Table of Contents for Genealogy Online

Acknowledgments

xxi

Introduction

xxiii

PART I The Basics

1 Beginning a Genealogy Project

(32)

Organize from the Beginning

(7)

Your System

(1)

A Baker's Dozen of Free Forms

(2)

Sources of Information Are Varied

(2)

Adventures in Genealogy

(1)

References to Have at Hand

(1)

Analyze and Repeat

(1)

Know Your Terms

(2)

If It's on the Internet, Is it True?

(7)

How to Judge

(4)

Look Far and Wide

(1)

Standards of Genealogical Research

(1)

Sources That Can Help a Genealogical Researcher

(1)

Keep Careful Records

(1)

How to Write a Query

(2)

Documentation

(1)

Backup

(1)

Pick at Least One System

(1)

Publishing Your Findings

(4)

Caveats

(1)

Your Family's Coat of Arms

(1)

Wrapping Up

(2)

2 Software You'll Need

(26)

Look Ma, No Wires!

(2)

Back Up Your Data

(1)

Software

(9)

Which Browser Should I Use?

(1)

Genealogy Programs

(8)

Smartphone and PDA Applications

(5)

Personal Digital Assistants

(3)

Smart Phones

(2)

Additional Programs

(6)

Organization Programs

(1)

Database CD-ROMs

(1)

Word-Processing Programs

(1)

Maps

(1)

E-mail

(2)

Viruses and Worms

(2)

Publishing on the Internet

(1)

Turning a GEDCOM into HTML

(1)

HTML Editors

(1)

Websites

(1)

Blogging

(1)

Wrapping Up

(2)

3 Genealogy Education

(20)

Teach Yourself, Be Taught, or Do Both

(10)

Teaching Yourself: Columns, Podcasts, and Blogs

(3)

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

(1)

Other Blogs and Feeds

(5)

Online Courses

(2)

Family History Live Online

(1)

Genealogy.com

(1)

Brigham Young University

(1)

National Institute for Genealogical Studies/University of Toronto

(1)

Search College Sites for Other Courses

(1)

Offline

(6)

Professional Organizations

(4)

Regional and Local Workshops and Seminars

(2)

Wrapping Up

(1)

4 Online Communities

(16)

Manners Matter

(3)

Civil Discourse

(10)

Flames

(1)

Read the Rules

(1)

Getting Along

(4)

Message Etiquette

(2)

Don't Pass It On!

(1)

Viruses and Other Electronic Wildlife

(2)

Wrapping Up

(2)

Be Safe and Polite on the Internet

(2)

5 Ethics, Privacy, and Law in Genealogy

(18)

Privacy

(5)

Gormley's View

(2)

DearMYRTLE's View

101

(1)

Eastman's View

102

(1)

A Contrarian View

103

(1)

104

(3)

Some International Copyright Information Sites

105

(1)

Protecting Yourself

106

(1)

Other Matters

107

(2)

Give Back

109

(2)

NGS Standards

110

(1)

Further Reading

110

(1)

Wrapping Up

111

(4)

PART II General Genealogy

6 Revving Up Search Engines

115

(24)

Defining Terms

116

(4)

Searching with Savoir Faire

120

(1)

Using Boolean Terms

121

(3)

The Boolean OR

121

(1)

The Boolean AND

122

(1)

The Boolean NOT

122

(1)

Beyond AND/OR/NOT

123

(1)

Search Sites

124

(8)

Access Genealogy

124

(1)

Ancestor Hunt

124

(2)

Biography Guide

126

(1)

Cyndi's List

126

(1)

Free Genealogy Search Help for Google

126

(1)

Genealogy Pages

127

(1)

Genealogy Research Resources

127

(1)

GeneaSearch.com

127

(1)

GenGateway

128

(1)

GenServ

128

(2)

GenSource

130

(1)

NedGen

130

(1)

RootsWeb Search Thingy

131

(1)

Surname Web

131

(1)

WorldConnect

131

(1)

General Search Sites

132

(4)

Obituary Search Pages

136

(1)

White Page Directories

136

(1)

Wrapping Up

137

(2)

7 Talk to Me: Twitter, Skype, IM, and Chat

139

(18)

Twitter

140

(9)

Replies and Mentions

142

(2)

Hash Tags

144

(2)

Twitter Commands

146

(3)

Tweeting on Your Smart Phone

149

(1)

Skype and Other VoIPs

149

(2)

Instant Messaging

151

(4)

AOL Instant Messenger

151

(1)

Windows Live Messenger

151

(2)

Yahoo! Messenger

153

(1)

ICQ

153

(2)

Internet Relay Chat

155

(1)

Reach Out and Touch the World!

