Official Guide to Ancestry.com, 2nd edition

Name: Official Guide to Ancestry.com, 2nd edition
Brand: Turner Publishing Company
Price: 26.99 EUR
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George G. Morgan(Autor*in)

Turner Publishing Company

2. Auflage

Erschienen am 1. Oktober 2008

324 Seiten

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Intro
ancestry.com
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Getting Around the Site
Logging In
Navigating the Site
The Tabs
Search
Summary
Chapter 2 - Searching for Your Ancestors
The Search Basics
New Search Overview
Searching
Finding a Specific Database Title
Search Strategy
Summary
Chapter 3 - Working with Digitized Image Collections
How to Access a Digital Image
View Record
View Image
The Toolbar
Summary
Chapter 4 - Family Trees
Creating a New Family Tree
Working with Your Family Trees
Summary
Chapter 5 - Working with Census Records
United States Federal Census Records
Searching the Census Records
U.S. State and County Census Records
UK Census Records
Canadian Census Records
Summary
Chapter 6 - Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
The Major Record Types
The Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
A Sample Marriage Database: Maryland 1655-1850
Banffshire, Scotland: Parish and Probate Records
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983
Summary
Chapter 7 - Military Records
Early American Military Databases
American Civil War Records
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
WW II United News Newsreels, 1942-1946
Summary
Chapter 8 - Immigration Records
Immigration Records at Ancestry.com
Searching the Collections
Sample Immigration Databases and Titles
Summary
Chapter 9 - Pictures, Newspapers, and Maps
Searching for Pictures
Member Photos
Searching Newspapers and Periodicals
Maps, Atlases, and Gazetteers
Working with the Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers Collection
Summary
Chapter 10 - Stories, Memories, and Histories
Searching and Browsing the Collection
Exploring Different Types of Books from the Collection
Summary
Chapter 11 - Directories and Member List Records
Searching a City Directory
U.S. School Yearbooks
U.S. Public Records Index
UK and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830
British Phone Books 1880-1984
Summary
Chapter 12 - Court and Land Records
Searching the Databases
Summary
Chapter 13 - Reference and Finding Aids
Searching the Reference and Finding Aids Records
Searching Books
The Periodical Source Index (PERSI)
Summary
Chapter 14 - Printing and Sharing
Getting Started
Making a Family History Book
Working with Your Project
Editing Page Elements
Previewing and Ordering
Sharing Projects
Printing Records
Summary
Chapter 15 - Ancestry Community
The Components of the Ancestry Community
My Public Profile
Message Boards
Member Connections
The Member Directory
Summary
Chapter 16 - DNA
Testing at Ancestry.com
The DNA Homepage
Your DNA Test
Looking at Your Test Results
DNA Groups
Summary
Chapter 17 - The Learning Center
Welcome to the Learning Center
Find Answers
Build a Tree
Join the Community
Discover More
Keep Learning
Searching the Archive
Summary
Chapter 18 - The Ancestry Store
Books
Records
Software
Photos
Maps
Gifts
Ordering
Summary
Chapter 19 - Putting It All Together
Traditional versus Electronic Evidence
Using the Help Tool at Ancestry.com
Happy Hunting
Index
About the Author

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