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You're no idiot, of course. You know that back in the "old country", wherever that may be, there are probably ancient parchments listing your ancestors--and if you could go back, you could trace your lineage to its source. But when it comes to setting off on your personal expedition, time and finances keep you "rooted" in the here and now. Don't give up on discovering where you came from! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy is a fun, easy-to-follow guide to sleuthing around cyberspace to learn about your past--a cost-effective alternative to packing a trunk and setting sail. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

Customer Reviews (6)

Long In The Tooth in 2010
I purchased this used book from a bookseller at Amazon for a very low price although the shipping cost was a bit of a hit. The book was delivered quickly and in mint, "Like New" condition. No problems there.
The problem however (which is entirely my fault) is that the book was published ten years ago (in 2000). When you are talking about "online genealogy", it means much of the book material is now really obsolete in 2010. Even though the book is "long in the tooth" there still are a FEW hints for internet surfers who are brand new to online genealogy. Generally however, the book is extremely dated and not of much use to anyone with a little experience researching genealogy on the internet. One example: "Google Search" is hardly noted (it's included in a list of a half dozen other search engines and that's it).
Probably a good read 10 years ago but it's now "way over the hill". I should have checked more carefully before purchasing.

Helpful Genealogy Guide
I find that trying to get into genealogy is fairly easy & fun, but you can spend an enormous amount of time just getting started unless you have some guidelines.Where do you look for certain records; how do you find old Uncle Joe's third wife; etc? Even with helpful books such as the Idiots Guide, you will still find yourself spending lots of time searching through records, but at least you're being more productive because there are lots of hints & shortcuts.It's a great book to use along with an ancestry site.

Desperately needs to be an online text, not in print
This is a useful reference, but because of the nature of the Internet, the links outdate quickly.It desperately needs to be an online text that can be updated frequently and more readily accessed, as these are very long urls to type in in some cases (only to find the site has been moved).But wait, we have that online resource...it's called Cyndi's list.I haven't found anything in this text yet that was not more easily accessed on Cyndi's list.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy, Second Edition
Very informative for the novice Genealogist.Helpful hints of where to look for information both online and in the library.

Great for the classroom
I have been using this book in a class I teach at the local Adult Education center.The class is 10 sessions of 3 hours each and the book provides a comprehensive overview on Genealogy on the internet.The author's information is well written and todate 75 students have enjoyed this book with me... ... Read more

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This interactive book for parents and children begins as a genealogical guide that shows kids how to trace their past--how to track down important documents, create an oral history of their family, and compile a family tree. Two-color illustrations throughout. ... Read more

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Excellent Genealogy Starting Point for Kids and Others
This book brings the study of genealogy alive by intertwining the author's own family search with the common experience of many of us to find our own roots and beginnings.It sensitively handles cultural differences and origins and attempts to highlight specific events that affected particular immigrant groups.

The frequent use of biographical resources (photographs, documents, sidenotes) allows the reader to relate the discussion of genealogy to actual people and events in history.Since this is also called the "Official Ellis Island Handbook" this book additionally gives a very personal and thorough look at what it meant to be an immigrant and the experience that awaited many of our ancestors when they arrived in America.

I highly recommend this book not only for children but for anyone that desires a concise definition of the field of genealogy and family history.Its highly visual format and organization also make it a great classroom tool. ... Read more

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Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period
I was shocked when I received this book and saw what a collection of work was involved.This is a very low price to pay for a book that is loaded with actual documented family data.Think of what it would cost for you to do the years of research that he has already compiled for you.Yes, there are a few errors, but there are also errors in actual documents...This is just a GREAT place to start for those who are working on their early Spanish American families.

He has managed to bring together an enormous group of varied families in this one 442 page effort. I know it doesn't cite it's sources in every case and the dates are not always published, but an experienced researcher can glean much from this man's work.My suggestion is that if you have New Mexico families researched back to the early 1800's you will find this source invaluable.

Using his sources I should be able to order some of these records from a local Family History Center to acurately document my own data. If these manuscripts haven't been filmed yet, they eventually will be, so be patient.I was able to put together several promising families using this book and am working on the documentation for myself which we should all do anyway.

Excellent Manuscript
The Origins of New Mexico Families is a must have source book for anyone conducting genealogy research that includes New Mexico.A Must Have Book!

Origins of New Mexico Families
Very interesting, felt there could have been more added but was happy to have as a resource and history reference.