155

(1)

Wrapping Up

156

(1)

8 Genealogy Mail Lists, Newsletters, and Mail Groups

157

(12)

Mailing Lists

159

(5)

The Granddaddy of Genealogy Mail Lists

161

(3)

Forums You Might Explore

164

(4)

Finding More Mailing Lists

166

(2)

Wrapping Up

168

(1)

9 Social Networking

169

(20)

A Few Definitions

170

(1)

Social Networking 101

170

(14)

Social Networking Services with Avatars: Second Life

177

(2)

Coming to Terms with Second Life

179

(5)

Google Wave: Do-It-Yourself Social Networking

184

(3)

Wrapping Up

187

(2)

10 Social Bookmarking and Tagging

189

(16)

Pros and Cons

192

(1)

A Short History of Social Bookmarking

192

(2)

Hansel and Gretel on the World Wide Web

194

(2)

Your Breadcrumbs

194

(2)

Other Genealogists' Breadcrumbs

196

(3)

Some Social Bookmark Sites to Explore

199

(5)

Delicious

199

(1)

Faves

199

(2)

Netvouz

201

(2)

Diigo

203

(1)

Wrapping Up

204

(1)

11 Blooging Your Genealogy, Sites, Software, and More

205

(12)

Blogging Guidelines

206

(1)

How to Blog Effectively

207

(4)

Software and Services for Blogging

209

(2)

Getting Started

211

(1)

Time and Circumstances

212

(2)

Wrapping up

214

(3)

PART III The Nitty Gritty: Places to Find Names, Dates, and Places

12 Vital Records and Historical Documents

217

(30)

Vital Records

219

(4)

Library of Congress

223

(5)

American Memory

225

(1)

Research Tools

226

(1)

American Treasures

226

(1)

Using the Library of Congress

227

(1)

The Library Today

227

(1)

Research Tools

227

(1)

National Archives and Records Administration

228

(7)

Freedmen's Bureau

229

(1)

Other NARA Areas to Explore

230

(4)

Some Advice

234

(1)

Government Land Office

235

(1)

Land Patent Searches

235

(1)

Census Records

236

(2)

The U.S. Census Bureau

238

(1)

CDs and Microfilms

238

(1)

Online Searches

239

(1)

Transcriptions

240

(1)

Some Census Sites

240

(3)

State and Local Sources

241

(2)

Footnote

243

(1)

Bible Records Online

244

(1)

Internment.net

245

(1)

Obituaries and SSDI

245

(1)

Wrapping Up

246

(1)

13 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

247

(22)

FamilySearch Internet

248

(2)

Types of Data

250

(2)

Some Background

252

(5)

International Genealogical Index

252

(2)

Ancestral File

254

(1)

Pedigree Resource File

254

(1)

Social Security Death Index

255

(1)

Using These Resources

255

(2)

FamilySearch Labs

257

(3)

FamilySearch Beta

257

(1)

Record Search

258

(1)

England Jurisdictions 1851

258

(1)

Research Wiki

258

(1)

Standard Finder

258

(1)

Forums

259

(1)

Community Trees

259

(1)

FamilySearch Indexing

259

(1)

A Tour of the Site

260

(4)

Search Records

260

(1)

Index Records

260

(1)

261

(1)

Research Helps

261

(1)

Library

261

(2)

Help

263

(1)

Freedman's Bank Records

264

(1)

A Visit to a Family History Center

264

(4)

WorldVitalRecords and Ancestry.com

265

(2)

Kindred Konnections

267

(1)

Godfrey Memorial Library

267

(1)

Heritage Quest Online

267

(1)

Footnote

267

(1)

Other Services

268

(1)

Wrapping Up

268

(1)

14 Ellis Island Online: The American Family Immigration History Center

269

(14)

Just for Genealogists

271

(2)

Genealogy Getting Started Tips

271

(1)

Genealogy Charts and Forms

271

(1)

Locating a Genealogy Society

271

(1)

Hiring a Professional Genealogist

272

(1)

Helpful Websites for Genealogy Research

272

(1)

Family History Center

272

(1)

Using the Site

273

(4)

Free vs. Paid Membership

273

(1)

Searches

274

(1)

Community Archives

275

(1)

Ellis Island Family History

275

(1)

Scrapbooks

275

(1)

Visting in Person

276

(1)

Morse's Forms

277

(5)

White Form

278

(1)

Gold Form

279

(1)

Ellis Island Manifests

279

(1)

Ship Lists

280

(1)

Ellis Island Additional Details

280

(1)

Other Forms

281

(1)

Wrapping Up

282

(1)

15 Online Library Card Catalogs and Services

283

(16)

Connecting to OCCs by Web Browser

284

(6)

The Library of Congress Card Catalog

286

(1)

Library Holdings, Location, and Status Information

286

(1)

Other Databases and Electronic Research Tools

287

(3)

Where to Find More Online

290

(1)

Card Catalogs

290

(1)

Using Your Local Library Online

291

(7)

PERiodical Source Index on Microfiche (PERSI)

291

(5)

