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Genealogy--searching online for your ancestors

Need help on how to use the internet to research your genealogy. Try checking out these eBooks and other eResources for guidance. #Indypladults

The Indianapolis Public Library

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  • This book describes related Web sites and explains how to begin and maintain a family history research project. It covers 100+ of the most useful genealogy Web sites.
    eBookNew York : Osborne/McGraw-Hill, [2001] — EBOOK EBSCO
  • It's unthinkable to do genealogy today without the Internet. But not all online sources are reliable. First, take a look at the benefits (and drawbacks) of government, nonprofit, and commercial online sites. Then, learn how to make sense…
    Streaming VideoThe Great Courses, 2014. — EVIDEO KANOPY
  • Get to the roots of your personal history, using all the resources of the Internet! This edition helps you plan your research, use both offline and online tools, verify what you find, and share your results.
    eBookHoboken, NJ : Wiley, [2011] — EBOOK LIBBY
  • This book explains how to research family history using such online resources as genealogical databases, and lists state and country Web sites that help to locate vital records, archives, and repositories
    eBookIndianapolis, Ind. : Macmillan, [2000] — EBOOK EBSCO
  • Genealogy Basics Online

    a Step-by-step Introduction to Finding Your Ancestors Through the Internet

    Flinn, Cherri Melton
    This book Introduces and reviews helpful Web sites while offering Internet searching strategies and advice on maximizing the use of AOL and other Internet service providers.
    eBookCincinnati, Ohio : Muska & Lipman Publishing, 2000. — EBOOK EBSCO
  • This book offers tips on how to research genealogical roots online, including how to search government and state archives without leaving home, and provides lists of useful web sites.
    eBookIndianapolis, Ind. : Sams, [2000] — EBOOK EBSCO
  • Uses up-to-date and highly organized methods and techniques to show readers how to find the elusive details to round out their genealogy research.
    eBookNew York : McGraw-Hill Education, 2013. — EBOOK LIBBY
  • This is one of several articles that you can find in our research databases.
    UnknownToronto : Moorshead Magazines, [2006-]
  • Planting Your Family Tree Online

    How to Create Your Own Family History Web Site

    Howells, Cyndi
    Planting Your Family Tree Online is designed to take you step-by-step through the process of creating a genealogy Web site.
    UnknownNashville : Rutledge Hill Press, [2003] — 929 HOW
  • Online Roots

    How to Discover Your Family's History and Heritage With the Power of the Internet

    Porter, Pamela Boyer, 1954-
    Researching family history is the second most popular topic on the Internet (after sex). In Online Roots, Pamela Boyer Porter, a Certified Genealogical Records Specialist, explains how to search effectively on the Internet, how to assess…
    eBookNashville : Rutledge Hill Press, [2003] — EBOOK LIBBY
  • Many of Ireland's primary records were lost during the civil war in 1922 and through other equally tragic means. Paton shows you that, not only has a great deal of information survived, a lot of it is increasingly being made available…
    eBookBarnsley : Pen & Sword Family History, 2013. — EBOOK LIBBY