The genealogist's Internet
Christian, Peter2009
Book
Total copies: 1
Main title:
The genealogist's Internet / Peter Christian.
Edition:
4th ed.
Imprint:
Kew : National Archives, 2009.
Collation:
xiv, 402 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 2005.Formerly CIP. UkIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Machine derived contents note: INTRODUCTION -- Genealogy and the internet 1 -- Offline genealogy 2 -- History 3 -- FIRST STEPS 6 -- Tutorials 6 -- Getting help 12 -- Genealogical terms and abbreviations 13 -- ONLINE STARTING POINTS 15 -- The British Isles 16 -- General genealogy gateways 21 -- W eb directories 26 -- USING ONLINE SOURCES 28 -- Approaches to digitization 28 -- Paying for records 30 -- Indexes, transcriptions and images 32 -- Indexing issues 33 -- Payment systems 38 -- Major commercial data services 39 -- Docum ent services 50 -- Image formats and viewers 52 -- W hich data service? 57 -- Common problems 57 -- CIVIL REGISTRATION 6o -- England and Wales 60 -- Scotland 72 -- Ireland 74 -- Offshore 77 -- Certificate exchanges 77 -- Overseas 78 -- CENSUS 8o -- General information 80 -- Free census indexes 8 -- The commercial services 84 -- The 1911 census 88 -- Comparison 91 -- Ireland 95 -- Overseas 98 -- CHURCH RECORDS 99 -- Parish churches 100o -- FamilySearch 101 -- FreeReg o6 -- Local resources 106 -- Commercial data services 108 -- Scotland 109 -- Ireland 109 -- The Roman Catholic Church no -- Nonconformist churches 111 -- Monumental inscriptions 113 -- PROPERTY, TAXATION AND CRIME 115 -- W ills 116 -- Land and taxation 120 -- Crime 25 -- OCCUPATIONS 128 -- Occupational terms 128 -- General inform ation 129 -- Individual occupations 131 -- The learned professions 134 -- Company records 140 -- Trade unions 141 -- THE ARMED FORCES 142 -- General information 142 -- The Royal Navy and merchant navy. 144 -- The Army 148 -- The Royal A ir Force 151 -- Medals 152 -- Com m em oration 153 -- MIGRATION AND COLONIES 158 -- Passenger lists 161 -- The Americas 162 -- Australasia 164 -- Africa and the Caribbean. 166 -- India 169 -- European immigration 171 -- PRINT SO URCES 175 -- Books 175 -- Directories 179 -- Newspapers 184 -- ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES 192 -- Gateways to archives 193 -- The National Register of Archives 195 -- National archives. 196 -- "The national libraries 202 -- County record offices 203 -- Public libraries 203 -- University libraries 204 -- Family History Centers 205 -- The Society of Genealogists 208 -- Beyond the British Isles 208 -- SURNAMES, PEDIGREES AND FAMILIES 209 -- Surname interests 209 -- Pedigree databases 215 -- Genetics and DNA testing 224 -- Royal and notable families. 226 -- Locating living people 232 -- GEOGRAPHY 237 -- Gazetteers 237 -- Modern maps 245 -- Historical maps 248 -- Map collections 257 -- Finding maps 258 -- Interactive m apping 258 -- HISTORY 260 -- General resources 260 -- Local history 261 -- Social history 264 -- Names 266 -- Understanding old documents 270 -- PHOTO G RAPH S 279 -- National collections 279 -- Local collections 281 -- Personal sites 284 -- Commercial photographs 284 -- Professional photographers 285 -- Portraits 286 -- Dating, preservation, restoration 287 -- Photo sharing 289 -- DISCUSSION FORUM S 293 -- Mailing lists 293 -- Newsgroups 302 -- Web forums 303 -- Netiquette. 306 -- Starting your own discussion group 308 -- Which discussion group? 308 -- SEA RCH EN G IN ES 310 -- Using a search engine. 312 -- Formulating your search 313 -- Refining your search 320 -- Search tips 320 -- Searching for files 321 -- Sites and domains 323 -- Limitations 324 -- The 'invisible web' 325 -- Choosing a search engine 326 -- Using multiple search engines 329 -- Genealogy search tools 330 -- Further inform ation 331 -- PUBLISHING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY ONLINE 333 -- Publishing options 333 -- Family trees for the web 335 -- Web publishing basics 338 -- Software 343 -- Website design 352 -- Uploading your website 355 -- Publicity 356 -- Preserving your family history 358 -- Help and advice 358 -- THE WORLD OF FAMILY HISTORY 360 -- Societies and organizations 360 -- Events 361 -- Courses 362 -- Magazines and journals 363 -- News 366 -- Podcasting 370 -- Software 371 -- Online shops 373 -- Professional researchers 376 -- Lookup services 377 -- ISSUES FOR ONLINE GENEALOGISTS 37
ISBN:
9781905615391 (pbk)1905615396 (pbk)
Dewey class:
929.102854678Q 929
LC class:
CS415
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
210761
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