Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I: Basics
1. Beginning a Genealogy Project
2. Software You’ll Need
3. Privacy and Law in Genealogy
Part II: Using the Internet for Genealogy
4. Genealogy Education: Seminars, Webinars, and More
5. Search Engines for Genealogy
6. Instant Messaging and Microblogging
7. Fun with Email: Mail Lists, Newsletters and More
8. Social Networking
9. Blogging Your Genealogy
10. DNA Genealogy
Part III: Specific Online Resources
11. Vital Records and Government Archive Sites
12. Family Search: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
13. Ellis Island Online
14. Online Library Card Catalogs and Online Books
15. International Genealogy Resources
16. Ethnic Genealogy Resources
17. The National Genealogical Society
18. The Ancestry.com Network
19. Genealogy Publishing
20. Around the Web in 80 (or So) Sites
Part IV: Appendixes
A. Genealogical Standards from the National Genealogical Society
B. How to Hire a Professional Genealogist
Glossary

About the Author

Elizabeth Powell Crowe (Huntsville, AL) wrote the previous editions of this book as well as Information for Sale (0070199515) and The Electronic Traveler (0830640169) (both by McGraw-Hill). She is the twice-monthly "Net Surfer" columnist for Computer Currents magazine and author of numerous articles for both popular and technical publications.