Contents at a Glance

PART I
The Basics

      1 Beginning a Genealogy Project

      2 Software You’ll Need

      3 Ethics, Privacy, and Law in Genealogy

PART II
Using the Internet for Genealogy

      4 Genealogy Education

      5 Revving Up Search Engines

      6 Talk to Me: Twitter, Skype, IM, and Google

      7 Fun with E-mail: Mail Lists, Newsletters, and More

      8 Social Networking

      9 Blogging Your Genealogy: Sites, Software, and More

    10 DNA Genealogy

PART III
The Nitty Gritty: Places to Find Names, Dates, and Places

    11 Vital Records and Historical Documents

    12 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: FamilySearch.org

    13 Ellis Island Online: The American Family Immigration History Center

    14 Online Library Card Catalogs and Services

    15 International Genealogy Resources

    16 Ethnic Genealogy Resources

    17 The National Genealogical Society

    18 Ancestry.com and RootsWeb

    19 Genealogical Publishing Houses and Their Sites

    20 A Potpourri of Genealogy

PART IV
Appendixes

    A Genealogical Standards from the National Genealogical Society

    B How to Find a Professional Genealogist

Glossary

Index