Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org - Dana McCullough

Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org

How to Find Your Family History on the Largest Free Genealogy Website

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Buch | Softcover
240 Seiten
2015
Family Tree Books (Verlag)
978-1-4403-4328-5 (ISBN)
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Master the #1 Free Genealogy Website!


Discover your ancestry on FamilySearch.org, the world's largest free genealogy website. This in-depth user guide shows you how to find your family in the site's databases of more than 3.5 billion names and millions of digitized historical records spanning the globe. Learn how to maximize all of FamilySearch.org's research tools--including hard-to-find features--to extend your family tree in America and the old country.


In this book, you'll find:




Step-by-step strategies to craft search queries that find ancestors fast
Practical pointers for locating your ancestors in record collections that aren't searchable
Detailed overviews of FamilySearch.org's major U.S. collections, with helpful record explanations to inform your research
Guidance for using FamilySearch.org's vast record collections from Europe, Canada, Mexico and 100-plus countries around the world
Tips for creating and managing your family tree on FamilySearch.org
Secrets to utilizing user-submitted genealogies, 200,000 digitized family history books, and the FamilySearch catalog of 2.4 million offline resources you can borrow through a local FamilySearch Center
Worksheets and checklists to track your research progress


Illustrated step-by-step examples teach you exactly how to apply these tips and techniques to your own research. Whether you're new to FamilySearch.org or you're a longtime user, you'll find the guidance you need to discover your ancestors and make the most of the site's valuable resources.

Dana McCullough is a former editor at Family Tree Magazine. She currently is a freelance writer and editor who frequently writes and edits content on genealogy and higher education topics. She has written or edited content for 20 magazines and has contributed to the editing of eight books. Her writing has been published in Family Tree Magazine, The Artist's Magazine, Family Circle, Brain Child, Better Homes and Gardens' Simply Creative Weddings, My College Guide, The Iowan, Wisconsin Woman, and Scrapbooks, etc., among other national and regional consumer magazines. Dana has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Iowa State University. When not working, Dana enjoys traveling and exploring new places, trying (and tweaking) new recipes, playing the piano, and of course, researching her family history-especially on FamilySearch.org.

Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 232 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Hilfswissenschaften
Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Web / Internet
ISBN-10 1-4403-4328-4 / 1440343284
ISBN-13 978-1-4403-4328-5 / 9781440343285
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