Manufacturer: Genealogical Publishing Company
Written By: Elizabeth Shown Mills

Evidence Explained is the definitive guide to the citation and analysis of historical sources. It begins with a simple question: Why do we invest so much of our energy into the citation of sources? Followed by the intriguing answer: Because all sources are not created equal. As a citation guide, Evidence Explained is built on this simple question and answer. According to the author, ...

Manufacturer: Genealogical Pub Co
Written By: Elizabeth Shown Mills

Whether you are coming to Ancestry.com for the first time or have used it for years, you need The Official Guide to Ancestry.com. Written by noted genealogist and lecturer George G. Morgan, this official guide takes you inside the #1 website for family history research for an unprecedented tour. Become more proficient with searching the site. Explore obscure databases you didn't know existed. ...

Manufacturer: Ancestry.com
Written By: George G Morgan

With Family Tree Maker, America's top-selling family tree software for more than then years, you can create a family history that you and your family will treasure for years to come. This book is your guide to make that happen. The Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2008 helps you begin to build your family tree. You'll discover the easiest way to search for more information about your ancestors ...

Manufacturer: Ancestry.com
Written By: Tana Pedersen Lord

The Helms have put together an excellent introductory guide to doing genealogical research online. They've avoided the usual trap of organizing their book by resources, which may be easy for the author but makes it harder on the user. So instead of devoting this chapter to useful Web sites, that chapter to valuable newsgroups, and so forth, they've organized the book in a way closer to the way ...

Manufacturer: For Dummies
Written By: Matthew L. Helm, April Leigh Helm

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, therefore, is to train the researcher in this new methodology, tying the fundamentals of genealogical research to the infrastructure of computers and web sites. In other ...

Manufacturer: Genealogical Publishing Company
Written By: Karen Clifford

Family historians know the value of preserving precious family heirlooms--old letters, diaries, photographs, Bible pages. Yet most have limited, if any, knowledge of the technology needed to safely save these items. Digitizing Your Family History gives readers the tools they need to keep these records permanently. They'll learn to: * Utilize a scanner to best save photos and documents ...

Manufacturer: Family Tree Books
Written By: Rhonda Mcclure

From the former editor of the RootsWeb Review and the author of The Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2006 comes the insider's tour of RootsWeb.com. In it, you will learn how to put your family tree online, locate valuable research resources, create successful message board posts, search effectively, connect with other users, and much more. The guide also features success stories from members of ...

Manufacturer: Ancestry.com
Written By: Myra Vanderpool Gormley, Tana Pederson Lord

Genealogy Online presents a lot of information, much (but not all) of it having to do with finding facts about family lineage on the Internet. Mostly, this is a directory of big genealogy Web sites, newsgroups, mailing lists, and commercial services. It's also an introduction to Web communities and the tools you need to participate in them. These are the things you'll need to understand in ...

Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Written By: Elizabeth Powell Crowe

It can take hours to research family history and it is easy to become inundated with stuff - paper records, recordings, photographs, notes, artifacts, and more information than one would imagine could ever exist. The usefulness of the collection is in the organization - using computers, archival boxes, files, and forms to help you put your hands on what you need when you need it. Also included, ...

Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
Written By: Ann Carter Fleming