Excellent Resource for New Mexican Genealogy
This is an excellent resource for New Mexican genealogy research. The information is documented, the layout is clear, and the book is easy to use. I have consistently returned to this book while researching for my clients' family history and for mine as well. There are some errors, so don't use this book as the sole source of your work.

The only problem I see with this book is that sometime people become TOO eager to make their known lines stretch out to "fit" the work in here. But most researchers, professional and ameteur, aren't like that.

Purchase this book before it goes out of print, just like the previous reviewer urges. You'll use it for decades.

Salena Ashton

Must have if You have Family in It.
If you have ancestors listed in this book, you must have it.Just to see them listed in it makes you feel soo proud and you have it to show others in case they think you are full of crap. ... Read more

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The definitive online genealogy guide--updated with the latest Web 2.0 technologies

Begin or expand a successful genealogical research project using the proven, up-to-date methods and tools in this thoroughly revised bestselling guide. Featuring new coverage of Web 2.0 applications such as push technology, streaming video, blogs, podcasts, and social networking, Genealogy Online, Ninth Edition covers the wide array of ancestry-related networks, websites, and other online services, and explains how they all work.

Discover how to start your search, find specific types of genealogical information on the Web, and use online tools effectively and efficiently. Techniques for tracking, organizing, analyzing, and sharing research are included. The potential for finding clues, data, and other researchers looking for the same family names has increased exponentially in the last decade. This expert guide will help you take full advantage of the cutting-edge genealogy resources available at your fingertips.

• Select the best genealogy software for your project
• Carefully record, organize, and back up your data
• Ensure accuracy, privacy, and copyright compliance
• Target your searches using Boolean terms
• Chat in real-time with researchers worldwide using Twitter, Skype, IM, and chat
• Subscribe to genealogy mail lists, newsletters, groups, forums, podcasts, and RSS feeds
• Integrate social networking tools into your research, including Facebook, Second Life, and Google Wave
• Use social bookmarking and tagging to find and share information
• Set up your own genealogy blog
• Search vast resources like the National Archives and Records Administration and the Library of Congress
• Tap into international genealogy resources
• Publish your research on the Web

"With her thorough but not overwhelming descriptions, Crowe provides genealogists with a solid roadmap for successful searching" -- Elaine M. Kuhn, Library Journal

COVERS 100+ WEBSITES, INCLUDING:

• AfriGeneas.com
• RootsWeb.com
• Ancestry.com
• MyFamily.com
• Genealogy.com
• Legacy.com
• Onegreatfamily.com
• Familyteedna.com
• Worldvitalrecords.com
• JewishGen.org
• FamilySearch.org
• EllisIsland.org
• NGSgenealogy.org
• Cyndislist.org
• DearMYRTLE.com
• Archives.gov
• Birthfamily.com

Elizabeth Powell Crowe has been pursuing and writing about genealogy for more than 30 years. Her work has appeared in Civil War Times, PCWorld, CJNet, Digital Genealogist, and other publications and websites. She is the bestselling author of previous editions of this book.Amazon.com Review
Genealogy Online presents a lot of information, much(but not all) of it having to do with finding facts about familylineage on the Internet. Mostly, this is a directory of big genealogyWeb sites, newsgroups, mailing lists, and commercial services. It'salso an introduction to Web communities and the tools you need toparticipate in them. These are the things you'll need to understand inorder to extract and contribute information about your heritage aspart of the Internet community.

Elizabeth Powell Crowe coversRootsWeb, the ROOTS-L mailing list, AfriGeneas, and the remarkableonline genealogy resources maintained by the Mormon Church. She alsopays attention to the Golden Gate forum on America Online and some ofCompuServe's genealogy forums. There's some coverage of standalonefamily-history software like Family Tree Maker and some usefulinformation about genealogical concepts like Ahnentafels numbers.

Genealogy Online would be better if it included moreinformation about obscure Internet resources sites having to do withparticular families or small ethnic groups. There are enough of theseto make an annotated directory worthwhile. The author also coulddispense with most of the general Internet how-to information, whichoccupies a lot of this book. --David Wall ... Read more

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A Great Place to Start!
I have been interested in genealogy for a long time, but I am just beginning to pursue that interest.To learn the basics, I read other, older books on genealogy, but this book tells it all!It is a treasure trove of references to search resources, while providing computer tips to vividly demonstrate the speed and effectiveness of online research. Genealogy Online Crowe's light, conversational style makes for easy reading while learning how to find one's ancestors. With this book, Crowe opens the door to a wide world of genealogical records and shows the best way to explore them all.

