Product Description

The bestselling guide to researching family history online, now updated and expanded. It explores the major sources of data available to family historians and highlights the most useful directories and gateways. Suitable for those starting out or for experienced researchers, The Genealogist's Internet features all the recent developments online in areas such as births, marriages and deaths indexes; the expansion in census records and wills online; DNA testing and surname studies; genealogy blogs; changes in search engines; historical maps and photographs. Use it to contact others with the same surname or to access the numerous genealogical forums, discusssion groups, mailing lists and newsgroups to help in your own research. This up to the minute 4th edition includes the following- the launch of the 1911 census, the expansion of genealogical services, the complete range of census indexes, the first official data for Ireland, new passenger lists and other migration records, new ways of putting your family tree online, DNA matching, photo sharing and social bookmarking.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1055 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-27
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 402 pages

Review
Everyone who uses a computer for genealogical research should have this book --Society of Genealogists

If you use a computer, I highly recommend this useful book as a valuable tool for your British Isles genealogical --International Society for British History and Genealogical Research

This book should be compulsory reading for every family historian with internet access --Family History News and Digest

Family History News and Digest
'This book should be compulsory reading for every family historian with Internet access.'

David Tippey, 2005
'It's an essential reference...probably ...[one of] two best genealogy reference book published in recent times'

Customer Reviews

A Genealogists Must Have On The Book Shelf!!!
There are many books on the subject of genealogy reference, so much so, it is a nightmare and a daunting experience as to which reference books to plumb for. Peter Christian, has produced such a book, that is written in plain English, for the beginner and more advanced genealogist. The book is chronological in format with the most uptodate references of internet resources and the record offices/agencies available. The book is non biased towards any agencies, but does point out the pitfalls of information submitted to the various sites, as not being accurate without being verified manually from record offices. Such information apparently goes unchecked and therefore, inaccuracies, occur in the compilation of genealogical compilations. This is something Peter Christian, quite rightly, points out. This in mind, Peter Christian has covered all aspects of the science of researching family history. A very well written reference book and one that every researcher of genealogy should have. I certainly recommend this book for persons looking to purchase on this subject!!

A Goldmine of Information
Superb. Packed absolutely full of information on Internet resources fo rthe genealogist. The author even has a website containing updates to links that have changed since being printed in the book. Highly recommended.

Well-judged, helpful and very authoritative
It's hard to imagine a more compendious or useful book for the intelligent beginner or the established Family Historian with ambitions to extend his or her knowledge through the enormous (but potentially bewildering) resources of the web.

The author is a Fellow of London's Society of Geneaologists but does not blind with science: the book is a well-paced primer, but completely unpatronising. It will prove enlightening even to hardened net-users, and it contains a huge number of tips about exploring British Genealogy online that will be indispensible to Family Historians all over the world.

The book is fully-illustrated and nicely-presented. A specially valuable section concerns the practicalities, and the netiquette, of putting your own Family Tree online, thereby getting the attention of, and swapping information with, remote relations and fellow researchers.

The web is revolutionising the already-absorbing study of Genealogy and this excellent volume smooths and illuminates any would-be explorer's path through it.