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Online Roots TEXTBOOK --.
Online
Roots: How to Discover Your Family's History and Heritage
with the Power of the Internet
The Internet is a wonderful—albeit intimidating—tool for genealogists. Online Roots offers step-by-step, carefully categorized instructions that will help you feel comfortable using the Internet to enhance your genealogical research. The benefits of authors Pamela Boyer Porter's and Amy Johnson Crow's years of genealogy experience come together in this how-to guide that was produced under the direction of the National Genealogical Society. The Internet has become an integral part of genealogy research. Even if you are fairly comfortable with online genealogy research, chances are Online Roots will provide new methods and hints that can further your search.
Class 1a - Getting Your Feet Wet Finding Your Way in the Big Wide World Planning Your Research A Sample Research Project Class 1b - Doing the Right Thing Same Message, Different Medium Citing Your Sources--Not Just for Professionals Doing Right by Others: The Internet Is a Form of Publishing
Class 2a - Wading in Deeper Effectively Searching on the Internet Springboards to Genealogy Sites www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw CanadaGenWeb Class 2b - Finding People in the Modern Era Social Security Records ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com Telephone Directories http://www.whitepages.com/ City or County Directories School Records Real Estate Records Voter Registration Businesses and Licenses
Class 3a - Revealing Family Sources Interviewing Living Sources
Locating Personal Papers Finding Transcribed or Published Papers Class 3b - Acquiring Vital Records Locating Vital Records Sources for an Area Using Online Vital Records Indexes or Abstracts Online Birth and Death Records Online Marriage and Divorce Records Ordering Copies of Vital Records Other Online Sources of Vital Records Traipsing through Virtual Cemeteries Finding Online Cemetery Databases Funeral Home Records
Class 4a - Finding Ancestors in the Census or Other Lists (Ch 7) The U.S. Census Accessing Census Images Online Accessing Online Census Indexes or Abstracts Census Substitutes A Census Research Project Class 4b - Visiting the Courthouse Finding the Right Courthouse Finding the Records
Class 5a - Coming to America: Immigration, Naturalization, and Ethnic Sources Immigration and Naturalization Basics Finding Immigrant Records on the Internet A Real Family Example Ethnic Sources at Home and Abroad Class 5b - Finding Clues to Military Service Types of Military Records Finding Private Jones Compiled Service Records Pensions and Other Veterans Assistance Military Background Information
Class 6a - Discovering Ancestors at Work and Worship Working toward the American Dream Freedom of Religion Class 6b - Finding Ancestors in Unusual Places The Poor, the Orphaned, and the Insane Civil Cases of the Divorced or the Dissatisfied Criminal Records at Every Level of Government
Class 7a - Using Libraries and Archives Effectively From the Comfort of Your Home Using Your Time Wisely Searching for the Needle in the Haystack Class 7b - Putting Your Ancestors in Context Exploring an Area's Geography Looking for an Ancestor's Property Learning the History of an Area Let's Talk about the Weather
Class 8a - Seeing Your Ancestors--in Pictures and in Print A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words Read All about It! Class 8b - Sharing with Others Joining a Genealogy Mailing List Finding a Mailing List Using Genealogy Message Boards or Bulletin Boards Finding Your Family Tree on the Web Sharing Your Research Separating the Wheat from the Chaff Being Considerate of Family Members
Class 9a - Now That You're Hooked . . . Take an Online Genealogy Course Join a Genealogical or Historical Society Write Your Family History Organize a Family Reunion
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