Great Reference for Online Research
This is a very useful tool for you genealogists who use the internet. There are dozens of useful hints. That the book has been popular for a while is obvious by the fact that this is the eighth edition. A large number of valuable websites are discussed, both private and governmental. This book will help you a lot with your family tree.

Online up to date?
While a good read with good directions, please check the copyright date. Anyone online knows how fast a book can become obsolete.

How to organize a search, where to begin, where to go
This newly revised and expanded seventh edition of Elizabeth Crowe's Genealogy Online is a thoroughly "user friendly', 432 page, hands-on, instructional resource which will enable even the most novice genealogist to deftly explore the truly vast resources of ancestry related networks, Web sites, and genealogical online services. Crowe authoritatively explains how to determine and access which ones best suit individual genealogist's purposes. Genealogy Online clearly, step-by-step, shows how to organize a search, where to begin, where to go on the Web, and how to use chat rooms, mailing lists, and Usenet effectively. No genealogical research reference shelf can be considered either complete or up-to-date without the inclusion of this impressive new edition of Elizabeth Crowe's Genealogy Online!

Good & Bad points..
Not so suprising that there's such disparity in the reviews of this book.Especially since most every review I read so far was true.

This book is good if:you are a genealogist NEW to the net.A lot of ground is covered, in terms of what kinds of software is needed (over an above the venerable genealogical database), as well as how to act/speak/do online.

This book is bad if:you've been online for more than a week.Too much ground is covered... well... look at the paragraph above... :)

I've found that some of the information she presents is a bit dated, but not so much so that a new user will terribly embarrass themselves by relying on it.

Overall, for myself (as a computer consultant of 15+ years) it did have some information to impart.Not necessarily enough to make this a "must have", but worth a read and recycle. ... Read more

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Anyone interested in discovering their family genealogy should carry a copy of this book everywhere. Written by internationally recognized expert, George G. Morgan, this book is an irreplaceable resource for beginner to expert knowledge gatherers. Not only does Morgan explain how to get the search started – creating a family tree, locating and evaluating documents, selecting the appropriate hardware and software for the search – he goes steps further and dedicates an entire section to research methods and strategies where he discusses, among other topics, getting past “dead ends,” and organizing possible research travel. With an entire chapter dedicated to expanding research horizons, and appendices covering up-to-date print and online resources, this is truly a comprehensive treatment of the tools necessary to conduct a successful genealogical search. ... Read more

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One of my favorite Genealogy Books of all time
As a genealogy instructorHow to Do Everything with Your Genealogy is one of the best recommendations I can make for new and intermediate genealogists.This book is easy to read, flows really well and has personal examples by the author inserted throughout that shows how the author followed his own advice and was successful in his searches...That is key to a good how to book in any genre....are the steps explained in such a way that it is easy to duplicate with your own research.This book is that.

Wonderful Resource for Genealogy Beginners AND Experienced!
George Morgan has done it again!This book describes everything a genealogist needs to know about what to actually do to get the information and then what to do with it when you think you have enough information.Easy to read and very user friendly!

comprehensive but tedious reference
This book is certainly comprehensive... it covers the expected range of genealogy topics, from vital records to selecting technology tools and planning a genealogy research trip.

But, for all the value that thorough and linear thinking has in the field of genealogy research, Morgan's writing style is unnecessarily tedious.For example, when talking about pedigree charts, he describes how you write your own name on line number one, then actually goes out of the way to explain to us that "the next pair of lines is numbered 2 and 3" before describing to us what these next lines are all about.And though he does devote some text to technology, this is discussed mostly in separate chapters at the end and he fails to incorporate as a central theme the role technology can play in alleviating the tedium of research.

In short, this book could have been written in half as many pages without losing much on substance.It's definitely not the kind of book you can read from cover-to-cover, even chapter-by-chapter.I found the Genealogy Handbook by Ellen Galford to be a much better starting point.However, given the comprehensiveness of this book and its decent index, this book still maintains some value as a reference.

How to Do Everything with Your Genealogy
I am so pleased with this book!. It gives the genealogist concrete information on research, organizing and presenting your work. Personal examples are very helpful. I wouls recommend this book to any family historian.

