Genealogy Online for Dummies

If you have an interest in genealogy, a wealth of information is at your fingertips. You can correspond with family members who live in far-off lands. You can research the history of a particular area and find images of historical documents without setting foot outside your home. You can discover resources that you never suspected to be helpful in your pursuit of your family history. And you can do all of it by using your computer and the Internet.

Genealogy For Dummies, 3rd Edition, is for you if you're looking to fill in your family tree, zero in on the best online sites, access government records, or share data with other researchers. This easy-to-use guide is also for you if You’ve done at least a little genealogy groundwork, and now you’re ready to use the Internet to pursue (and better prepare yourself for) your genealogy research both online and offline. You have at least a little computer experience, are now interested in pursuing your family tree, and want to know where and how to start. You have a little experience in genealogy and some experience with computers, but you want to learn how to put them together.

Genealogy research can become frustrating when you can’t find any information or pursue a lead that turns out to be false. Improve your chances at success by looking into records from governments or religious groups, and knowing how to use genealogical software. Genealogy For Dummies, 3rd Edition, also covers the following topics and more: Interviewing family members Sifting through records: birth, marriage, divorce, death, civil, military Using search engines and online databases Knowing how to use libraries and historical societies Finding ethnic records: African, Asian, Hispanic, Native American Getting the lowdown on census records Organizing and presenting your findings Getting help from other researchers

Being a genealogist has no formal requirements. You simply need an interest in your ancestry and a willingness to devote the rest of your life to pursuing information and documents. This latest edition of Genealogy Online For Dummies can make your job easier.