Genealogy Via the Internet

by Roberts, Ralph

• ISBN13: 9781570900938
• ISBN10: 1570900930
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Alexander Books

Summary

What were our ancestors doing in 1650? Who were they? Where were they? This book shows you how to find out these and many other things about your family's history faster than ever before. Genealogy -- the finding and documenting of a family's roots -- via the internet and other online services is a marriage made in heaven. One of the fastest growing hobbies, worldwide, family history has never been easier! The many genealogical resources -- literally hundreds of thousands on the internet and the worldwide web -- are easy to find and shorten your task dramatically.

Table of Contents

Dedication	8	(1)
Preface	9	(1)
Why This Book?	10	(2)
A Complete Package	12	(3)
PART I: Full Genealogy, Cousins by the Dozens	15	(66)
Full Genealogy and Online Accuracy	17	(18)
Online Resources	18	(1)
Ancestor Genealogy	19	(4)
Clash of Cultures	23	(1)
Full Genealogy	24	(3)
My Cousin, ``Vee''	27	(3)
Online Accuracy	30	(2)
Using Online Data	32	(2)
What Are Your Goals?	34	(1)
Cousins by the Dozens	35	(10)
Types of Kin	35	(1)
Your Relatives, Lots of Them!	36	(2)
He's My Cousin, Once Removed	38	(5)
Our Grandparents Are Great!	43	(2)
President Bush and His Cousins, All the Other Presidents!!	45	(12)
The Wonder of Kinship	46	(2)
Those Cousins, the Presidents	48	(2)
The ``Secret'' of Full Genealogy	50	(7)
Most Americans of European Ancestry Descend Directly from Muhammad	57	(14)
Muhammad's Genealogy Well Documented	59	(1)
Children of the Prophet	59	(2)
The Descendants Spread	61	(1)
Spain Becomes a Melting Pot	62	(2)
Kissing Cousins, the Royals and Nobility	64	(3)
President Bush's Line of Descent	67	(2)
Others Descended from Muhammad	69	(1)
It's a Small Green World	70	(1)
My Cousin, The Queen	71	(10)
Are We---You and I---in Line for the Throne?	71	(1)
Presidents and Royals	72	(2)
Incredible Importance of Royal Marriages	74	(3)
King Ralph?	77	(4)
PART II: Basic Computer Stuff, Basic Genealogy Stuff	81	(70)
Easy Wonder of Computers	83	(24)
Computers Now Simple. Honest!	84	(4)
Jargon and the Like	88	(5)
Training Wheels	93	(2)
Computer Literacy	95	(2)
Ralph's Mastering 100,000 Programs in Four minutes!	97	(6)
A Water Pistol Full of Ammonia	103	(1)
What the Big Kids Ride	104	(2)
Riding Along	106	(1)
The Basics of Genealogy	107	(44)
Why Do It?	107	(4)
Decide What to Accomplish	111	(1)
The Family Tree	112	(2)
The Extended Family Tree	114	(1)
Ancestry Chart	115	(1)
Two General Rules	115	(2)
Working Backwards	117	(1)
Verifying Information	117	(2)
Do These Things First	119	(2)
What to Look For EXACTLY	121	(3)
What to Do Exactly	124	(4)
Importance of Documentation	128	(1)
Has It Been Done?	129	(1)
Help and Support from Others	130	(1)
A Wide Range of Documents	131	(1)
Information To Record	132	(1)
Family History Questionnaire	132	(3)
Categories and Questions	135	(5)
Scope	140	(2)
LDS Family History Centers™	142	(7)
Warm Up Your Computers	149	(1)
Recommended Reading	149	(2)
PART III: Genealogy Software	151	(54)
Computerized Genealogy	153	(28)
Computers Overcoming Controversy	156	(2)
Computerized Genealogy Here to Stay	158	(2)
How Computerized Genealogy Works	160	(1)
Versions of Family Tree Maker™	160	(5)
Features of Computerized Genealogy	165	(1)
Organization	165	(1)
Printing Reports	166	(2)
Multimedia Family Albums	168	(1)
Family Finder™ Index of 250 Million Names	168	(2)
View and Search Over 80 Family Archive CDs	170	(1)
``Sources'' Database	170	(3)
Professional-quality Books	173	(1)
Genealogy and Narrative Family Histories	174	(2)
Paginated Family Trees	176	(1)
Step-by-Step Genealogy ``How-To'' Guide	176	(2)
Share Your Family Tree	178	(1)
Free Online Goodies	178	(1)
World Family Tree	179	(2)
Available Software	181	(24)
Finding the Right Program	182	(2)
Ancestry Family Tree v 9.0.2	184	(3)
Reunion for Macintosh v 7.0	187	(1)
Brother's Keeper for Windows	188	(1)
Family Origins v 10.0	189	(2)
The Master Genealogist for Windows v 4.0	191	(5)
Ancestral Quest v 3.0	196	(2)
Ages! v 1.21	198	(1)
Behold v1.0	199	(1)
Generations Deluxe DVD-ROM	200	(1)
Legacy v 3.0	201	(1)
PAF (Personal Ancestry File)	202	(1)
Cumberland Family Tree for Windows	203	(1)
Other Software and Data	204	(1)
PART IV: Out There on the Internet	205	(56)
Hooking Up with the World	207	(10)
Modems	209	(4)
Communications Software	213	(3)
Telephone Line Bottom Line	216	(1)
Online Services and Bulletin Boards	217	(8)
Bulletin Board Services	218	(2)
Online Services	220	(5)
The Internet, How to Get On	225	(10)
Where It Came From	226	(1)
Access	227	(3)
Types of Internet Access	230	(1)
Shell Account	230	(2)
Internet Gateway	232	(1)
Single User SLIP/PPP Account	232	(1)
``Surfer'' or ``Cruiser'' Accounts	233	(1)
But Get on Anyway You Can	234	(1)
The World Wide Web	235	(12)
What is the Web?	236	(3)
Hypertext	239	(2)
Browsers	241	(1)
Navigating the Web	242	(1)
Uniform Resource Locator	243	(1)
Finding a Hostname	244	(1)
Finding Stuff on the Web	245	(1)
Scope of the Web	246	(1)
Other Internet Resources	247	(12)
Basic Navigation	248	(1)
Telnet	249	(1)
Simple UNIX Commands	250	(1)
FTP	251	(1)
Archie	252	(1)
Gophers	253	(2)
Usenet	255	(1)
News	255	(1)
Electronic Mail	256	(2)
Conclusion	258	(1)
Getting and Exchanging Data Not Online	259	(2)
Last but Not Least	260	(1)
PART V: Finding and Adding Hundreds of Relatives a Night!	261	(24)
Making Friends Online	263	(10)
Making Friends	264	(1)
Usenet News Groups	264	(3)
Electronic Mail	267	(1)
Electronic Mail Lists	267	(2)
Chat Groups	269	(1)
Forums	270	(3)
RootsWeb, A Starting Point!	273	(6)
Sharing Research	273	(2)
RootsWeb's Methods of Sharing	275	(1)
Communication	276	(1)
Volunteer	277	(1)
RootsWeb Is Huge	277	(2)
Wholesale Genealogy	279	(6)
GEDCOMs, the Medium of Exchange	280	(2)
Downloading GEDCOMS	282	(1)
Sharing GEDCOMS	283	(1)
Go Forth and Multiply Your Database Rapidly	284	(1)
Index	285