  • Standards for Use of Technology in Genealogical Research
  • Standards for Sharing Information with Others
  • Guidelines for Publishing Web Pages on the Internet
  • Guidelines for Genealogical Self-Improvement and Growth
  • B: How to Find a Professional Genealogist
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • England
  • France
  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
  • Scotland
  • Set Terms
  • Glossary
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Index