Mastering online genealogy
Subtitle: Volume I of Quillen's essentials of genealogy
By: W. Daniel Quillen
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Quillen's essentials of genealogy -- v. I
Publisher: Cold Spring Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9781593601614
Subjects: Computer network resources; Directories; Genealogy; Handbooks, manuals; Databases
Other titles: Quillen's essentials of genealogy :; Online genealogy
Description: Uses a step by step approach to using the internet as an effective genealogical research tool.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The Essentials; title: The Basics; title: Notes; title: Be Specific; title: Speed vs Accuracy; title: Standard Dating Format; title: The Journey; title: Research Plan; title: Don't Procrastinate; title: Primary and Secondary Sources; title: Netiquette; title: Privacy Laws; title: 3. What Computer Shall I Use?; title: Computer Recommendations; title: Other Costs; title: 4. Searching; title: Search Engines; title: Boolean Operators; title: Family Surname Groups; title: Genealogy Societies; title: Online Death Certificates; title: Local Histories; title: Message Boards; title: Old Newspapers; title: Context; title: Wedding Announcements; title: Society Pages; title: Government Efforts to Preserve Old Newspapers; title: Library of Congress and Inter-Library Loan; title: Old Photographs; title: Social Security Death Index; title: Dead-end Websites; title: 5. Free Services; title: Cemetery Websites; title: Ellis Island; title: FamilySearch.org; title: Message Boards; title: Libraries; title: USGen Web; title: RootsWeb; title: Cyndi's list; title: 6. Subscription Services; title: Ancestry.com; title: Fold3.com; title: Genealogy.com.; title: Contents note continued: Newspaper Archives; title: One Great Family; title: World Vital Records; title: HeritageQuest; title: 7. Government Records; title: US Censuses; title: State Censuses; title: Mortality Schedules; title: British Records; title: Immigration and Naturalization Records; title: Birth, Death and Marriage Records; title: Military Records; title: National Archives; title: Wills & Probate Records; title: 8. Genealogy Software Reviews; title: 9. Glossary.