The Genealogist's Internet: Second expanded edition

The Genealogist's Internet: Second expanded edition

by Peter Christian
The Genealogist's Internet: Second expanded edition

The Genealogist's Internet: Second expanded edition

by Peter Christian

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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 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 And this edition will never go out of date - a dedicated website provides updates on all the information contained in the book.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781554883240
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Publication date: 10/01/2003
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 296
File size: 12 MB
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About the Author

Peter Christian is a well-established figure in the world of online genealogy. His previous titles include Finding Genealogy on the Internet and Web Publishing for Genealogy.

Table of Contents

Prefaceix
Citing internet addressesix
Disappearing resourcesx
What's new in this editionx
Acknowledgementsxi
1Introduction1
Genealogy and the internet1
Off-line genealogy2
History3
2First Steps5
Tutorials6
Getting help10
Genealogical terms and abbreviations11
3On-line Starting Points13
The British Isles14
General genealogy gateways21
Specialist gateways27
General directories27
4Using On-line Sources30
Images, transcripts and indexes31
Payment systems32
Major data collections33
Common problems43
5On-line Sources: Civil Registration46
England and Wales46
Scotland55
Ireland57
Offshore58
Overseas58
6On-line Sources: Census60
General information60
1901 Census for England & Wales61
Other censuses66
Census extracts68
Scotland69
Ireland69
Overseas70
7On-line Sources: Parish Registers71
FamilySearch72
FamilyHistoryOnline75
FreeReg75
Marriage Witness Index75
Scotland76
Ireland76
Other indexes77
8Other Records On-line78
Wills78
Cemeteries and monumental inscriptions81
Property records85
Newspapers86
Directories89
9Archives and Libraries92
Guides to archives92
National archives95
The national libraries102
County record offices103
Public libraries104
University libraries106
Family History Centres107
The Society of Genealogists108
Beyond the British Isles110
Future developments110
10Surname Interests and Pedigrees111
Surname interests111
Pedigree databases117
Locating people124
11Social Groups127
Churches and clergy127
Occupations130
Crime and punishment133
The armed forces134
Colonies and migration141
Royal and notable families152
12Geography156
Gazetteers156
Present-day maps158
Historical maps160
Map collections163
Streets and street names164
The counties165
13History166
Local and social history166
Names171
Understanding old documents174
14Photographs181
National collections181
Local collections182
Personal sites184
Commercial photographs184
Portraits185
Dating, preservation, restoration186
15Discussion Forums187
Mailing lists187
Newsgroups196
Web forums205
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)207
Netiquette208
Asking questions211
Starting your own discussion group212
Which discussion group?213
16Search Engines215
Using a search engine217
Formulating your search219
Refining your search224
Search tips225
Searching for files226
Limitations227
Choosing a search engine229
Meta-search engines232
Search software234
Genealogy search tools235
Tutorials235
17Publishing Your Family History On-line237
Publishing options237
Family trees for the Web239
Web publishing basics241
Software246
Web site design254
Uploading your web site257
Publicity258
Preserving your family history260
Further information260
18The World of Family History262
Societies and organisations262
Events263
Print magazines and journals263
On-line publications264
Software266
On-line shops267
Professional researchers271
Lookup services272
19Issues for On-line Genealogists273
Good practice273
Using on-line information275
Copyright276
Privacy277
Digitisation277
Data services278
'Shy' data279
Finding material280
Looking ahead280
Internet Glossary282
Bibliography285
Index286
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