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TABLE OF CONTENTS The Unofficial Guide to Online Genealogy
Why "Unofficial"? About the Author The Unofficial Guide Panel of Experts Introduction I Getting Started on Your Genealogical Journey 1 Beginning Your Genealogical Journey Using the Internet What’s Out There Determining Your Research Objective Where to Start Primary Sources Where to Find Vital Records Death Certificates Census Records Military Records Federal Land Records Secondary Sources Family Bibles Cemetery and Tombstone Records Church Records Other Organizations’ Records Keeping Informed Get It or Put It in Writing There’s No Such Thing As “Just for Me” Just the Facts 2 Online and Off: The Right Tools for the Job Setting Up Your Workspace Determining Your Computer Needs The Processor The Motherboard RAM The Hard Drive The Monitor Video RAM The Modem File Backups and Sharing Options UPSs and Surge Protectors Printers Adapting an Older System Getting Online Using the Web to Find an ISP Dial-up Settings Browser Options Microsoft Internet Explorer Netscape Communicator Opera Other Browsers Browser Hints and Shortcuts Additional Equipment Considerations Just the Facts II Managing Information 3 Charting Your Course and Following It Think Organization Creating a "Swiss Army Knife" Notebook Establishing a Filing System Optimizing Your Research Notes Archiving Your Ancestors Organizing Your Work on the Computer Family Tree Maker Personal Ancestral File The Master Genealogist Reunion Publishing to the Web Dealing with Special Circumstances Just the Facts 4 Optimal Record-Keeping Maintenance Forms and Their Functions Genealogical Numbering Methods Ancestral Numbering: The Ahnentafel System Formal Descendent Numbering Systems The Register System The Record System Modified Descendant Numbering Systems The Henry System The Modified Henry System The d'Aboville System The de Villiers/Pama System Combined Numbering Systems Just the Facts III Beginning Your Online Adventure 5 Expanding Your Online World with Email How Email Works (Incredibly Simplified) Email Features Address Books cc, bcc, and Distribution Lists Signatures Email Attachments Some Popular Email Clients Outlook Express Netscape Messenger Pegasus Mail Eudora Checking Email on the Web Choosing a Web-Based Email Service Size Restrictions Speed Support Compatibility Filing systems Filters Signatures Composition Advertisements Longevity Privacy Newsgroups Newsreader Software Outlook Express Netscape News Free Agent NewsFilter Tifny Mailing Lists Free Mailing Lists Hosts General Mailing Instructions Netiquette Just the Facts 6 Genealogy Web Sites Evaluating the Information You See Commercial Web Sites Ancestry.com Genealogy.com Everton’s Genealogical Helper Magazine GenealogyLibrary.com Kindred Konnections Family History Research Center National Genealogical Society Free Web Sites American Local History Network Ancestors Family-Reunion.com The Genealogy Home Page GenForum Gensource.com GENTECH Helm's Genealogy Toolbox Heritage Quest Journal of Online Genealogy Lineages RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative Rory's Stories Treasure Maps Yourfamily.com General Genealogy Directories Newspaper Columns Online Other Genealogy Search Engines and Databases GeneaNet Genealogical Database Network I Found It! Internet FamilyFinder Government Archive Sites Library of Congress U.S. National Archives: The Genealogy Page Genealogical Society Sites Federation of Genealogical Societies Society Hall American Historical Association American Association for State and Local History America's First Families -- An Online Genealogy Society for 1600s Ancestors Association of Professional Genealogists Genealogical Speaker's Guild National Genealogical Society National Institute on Genealogical Research Computer Hints and Shortcuts Be Honest About Your Abilities Use Copy and Paste Read Web Pages Offline Work Around URL Errors Copy a URL Find It Fast Just the Facts 7 Strategic Online Research Tips Doing It Digitally The Search Knowing Where and How to Search Understanding Search Engines, Directories, and Hybrids Search Engines Directories Hybrids Multiple-Search-Engine Sites Natural-language Searching Giving a Web Search a Whirl Zen and the Art of Searching Searching