A great book for new genealogists
This is a great "how to" book for beginning genealogists and a good reference book for anyone searching for their ancestors. ... Read more

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Psychic Roots is all about the influence of coincidence and serendipity ongenealogical research, the chance combination of events over which the researcher has nocontrol but which nevertheless guides him to a fortuitous discovery. Certainly chance or dumbluck sometimes leads us straight to a record kept in an improbable place, to an ancestor's secondwife we didn't know anything about, and so on. Is it luck? Coincidence? In this book, esteemedgenealogist Hank Jones tells us about his own brushes with preternatural experiences, and he hasinvited other genealogists to share their experiences as well; thus in these pages we have theinsights of well over a hundred respected ancestor hunters who discuss their experiences in lightof synchronicity, intuition, genetic memory, and serendipity. Their stories fairly crackle withillumination and make a plausible case for the importance of the sixth sense in genealogicalresearch. ... Read more

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Psychic Roots - A Genealogy Librarian's Review
Has an ancestor ever just 'fallen' into your lap? Have you ever found what you were not looking for? Have you ever pulled the `wrong' book off the shelf and found an answer in it? Have you chased ancestors until they found you?

If you can answer 'yes' to any of these questions as they pertain to genealogy - and even if you can't - you can certainly appreciate unexpected surprises. I would venture to say that most of us have experienced things like this even in non-genealogical situations.

Hank Jones's "Psychic Roots: Serendipity and Intuition in Genealogy" and his follow-up book, "More Psychic Roots: Further Adventures in Serendipity and Intuition in Genealogy" demonstrate the reasons for his venture into the `less scientific' methods of finding ancestors. He begins with the premise that our ancestors want to be found. For him, it all started when he was a young boy peeking into a forbidden trunk in an attic. In writing this book, he is, as far as I know, the first professional genealogist to mention out loud and in print, the possibility that our ancestors want us to find them and will use various ways to get us to do that which are not always based solely on solid, scholarly research methods.

As a genealogy librarian, I've heard stories like those in Hank's books many times. Hank says initially he was concerned about taking some flack for his theory, which some professionals would criticize as undermining years of attempts to make genealogy a more solid, respectable field of research, based on sound reasoning, solid research methods, and hard evidence. His call for examples of `psychic roots' experiences brought stories even from some of the most respected names in the field. He was surprised that even the genealogical scholars had moments like this that they were willing to share, that they also wondered if something unexplainable was at work all along but were reluctant to share it.

Hank's books provided a `safe place' to share stories of strange coincidence and serendipity. He had so many responses to his invitation to genealogists to share their own stories that he wrote the second book. I think Hank's theory has been more than validated. I suspect that any qualms he may have had about being taken seriously diminished as the stories rolled in.

Hank does not for a moment lessen the importance of sound, solid research methods. He himself is a distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists. But neither does he discount or dismiss the less-scholarly methods that bring us many of the answers we seek. He's seen, heard, and read far too many examples to brush them off simply as stories of just dumb luck, although even dumb luck can sometimes be a factor in a fortuitous find.

Another concept Hank discusses in conjunction with serendipity and intuition is psychologist Carl Jung's theory of synchronicity, which is the occurrence of two seemingly unrelated events that come together in a meaningful way that cannot be explained to the person experiencing them. In short, synchronicity is "meaningful coincidence." It might even be called `being in the right place at the right time.'

So what's actually responsible for `strange' successes in genealogy? Serendipity? Preparation? Accident? Solid research? Educated guesses? Intuition? Being in the right place at the right time? I think it's probably a mixture of these and other things. How would we know we were having a Eureka moment if we hadn't laid some kind of groundwork already? We may not have been prepared to find the answer this way, so we may think it simply jumped out at us. Maybe we'd filed something years ago that didn't really connect with what we knew at the time, but couldn't just toss it out. Down the road, we find something that makes us rifle through that file for that seemingly unconnected piece of evidence, and our puzzle - or maybe just a part of it - is solved. I believe in what Louis Pasteur said: "Chance favors the prepared mind."But I also believe what Jules Henri Poincaré said, that "It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover."

Not "hard-core" genealogy but fun and interesting
Hank Jones spent twenty years in movies, especially Disney films, and that freed him up later on to pursue his genealogical interests, both as an author and as a well-known national conference speaker, for both of which he received the NGS Award of Merit. He's best known as the expert on the Palatine German immigrants, but also for this volume about the influence of coincidence, intuition, and serendipity in family research -- and we've all experienced it: The nagging feeling that you really need to venture up into a strange courthouse attic, no matter how dark it is; the discovery that the person sitting next to you on your flight to Salt Lake is your fourth cousin; the search through a cemetery for a particular grave that unexpectedly turns up a branch of the family you had no idea was there. (All three of those examples have occurred in my own immediate family, by the way.) The author relates his own brushes with the preternatural and brings together the similar experiences of several dozen other researchers, including such well known figures as Carl Boyer, William Filby, Charles Hansen, Helen Leary, Joan Kirchman Mitchell, Marsha Hoffman Rising, Christine Rose, Eugene Stratton, Neil Thompson -- and Winston De Ville.

