Product Description

Researching our family tree has become a top national pastime, and with the advent of the Internet, it’s also become much faster and easier than before. As more and more information is placed online, you can afford to relax and research in the comfort of your own home, at your convenience. The only problem is where—and how—do you start?

Genealogy Online For Dummies gives you expert guidance, from Nick Barratt, the genealogy expert on the BBC’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ programme, on how to start building your family tree, where to look for clues, how to discover the most useful websites and how to use and organise the information that you find.

Genealogy Online For Dummies includes:

Laying The Groundwork

Planning for Genealogical Success

Fine–Tuning Your Organizational and Preservation Skills

Starting to Build Your Family Tree

What’s in a Name?

Locating Your Ancestors (Geographically Speaking)

Getting to Know What You Are Looking For

Starting Offline: Basic Genealogical Sources in the UK

Going Online: Searching Official and Commercial Websites

Storing and Organizing Information in Your Computer

Coordinating Your Attack: Getting Help from Other Researchers

Sharing Your Wealth Online

Creating a Place to Call Home

Ten Handy Databases

Ten Things to Remember When Designing

Your Genealogical Web Site

Ten Sites That Offer Help

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23413 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-13
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 298 pages

Review
"many useful hints" (Practical Family History, December 2006)

"…there is a lot of good advice in this book for those starting out." (Ancestors, January 2007)

"…a useful volume to keep close to your computer." (Family History Monthly, January 2007)

"Easy to read yet filled with facts and information, this is a solid reference guide..."  (Family History Monthly, December 2007)

Review
"many useful hints" (Practical Family History, December 2006)

"…there is a lot of good advice in this book for those starting out." (Ancestors, January 2007)

"…a useful volume to keep close to your computer." (Family History Monthly, January 2007)

"Easy to read yet filled with facts and information, this is a solid reference guide..."  (Family History Monthly, December 2007)

From the Author
A common sense guide to researching your genealogy online.
You're probably asking yourself how this book differs from the many other available genealogy books. Some books tell you only the traditional methods of genealogical research--others that do talk about online methods tend to group them by type of resource rather than explaining how you can integrate the many Internet resources to achieve your genealogical goals. In Genealogy Online for Dummies we provide details on how to prepare for going online, research names on the Internet, find locations where your ancestors lived, locate government, ethnic and hard to find records, publish your genealogical findings on the World Wide Web, and a provide a glossary of Internet and genealogical terms--all with a focus on integrating the many available resources. We also include several tools on the accompanying CD-ROM to assist you in your research including the full Basic Edition of the bestselling Family Tree Maker genealogical software, useful Internet utilities and browsers, and genealogical utilities to help you place your genealogy on the Internet.

Customer Reviews

Does what it says on the tin
As with most Dummies titles, it does what it says on the tin, and gives you exactly what you expect. Although I am by no means a novice at genealogy, I found numerous ideas and suggestions that have already helped me trace a relative who died in the 2nd World War. There are pages of useful websites - many of them free to search - and anyone contemplating researching their Family History should seriously consider this book, especially at the excellent price to be found on amazon.co.uk.

Not Just for Dummies
Had recently purchased a couple of books to help me with my amateur geneaology research & then spotted this one. It won hands down on positive help without having to trawl through chapters & chapters to even decide where to start.
Perfect for the first timer & also the more experienced geneaologists as well.

Great Book for any starter genealogist!!!
I truly enjoyed this book. My daughters been trying to buy it for me for quite some time. Of course that was the previous version...I didn't think I needed it AND then I hit a brick wall. I asked her to get it for me for Mother's Day, sure enough, it helped! Matthew and April, Thanks!!!