Directories Looking in Unexpected Places Syntax Advanced Search Options Other Sites Worth Mentioning WorldPages.com 555-1212.com HotBot deja.com Practice Makes Perfect Saving Time Online Saving a Web Page Printing a Web Page Grabbing Pictures from a Web Page Just the Facts IV Starting Your Personal Discovery 8 Starting with Yourself and Involving Others Gathering Information for Your Story Treasure Hunts Citing Recording the Story of You Getting Others Involved Interview and Research Skills Organizational Skills and Logical Thinking Genealogy and the Visual Arts Just the Facts 9 Your Immediate Family and Beyond The Rest of the Family Pedigree Charts Family Group Sheets Paper Versus Computer Records Putting Your Tools to Use When the Going Gets Tough Famous Genealogies Thirty Thoughtful Research Tips Just the Facts 10 The Rest of the Family Story Relationship Charts and Terms Dozens of Cousins Cousins Removed Kissing Cousins Generations Past Tracing Immigrant Origins Immigration Records and Searches What’s in a Name? Finding Your Relatives Online Finding Your Ancestors Handling Special Circumstances in Genealogy Adoption Search African Americans and U.S. Federal Census Records American Indian Heritage Foundation Jewish Genealogy Cross-Index The Orphan Train Collection Informal Family Members Just the Facts V Broadening Your Research 11 Beyond Statistics: Portraits of Time Oral Interviews Preparing for an Oral Interview Conducting an Oral Interview Special Considerations for Oral Interviews Putting Your Oral History Records to Use Resurrecting Family Traditions Creating a Family History Book The Value of Newspapers and Other Ephemera Care of Newspaper Clippings and Other Ephemera Finding Old Newspapers Online Newspaper Resources Family Photos Commercial Photo Preservation Photos and Other Memorabilia Online Scrapbooks: Standard and Digital Just the Facts 12 Libraries and Historical Societies Your Local Library Interlibrary Loan Accessing a Card Catalog via Telnet Some Popular Telnet Sites Branching Out The Old College Try University of Cincinnati Archives & Rare Books Department The Yale University Research Workstation Genealogical and Historical Collections Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana American Antiquarian Society The Family History Library FamilySearch The Newberry Library Historical Societies Just the Facts 13 Finding the Records You Need U.S. Census Background Making Sense of Soundex Searching a Surname in the 1990 Census Taking Advantage of Census Transcripts City Directories The Downside of City Directories Primary Source Media: City Directories Online Taking It to Court Scheduling a Courthouse Visit What to Expect from Courthouse Research The Advantage of Visiting a Courthouse Citing Courthouse Information Land Records Military Records Obtaining Records Online When You Have to Leave the House Finding Maps Online Online Travel Assistance Just the Facts VI Other Online Considerations 14 Creating Personal Web Pages Planning Your Site Determining Content Getting Ideas Things to Avoid on Your Site This Old Home Page: Building a Site HTML Tools and Tutorials Troubleshooting Your Site Going with Plan B HTML Editors FTP Programs Image Editors Extras for Your Site Counters Guestbooks Mailing Lists Getting Your Web Site Up and Running Free Sites GeoCities XOOM.com Lycos Network Spaceports Signing Up for a Free Site Getting Your Page Up on a Free Site Promoting Your Site Register Your Site Using Link Exchanges and Web Rings Using Email Signatures Just the Facts 15 Online Extras Online Virus Checking Uncovering Urban Legends and Myths Family Legends and Outright Genealogy Scams Genealogy Frauds The National Genealogical Society Consumer Protection Committee Pilgrim Myths and Realities Exchanging Files the Easy Way The Ups and Downs of Email Research Zip ‘em Up Free Online Hard Drive Space Intranets FTP Planning an Online Family Reunion Chat Software Choices Connecting to IRC Joining a Chat Channel Special Instructions for AOL Users Online Family Reunion Dress Rehearsal Conducting an Online Reunion The Journey Continues Just the Facts VII Appendixes A Glossary B Resource Guide C Recommended Reading D Abbreviations and
Acronyms Found in Genealogy Index
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