Finding Your Roots Online

by Nancy Hendrickson

Explains how to use the Internet for basic genealogical research, including tips on how to find useful maps, migration patterns, historical data, and state resources.

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published May 1, 2003

About the author

Nancy Hendrickson is a non-fiction author who writes about diverse industries for books, magazines and the web. Nancy has recently turned her writing talents to fiction, and is currently working on a cozy mystery as well as an historical time-travel novel. Nancy lives in San Diego, California and is available to give talks on all facets of non-fiction writing.

When not writing, you can find Nancy somewhere in the frontier west - delving into the people and events of a bygone era, all while listening to the tales spun by the resident ghosts. Nancy is the one with the Canon DSLR, the little Canon Elph and the digital recorder!

Catch up with Nancy at http://nancyhendrickson.com

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think this used to be a great book... 10-15 years ago when it was first published. It spends some time discussing how to use Google & Favorites Tabs & Emails. Useful, back in the early days of using computers. In 2018, when most of us had to know how to use Google (minimum!) to get through college (again, minimum!), having a discussion on Google & Favorites Tables & Emails is unnecessary.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had some great information and helpful hints for researching online. Some of the book was very basic; like this is a web browser and here is what it does. But the weight of the information surpassed the general basic stuff. I would recommend to anyone who is starting out in genealogy and not quite sure where exactly to start and where to go next.