Getting Started In Genealogy Online.

Getting Started In Genealogy Online

William Dollarhide

Genealogical Publishing Company

3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore, MD 21211

0806317701, $12.95 www.genealogical.com 1-800-296-6687

The information technology represented by the internet has impacted every aspect of American life and that most assuredly includes genealogical research. Simply stated, "Getting Started In Genealogy Online" by genealogist William Dollarhide is the perfect introduction for the novice genealogist to utilizing the internet for their genealogical research. Thoroughly 'user friendly', "Getting Started In Genealogy Online" is a succinct and deftly written 64-page compendium that will enable even the most rank beginner to quickly trace their family tree. Reducing online genealogical research to its elemental basics, "Getting Started In Genealogy Online" will prove to be an invaluable resource for the more experienced genealogist as well as it will enable them to create and/or access an online database in which to place the names and web addresses of all essential record repositories. From a seven step process for getting started, to instruction on finding book titles, genealogy websites, lineage-linked sites, utilizing the National Archives, Regional Archives, and other facilities, to genealogical software and GEDCOM Utility, "Getting Started In Genealogy Online" is an ideal instructional reference. Of special note are the sections devoted to state genealogy resource centers, 'Research Help for the Addicted', and 'Master Forms' (Family Data Sheet; Pedigree Chart; Family Group Sheet). In this day and age, "Getting Started In Genealogy Online" should be a part of the personal reference library of every aspiring and practicing genealogist.