Waking up to invisible around us
I had always avoided the subject of genealogy as being completely boring. It conjured up visions of people sitting in libraries for hours and hours going over ancient records trying to find names of their long-deadancestors. What a weary way to waste one's days! However, a friend recentlyput into my hand Henry Z. Jones' PSYCHIC ROOTS, Serendipity & Intuitionin Genealogy. It has totally changed my views. I was amazed to find successin genealogy often comes from intuition, searching not with just the mind,but also an open heart, enjoying warm feelings with the desceased. Againand again in his book, Jones describes how helpful hints, items seeminglydroppped from nowhere, somehow unite the living with the thoughts and deedsof the departed. As the author concludes:"I do believe that ourancestors have no wish to be forgotten: they want to be found." And Iwould add, our ancestors have been over and about us since we were born,seeking to lead us into ever greater dimensions. Genealogy can open thedoors to deeper understanding of our larger family "in thebeyond," but still close in influence and love. Don't miss this book.It will open your heart to ancestors who are as close as breathing. ... Read more

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A unique book on Britain’s royal families by this well established popular historian.

Britain’s Royal Families is a unique reference book providing, for the first time in one volume, complete genealogical details of all members of the royal houses of England, Scotland and Great Britain from 800AD to the present. Drawing on countless authorities, both ancient and modern, Alison Weir explores the royal family tree in unprecedented depth and provides a comprehensive guide to the heritage of today’s royal family. ... Read more

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Want to know Britain's rulers? Here's the shortcut resource!
Alison Weir is renowned for her historical fiction and her historical works. One of the problems I have when perusing her works is keeping the players straight. Who was related to whom? Who were the children (legitimate and illegitimate) of kings and lords? In this work, Weir provides us with a resource that can be consulted while reading works on Britain's rulers over time--and keeps the players a little straighter!

Weir notes at the outset (Page 3): "This handbook is about the monarchy, and it begins with the first ruler who properly may be accorded the title of monarch, Egbert of Wessex." For each ruler, one to three or so pages suffices. We learn details of the family (mother and father), siblings, wife/husband/lover, children (legitimate and not so), and death details. The work begins, unsurprisingly, with Egbert. Other early rulers--Alfred (born in 846-849), Canute (born995), Harold II (overthrown by the Normans, ending the Saxon reign), William the Conqueror (born in 1008 and beginning the Norman Dynasty). The Norman dynasty included Henry I.

Then he Plantagenet line, beginning with Henry II in 1154. The line ended with Richard III, in the battle at Bosworth in 1485. Among the monarchs in this line--Richard I (the Lion heart), Edward I (Longshanks), Edward III (and note John of Gaunt, one of his sons, and his role in the line of monarchs), Richard II, Edward IV. Then, after this lineage came the Tudors, beginning with Henry VII and ending with Elizabeth I. After that? The book runs through the different families--Stuarts, House of Hanover, House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha morphed into Windsor, with Elizabeth II being the latest monarch.

All in all, a useful resource, helping to keep the players straight in English/British history.

hard to keep up
Excellent historical information but hard to keep up on who is who and who's kids are whos's. Take some time with it and yuou will enjoy it for it's informative history.

Excellent Resource
I am an avid reader of historical fiction in British history. I enjoy Alison Weir's works with her thorough research and readable style. I bought this book as a reference book to keep track of all those kings and queens..and the pretenders.

Useful Information but have to dig a bit to get it.
I bought this to look up ancestors. I found them after digging into the book. Even now, I've the nagging feeling that I'm related in a different way. The layout confused me abit but I don't have the time to read the entire book in detail.

great for research
i bought this book to use for research. i love genealogy and this book on british royalty was perfect. ... Read more

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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. ... Read more

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Genealogy and well done.
This book was recommended by my genealogy teacher, who is absolutely the most competent person in the field that I've ever heard of, and I'm a teacher myself.So I knew it was the best choice.It covers everything.I only left off one star because, since I have some poor illiterate relatives who never registered births or deaths and lived in isolated areas, sometimes the book seems to assume that one can find treasures in the attic and that there are records if you just look. But this is very minor--it is an excellent and thorough book.

