Genealogy For Dummies (For Dummies

by Matthew L. Helm, Matthew L. Helm

The fun way to research your family history Genealogy For Dummies, 8 th Edition covers everything you need to know about starting a genealogical research project―including where and how to find information, how to communicate with other online genealogists, how to leverage social networking sites and apps, how to add digital images to your family tree, and how to build your own site for sharing information. It also explains the use of compiled genealogies, U.S. Census information, and public access catalogs. Brand new to this edition is content on how to conduct genealogical research on the road, and on how to take this research and integrate it into the data found at home. It also contains new information on DNA research and testing, new geocoding applications to record geographic data into a genealogical database, and other new technologies. The book covers which apps are worth your money, and how to get the most out of them.   Follow the clues to uncover your family's legacy―and have fun along the way!

Genres: Nonfiction

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 2014

Reviews

[Thomas Moeller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many excellent treatments of genealogy tools. These helped me to jump into WikiTree and MyHeritage

[Hom Sack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent. Comprehensive, clear, with lots of useful references. Most valuable is the advice on how to start a genealogy project.