The Genealogist's Internet: The Essential Guide To Researching Your Family History Online

Synopsis

This practical guide explores the major websites and sources of data available to family historians online and highlights the most useful directories and gateways for research. Suitable for those starting out and for experienced researchers, The Genealogist's Internet features fully updated URLs and all of the recent developments in online genealogy such as the expansion in census records and wills; births, marriages and deaths indexes; DNA testing; surname studies; genealogy blogs; changes in search engines; and information on digitised historical maps and photographs. This fully revised and updated fifth edition now includes: the 1911 UK census which is now fully available online; the expansion of genealogical services; prospects for the digitisation of civil registration; the many new projects and datasets on the FamilySearch site; new genealogy-specific websites and search engines; passenger lists and other migration records; digitised out of copyright books; how to put your family tree online; online sharing - DNA matching, photo-sharing, social bookmarking; coverage of occupations and professions, and the impact of blogging, podcasting and social networking on family history research. Family historians can use this book to find your ancestors and distant relatives; to contact others with the same surname, or to access the numerous genealogical forums, discussion groups, mailing lists and newsgroups to help in your own research.