A good book overall
This book is reasonably up to date and provides numerous references in case you need more depth of information in certain areas. Even the most critical review gives it 3 stars. I do agree that there is more detail than needed in some areas. This is hardly a fault as I can skim those topics and comeback for more detail later if needed.

packed with info!
As are the others in the Idiots series, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geneology was packed with useful info to get one started.

The best guide available.
These authors have the credentials to and have written a superb handbook, especially for the genealogy "newbies".Even the experienced family historian will here find MUCH help.Paul Drake JD

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy
As a newbie to genealogy, I find this to be a very helpful book. It points you in the directions that you should go and gives a lot of ideas that I would not have thought of. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This book contains the papers delivered at sessions organised by the Genealogy and Local History Section at the annual conferences of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) between 2001 and 2005; many of these are updated versions of the original presentations. The authors, all experts in their own fields, address those engaged in delivering genealogy and local history services in libraries, archives and museums across the world. ... Read more

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Professional Genealogy is a manual by professionals for everyone serious about genealogy. For librarians who struggle to help a whole new class of patrons, it provides a bridge to the methods, sources, and minutiae of history, up-close and personal. For established genealogical professionals, it offers benchmarks by which they can advance their skills and place their businesses on sounder footing. For all those who dream of turning a fascinating hobby into a successful career, Professional Genealogy details the preparation and the processes ... Read more

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The Title Tells It All
Professional Genealogy is exactly as it is advertised, a manual or guidebook for professional genealogists, or professional wannabees.
It is not meant for the casual hobbyist.However, the hobbyist who wants to learn what standards professionals should live by, or want to raise their own work to a professional level would be well-advised to read this book.It is on my shelf, because I like to aspire to professional standards even if I never make a business at being a professional genealogist.

Indispensable for the Professional
I recommend "Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians" as a first reading for someone considering setting up a genealogist practice, or for someone preparing for genealogist certification.

Provides practical information on a variety of important fronts.Chapters written by outstanding professionals, and very readable.It is a hefty hardback, quite comprehensive in scope, and well worth the price.

Even if you have been a professional genealogist for a few years, as I have, "Professional Genealogy" is a benefit.

Professional Genealogy
The product was exactly as advertised, and in much better condition than I had expected. I was very happy with the product, and felt I got full value for the price paid.

A LOT of Good Ideas in This Book!
I borrowed a copy of this book from my local library as I have been exploring the possibility of self-employment in this field.I found a LOT of good ideas that I had never thought of before!!!!

Once I can afford to, I plan to purchase a copy of this book so I can refer to it INDEFINITELY!!!!

Great resource for professionals
The book is excellent if you are researching how to structure your own business because it offers tips on billing, writing reports, etc.However, most of the book is not useful if you want to use it for non-professional reasons. ... Read more

Product Description
In the ten years since the publication of Do People Grow on Family Trees? (121,000 copies in print), the Internet has completely transformed genealogy, making family history the second most popular hobby in the U.S. after gardening and genealogy the second most searched for subject on the Web.

Now completely revised, updated, retitled, and filled with detailed guidance on utilizing the Internet, Climbing Your Family Tree is the comprehensive, kid-friendly genealogical primer for the 21st century, and a dramatic story of how and why our ancestors undertook the arduous voyages of immigration to this nation. It teaches kids to track down important family documents, including ships' manifests, naturalization papers, and birth, marriage, and death certificates; create oral histories; make scrapbooks of photos, sayings, and legends; and compile a family tree. A full chapter is devoted to the online search, and relevant Internet information has been incorporated into all the other chapters. Also new are more kids' genealogical stories and a reworked, easier-to-use design, and supporting the book will be a Web site that will include record-keeping pages, links to sites in the book, and more. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Genealogy for Kids
This book is a great introduction when starting your children to the subject of genealogy.Easy to understand, simple to follow.

Packed with tips on how to become an ancestor detective
Kids are invited to become sleuths into family history with Climbing Your Family Tree: Online And Off-Line Genealogy For Kids, a lively title, packed with tips on how to become an ancestor detective. From conducting interviews with family members to tracking down naturalization records, birth certificates, and regional history, Climbing Your Family Tree will appeal to all young readers who become fascinated with the fine art of genealogy. ... Read more