Other Library Online Services

296

(2)

Wrapping Up

298

(1)

16 International Genealogy Resources

299

(20)

USCIS Genealogy Program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

301

(1)

Following the Past

302

(3)

Beyond the Boat

302

(3)

Translate a Site

305

(1)

Country-Specific Sites

306

(9)

Asian Genealogical Sites

306

(1)

European Genealogical Sites

306

(8)

North America

314

(1)

A Success Story: German Ancestry Discovered

315

(3)

Wrapping Up

318

(1)

17 Ethnic Genealogy Resources

319

(16)

Special Challenges

320

(1)

African-American Genealogy

321

(5)

AfriGeneas

321

(3)

Africana Heritage

324

(1)

More Good Resources

324

(2)

Arab Genealogy

326

(1)

Australia and New Zealand

326

(1)

Caribbean Genealogy

327

(1)

Creole/Cajun Genealogy

328

(1)

Cuban Genealogy

329

(1)

Doukhobors Genealogy

330

(1)

Gypsy, Romani, Romany, and Travellers Genealogy

330

(1)

Hmong Genealogy

330

(1)

Quaker and Huguenot Genealogy

330

(1)

Jewish Genealogy

331

(1)

Sephardim Genealogy

331

(1)

Native American Genealogy

332

(1)

Melungeon Genealogy

332

(2)

Wrapping Up

334

(1)

18 The National Genealogical Society

335

(8)

National Genealogical Society

336

(6)

References for Researching

336

(2)

Educational Courses

338

(1)

Some Membership Benefits

338

(1)

Publications and Videos

339

(1)

Conferences and Events

340

(1)

Awards and Competitions

340

(1)

About NGS and Become a Member

341

(1)

Members Only

341

(1)

Wrapping Up

342

(1)

19 Ancestry.com and RootsWeb

343

(24)

Ancestry.com

345

(1)

Ancestry.com Family Tree Maker

345

(1)

Ancestry.com DNA

345

(1)

RootsWeb

345

(1)

MyCanvas

346

(1)

MyFamily.com

346

(1)

Ancestry.com

346

(9)

Blogs to Watch

346

(3)

Free Indexes

349

(3)

Costs

352

(1)

Family Trees & Connections Membership

353

(1)

U.S. Deluxe

353

(1)

World Deluxe

354

(1)

RootsWeb

355

(8)

Digging in RootsWeb

357

(2)

Other Search Engines

359

(1)

Research Templates

359

(1)

Message Boards and Mailing Lists

360

(1)

Newsletters

361

(2)

MyFamily.com

363

(1)

Genealogy.com

364

(1)

Wrapping Up

365

(2)

20 Genealogical Publishing Houses and Their Sites

367

(18)

Avotaynu

370

(1)

Genealogical Publishing Company

370

(2)

Print-on-Demand Comes to Genealogical.com

371

(1)

Family Roots Publishing

372

(1)

Martin Genealogy Publishing

372

(1)

Heritage Books

373

(1)

Booklocker

374

(1)

Lulu.com

375

(1)

Universe.com

375

(1)

Other Publishers to Consider

376

(1)

Finding More

377

(1)

A Success Story: A Gift of Biography

378

(6)

Wrapping Up

384

(1)

21 A Potpourri of Genealogy

385

(28)

Alexa.com Top 20 Genealogy Sites (Early 2010)

386

(3)

Golden Needles in the World Wide Haystack

389

(9)

Adoption

389

(2)

Beginners' "Classes," How-to Articles, Tips, and More

391

(1)

Blogging and Genealogy Blogs

392

(2)

Birth, Death, Marriage, and Other Records

394

(1)

DNA

395

(1)

Ethnic/National

396

(2)

Historical Background

398

(2)

Libraries

400

(2)

Maps, Geography, and More

402

(2)

Regional

404

(1)

Starting Places

405

(1)

Supplies, Books, Forms, and More

406

(1)

A Closer Look

407

(2)

ProGenealogists.com

407

(1)

Cyndi's List

408

(1)

DearMYRTLE

408

(1)

Wrapping Up

409

(4)

PART IV Appendixes

A Genealogical Standards and Guidelines from the National Genealogical Society

413

(10)

Standards for Sound Genealogical Research

414

(1)

Guidelines for Using Records Repositories and Libraries

415

(2)

Standards for Use of Technology in Genealogical Research

417

(1)

Standards for Sharing Information with Others

418

(1)

Guidelines for Publishing Web Pages on the Internet

419

(2)

Guidelines for Genealogical Self-Improvement and Growth

421

(2)

B How to Find a Professional Genealogist

423

(6)

Australia

426

(1)

Canada

426

(1)

England

426

(1)

France

426

(1)

Ireland

427

(1)

New Zealand

427

(1)

Scotland

427

(1)

Set Terms

427

(2)

Glossary

429

(14)

Index

443