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The pre-eminent handbook for those family historians with British or Irish ancestors, The Genealogist's Internet is a comprehensive introduction and guide to researching family history online. It details the major web-based sources of primary data available to family historians, highlights the most helpful directories and gateways, and tell you how to contact others with the same surname, or to access the numerous forums, discussion groups, mailing lists, and newsgroups focusing on genealogy.
This greatly expanded second edition includes the new large-scale projects now appearing on the Net, such as the "Old Bailey Proceedings" and "The Digital Library of Historical Directories." It offers helpful hints and instructions for publishing your family tree online, as well as a glossary of genealogical and Internet terms. And this edition will never go out of date - a dedicated website provides updates on all the information contained in the book.
| Preface | ix | |
| Citing internet addresses | ix | |
| Disappearing resources | x | |
| What's new in this edition | x | |
| Acknowledgements | xi | |
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| Genealogy and the internet | 1 | |
| Off-line genealogy | 2 | |
| History | 3 | |
| 2 | First Steps | 5 |
| Tutorials | 6 | |
| Getting help | 10 | |
| Genealogical terms and abbreviations | 11 | |
| 3 | On-line Starting Points | 13 |
| The British Isles | 14 | |
| General genealogy gateways | 21 | |
| Specialist gateways | 27 | |
| General directories | 27 | |
| 4 | Using On-line Sources | 30 |
| Images, transcripts and indexes | 31 | |
| Payment systems | 32 | |
| Major data collections | 33 | |
| Common problems | 43 | |
| 5 | On-line Sources: Civil Registration | 46 |
| England and Wales | 46 | |
| Scotland | 55 | |
| Ireland | 57 | |
| Offshore | 58 | |
| Overseas | 58 | |
| 6 | On-line Sources: Census | 60 |
| General information | 60 | |
| 1901 Census for England & Wales | 61 | |
| Other censuses | 66 | |
| Census extracts | 68 | |
| Scotland | 69 | |
| Ireland | 69 | |
| Overseas | 70 | |
| 7 | On-line Sources: Parish Registers | 71 |
| FamilySearch | 72 | |
| FamilyHistoryOnline | 75 | |
| FreeReg | 75 | |
| Marriage Witness Index | 75 | |
| Scotland | 76 | |
| Ireland | 76 | |
| Other indexes | 77 | |
| 8 | Other Records On-line | 78 |
| Wills | 78 | |
| Cemeteries and monumental inscriptions | 81 | |
| Property records | 85 | |
| Newspapers | 86 | |
| Directories | 89 | |
| 9 | Archives and Libraries | 92 |
| Guides to archives | 92 | |
| National archives | 95 | |
| The national libraries | 102 | |
| County record offices | 103 | |
| Public libraries | 104 | |
| University libraries | 106 | |
| Family History Centres | 107 | |
| The Society of Genealogists | 108 | |
| Beyond the British Isles | 110 | |
| Future developments | 110 | |
| 10 | Surname Interests and Pedigrees | 111 |
| Surname interests | 111 | |
| Pedigree databases | 117 | |
| Locating people | 124 | |
| 11 | Social Groups | 127 |
| Churches and clergy | 127 | |
| Occupations | 130 | |
| Crime and punishment | 133 | |
| The armed forces | 134 | |
| Colonies and migration | 141 | |
| Royal and notable families | 152 | |
| 12 | Geography | 156 |
| Gazetteers | 156 | |
| Present-day maps | 158 | |
| Historical maps | 160 | |
| Map collections | 163 | |
| Streets and street names | 164 | |
| The counties | 165 | |
| 13 | History | 166 |
| Local and social history | 166 | |
| Names | 171 | |
| Understanding old documents | 174 | |
| 14 | Photographs | 181 |
| National collections | 181 | |
| Local collections | 182 | |
| Personal sites | 184 | |
| Commercial photographs | 184 | |
| Portraits | 185 | |
| Dating, preservation, restoration | 186 | |
| 15 | Discussion Forums | 187 |
| Mailing lists | 187 | |
| Newsgroups | 196 | |
| Web forums | 205 | |
| Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) | 207 | |
| Netiquette | 208 | |
| Asking questions | 211 | |
| Starting your own discussion group | 212 | |
| Which discussion group? | 213 | |
| 16 | Search Engines | 215 |
| Using a search engine | 217 | |
| Formulating your search | 219 | |
| Refining your search | 224 | |
| Search tips | 225 | |
| Searching for files | 226 | |
| Limitations | 227 | |
| Choosing a search engine | 229 | |
| Meta-search engines | 232 | |
| Search software | 234 | |
| Genealogy search tools | 235 | |
| Tutorials | 235 | |
| 17 | Publishing Your Family History On-line | 237 |
| Publishing options | 237 | |
| Family trees for the Web | 239 | |
| Web publishing basics | 241 | |
| Software | 246 | |
| Web site design | 254 | |
| Uploading your web site | 257 | |
| Publicity | 258 | |
| Preserving your family history | 260 | |
| Further information | 260 | |
| 18 | The World of Family History | 262 |
| Societies and organisations | 262 | |
| Events | 263 | |
| Print magazines and journals | 263 | |
| On-line publications | 264 | |
| Software | 266 | |
| On-line shops | 267 | |
| Professional researchers | 271 | |
| Lookup services | 272 | |
| 19 | Issues for On-line Genealogists | 273 |
| Good practice | 273 | |
| Using on-line information | 275 | |
| Copyright | 276 | |
| Privacy | 277 | |
| Digitisation | 277 | |
| Data services | 278 | |
| 'Shy' data | 279 | |
| Finding material | 280 | |
| Looking ahead | 280 | |
| Internet Glossary | 282 | |
| Bibliography | 285 | |
| Index | 286 |
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Posted March 30, 2013
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Overview
The pre-eminent handbook for those family historians with British or Irish ancestors, The Genealogist's Internet is a comprehensive introduction and guide to researching family history online. It details the major web-based sources of primary data available to family historians, highlights the most helpful directories and gateways, and tell you how to contact others with the same surname, or to access the numerous forums, discussion groups, mailing lists, and newsgroups focusing...