Pollard Memorial Library (Lowell)

The complete beginner's guide to genealogy, the Internet, and your genealogy computer program, by Karen Clifford

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

The complete beginner's guide to genealogy, the Internet, and your genealogy computer program

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697639765

by Karen Clifford

The modern world of genealogy combines the traditional methods of research with the awesome power of computers and the Internet, a combination so powerful that it has transformed the way we do genealogy. The purpose of this book is to instruct the researcher in this new methodology, tying the fundamentals of genealogical research to the infrastructrue of computers and Web sites. In other words, it is a manual for modern genealogy designed for the beginner but useful even to the most seasoned researcher

Principles of success for the family historian -- Organizing family information -- Becoming acquainted with your genealogy program -- Why document? -- Printing your records -- Your family history notebook -- Developing a sense of our ancestors' environment -- Resolving conflict -- State vital records offices, public libraries, courthouses and local repositories -- Resources of the Family History Library -- Major databases of the Family History Library -- Using local Family History Centers -- National Archives and Regional Records Services Facilities -- Census records between 1850 and 1930 -- Analysis and goal setting -- Sharing your family history research

Genealogy, the Internet, and your genealogy computer program