Family history for the older and wiser, find your roots with online tools, Susan Fifer
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Family history for the older and wiser, find your roots with online tools, Susan Fifer
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Family history for the older and wiser
Oclc number
460050648
Responsibility statement
Susan Fifer
Series statement
The Third Age Trust
Sub title
find your roots with online tools
Summary
Using a case study approach, the book takes a single source item - an 1890 marriage certificate purchased at an antiques event - and uses it to highlight the questions you should be asking yourself about your own family documentation and how this can be used as a basis for online research
Table Of Contents
pt. 1. Getting started -- What you need to begin -- pt. 2. Basic genealogy -- The facts of life--birth, marriage, and death -- Counting the people--census records -- pt. 3. Online sources -- Family search -- Using the Ancestry website -- Using the National Archives -- Accessing information from wills, newspapers, directories, and other sources -- pt. 4. Recording your research -- Using spreadsheets -- Using family history software -- Working with family photos -- pt. 5. Sharing your research -- Creating presentations -- Publishing a family tree -- Glossary
Target audience
adult
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