- Up-to-date techniques for navigating the evolving world of genealogical research - Savvy advice for overcoming frustrating obstacles and of research

Describes methods for conducting genealogical research, explains how to trace the history of a family through the use of living sources and public records, and includes updated information on the latest census data, the art of using online research, and guidelines on how to find valuable offline records. Original.

Describes methods for conducting genealogical research and explains how to trace the history of a family through the use of living sources and public records.

This user-friendly volume offers readers an opportunity to understand the craft of genealogy, explore their roots, perform online research, and begin to discover their true identities. Includes new information on the release of the 1930 census, the pros and cons of online research, and creating family trees.

A complete guide to researching genealogical questions online explains how to find records by using the Internet, how to create a home page for oneself, software and hardware needs, available genealogical Web sites, and more. The book covers the basics of both gathering family data and online searches.

With The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy, Second Edition, information about your forebears is just a few mouse clicks away. In this updated and revised Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: Terrific tips on obtaining information from maps and gazetteers; A completely revised chapter on getting the most from online databases; Idiot-proof advice on using computerized genealogy forms;Easy-to-understand information on essential software programs.

Also covers compiled sources, newspapers, vital records, census returns, abstracting wills and deeds, and immigration records.

The next best thing to a personal genealogist, this guide gives you all the knowledge to trace your heritage, and sort through the vast amount of information online, in family scrapbooks, in libraries, and at courthouses.

Provides advice on how to research and document one's family history, including preserving oral histories, learning about female ancestors, and navigating genealogical resources, and suggests various ways of presenting one's discoveries.