Genealogy For Dummies
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Genealogy For Dummies, 8th Edition covers everything you need to know about starting a genealogical research project—including where and how to find information, how to communicate with other online genealogists, how to leverage social networking sites and apps, how to add digital images to your family tree, and how to build your own site for sharing information. It also explains the use of compiled genealogies, U.S. Census information, and public access catalogs.
Brand new to this edition is content on how to conduct genealogical research on the road, and on how to take this research and integrate it into the data found at home. It also contains new information on DNA research and testing, new geocoding applications to record geographic data into a genealogical database, and other new technologies. The book covers which apps are worth your money, and how to get the most out of them.
Follow the clues to uncover your family's legacy—and have fun along the way!
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Matthew L. Helm. (2017). Genealogy For Dummies. 8 Wiley.
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Matthew L. Helm and April Leigh Helm manage several leading online genealogical resources, including HistoryKat.com. They're also the founders of Boneyard Creek Heritage, Inc. Books by the Helms include Family Tree Maker For Dummies, Get Your Degree Online, Genealogy Online: Tech to Connect and seven editions of Genealogy Online For Dummies.
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Brand new to this edition is content on how to conduct genealogical research on the road, and on how to take this research and integrate it into the data found at home. It also contains new information on DNA research and testing, new geocoding applications to record geographic data into a genealogical database, and other new technologies. The book covers which apps are worth your money, and how to get the most out of them.
- Use the latest tools to research family history
- Create your own site to showcase your family tree, digital images, and compiled genealogies
- Get access to free versions of Legacy Family Tree and Personal Ancestral Files
- Utilize both online and offline research techniques and tools
Follow the clues to uncover your family's legacy—and have fun along the way!
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Brand new to this edition is content on how to conduct genealogical research on the road, and on how to take this research and integrate it into the data found at home. It also contains new information on DNA research and testing, new geocoding applications to record geographic data into a genealogical database, and other new technologies. The book covers which apps are worth your money, and how to get the most out of them.
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Introduction 1
About This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 4
Part 1: Getting Started with Genealogy 5
Chapter 1: Beginning Your Ancestral Journey 7
It's About Time(line) 7
Crafting an online timeline 9
Learning about Sources 13
Using Genealogical Applications 15
Entering Information into RootsMagic Essentials 17
Completing the Pedigree Page 20
Creating the Virtual You 21
Giving Your Ancestors Some Privacy 24
Beefing Up Your Profile 24
Citing Your Sources 26
Getting the Full Media Experience 28
Reaching Out to Others 29
Hinting Around about Your Ancestors 30
Giving Your Ancestors Some Mobility 31
Telling Your Story 34
Chapter 2: Hunting for Your Ancestral Treasures 35
A Brief Message about Research Steps 35
Selecting a Person to Begin Your Search 36
Trying a semi-unique name 36
Narrowing your starting point 36
Choosing someone you know about 38
Selecting a grandparent's name 39
Beginning to Put the Puzzle Together 39
Getting the 4-1-1 from Your Kinfolk 41
Dusting off old photo albums 43
Striking it rich in closets, in basements, and under beds 45
Adding Your Ancestors One by One 47
Using a bit of (Roots)Magic to keep track of your family 48
Logging your data into Ancestry Family Tree 53
Chapter 3: Searching Primary Resource Sites 55
Touring Ancestry.com 56
Trying Ancestry.com for free 56
Searching Ancestry.com's vast collection 58
Sifting through the results 62
RootsWeb.com at a Glance 68
Investigating FamilySearch 69
Creating a free account 69
FamilySearching records 70
Using FamilySearch results 71
Other FamilySearch search functions 75
Giving Back through FamilySearch Indexing 75
Saluting Fold3 76
Creating a trial account 76
Searching at Fold3 77
Finding Your Past 82
Exploring MyHeritage 84
Chapter 4: Using All of Your Censuses 87
Coming to Your Census 88
United States census schedules 88
State, territorial, and other census records 95
Finding Your Ancestors in U.S Census Records 97
Sifting through census record results 98
Digging into digitized census records 100
Consolidating your discoveries 104
Using census records to tell a story 106
Census Records from Afar 109
Africa 110
Asia 110
Europe 110
North America 113
Oceania 113
South America 113
Part 2: Bringing Your Ancestor to Life 115
Chapter 5: Digging Deeper into Your Ancestors' Lives 117
These Records Are Vital 117
Reading vital records 118
Gauging vitals online 120
Investigating Immigration and Naturalization Records 123
Passenger lists 125
Naturalization records 127
Land Ho! Researching Land Records 129
Surveying land lovers in the U.S. 130
Using HistoryGeo.com to map your ancestor's land 134
Marching to a Different Drummer: Searching for Military Records 135
Taxation with Notation 140
Trial and Error at the Courthouse 142
Getting the News on Your Ancestors 143
Chapter 6: Mapping the Past 147
Are We There Yet? Researching Where "There" Was to Your Ancestors 148
Using documents that you already possess 148
Where is Llandrindod,...
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