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: #2016 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'