The Internet is only one of many tools you will need to conduct genealogical research. For example, local libraries, genealogical and historical societies, churches, and county court houses may be better sources for the information you are seeking. The information found on the Internet must be critically evaluated in the same way as information located in any other source. Who compiled the information, and can a copy of the original document be obtained, are important considerations. The Internet has great potential and is constantly growing, developing and changing, literally from day to day.
Sites come and go, addresses change, and formats are updated.
Success in finding information on the Internet increases as skill in using the Internet develops. The information you are seeking may exist, but may not be online. In summary, the Internet is a useful communication medium as well as a research tool. Using E-mail for Genealogical Correspondence 1. Write in complete sentences.