| PREFACE |
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Citing internet addresses |
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What's new in this edition |
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| 1 INTRODUCTION |
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Genealogy and the internet |
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| 2 FIRST STEPS |
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Genealogical terms and abbreviations |
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| 3 ONLINE STARTING POINTS |
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General genealogy gateways |
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| 4 USING ONLINE SOURCES |
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Approaches to digitization |
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Indexes, transcriptions and images |
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Major commercial data services |
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Image formats and viewers |
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| 5 CIVIL REGISTRATION |
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| 6 CENSUS |
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| 7 CHURCH RECORDS |
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The Roman Catholic Church |
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| 8 PROPERTY, TAXATION AND CRIME |
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| 9 OCCUPATIONS |
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| 10 THE ARMED FORCES |
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| 11 MIGRATION AND COLONIES |
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| 12 PRINT SOURCES |
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| 13 ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES |
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The National Register of Archives |
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| 14 SURNAMES, PEDIGREES AND FAMILIES |
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Royal and notable families |
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| 15 GEOGRAPHY |
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| 16 HISTORY |
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Understanding old documents |
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| 17 PHOTOGRAPHS |
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Professional photographers |
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Dating, preservation, restoration |
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| 18 DISCUSSION FORUMS |
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Starting your own discussion group |
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| 19 SEARCH ENGINES |
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Using multiple search engines |
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| 20 PUBLISHING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY ONLINE |
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Preserving your family history |
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| 21 THE WORLD OF FAMILY HISTORY |
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Societies and organizations |
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| 22 ISSUES FOR ONLINE GENEALOGISTS |
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| Internet Glossary |
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| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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