Contents
Preface to the Creative Commons Edition
Why this edition?
Online genealogy since 2012
New books
About the Links
Internal links
External links
Preface to the 2012 Edition
Introduction
Disappearing resources
What’s new in this edition
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
Genealogy and the internet
Offline genealogy
History
2 First Steps
Beginners’ guides
Online lectures
Getting help
Genealogical terms and abbreviations
3 Online Starting Points
The British Isles
General genealogical gateways
4 Using Online Sources
Approaches to digitization
Indexes, transcriptions and images
Quality issues
Searching online records
FamilySearch
The commercial data services
Document services
Image formats and viewers
Which data service
Common problems
5 Civil Registration
England and Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Offshore
Certificate exchanges
Overseas
6 Census
General information
Digitizing census records
Free census indexes
The commercial services
Ireland
Overseas
7 Church Records
Parish churches
FamilySearch
Other free collections
Local resources
Commercial data services
Scotland
Ireland
The Roman Catholic Church
Nonconformist churches
Municipal burials and cremations
Monumental inscriptions
8 Property, Taxation and the Law
Wills
Land and taxation
Crime
Civil courts
Church courts
9 Occupations
Occupational terms
General information
Individual industries and occupations
The learned professions
Company records
Trade unions
10 The Armed Forces
General information
The Royal Navy and merchant navy
The army
The Royal Air Force
Medals
Commemoration
11 Migration and Colonies
Passenger lists
The Americas
Australasia
Africa and the Caribbean
India
European immigration
12 Print Sources
Books
Electoral records
Directories
Newspapers
13 Archives and Libraries
Gateways to archives
The National Register of Archives
National archives
The Discovery service
Other catalogues
The national libraries
County record offices
Public libraries
University libraries
Family History Centers and the Family History Library
The Society of Genealogists
Beyond the British Isles
14 Surnames, Pedigrees and Families
Surnames interests
Pedigree databases
Genetics and DNA testing
Royal, noble and notable families
Locating living people
15 Geography
Gazetteers
Modern maps
Historical maps
Map collections
Finding maps
Interactive mapping
16 History
General resources
Local history
Social history
Names
Understanding old documents
17 Photographs
National collections
Regional and local collections
Specialist collections
Commercial photographers
Professional photographers
Film and video
Dating, preservation, restoration
Photo sharing
18 Discussion Forums
Mailing lists
Web forums
Social networking
Netiquette
Starting your own discussion group
Which discussion group?
19 Search Engines
Using a search engine
Formulating your search
Refining your search
Search tips
Searching for files
Sites and domains
Limitations
The ‘invisible web’
Choosing a search engine
Genealogy search tools
Further information
20 Publishing Your Family History Online
Publishing options
Family trees for the web
Web publishing basics
Software
Uploading your website
Publicity
Preserving your family history
Help and advice
21 The World of Family History
Societies and organizations
Events
Courses
Magazines and journals
News
Software
Online shops
Professional researchers
Lookup services
Activism
22 Issues for Online Genealogists
Good practice
Using online information
Quality concerns
Paying for records
Copyright
Privacy
Finding material
Longevity
Outlook
Internet Genealogy Timeline
Internet glossary
Bibliography
About the Book
About the Author
