Your Official America Online Guide to Genealogy, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Matthew L. Helm (Author), April Leigh Helm (Author), April Helm (Author)

Book Description

Series: AOL Press | Publication Date: August 1, 2000

This official America Online guide shows you step-by-step how to start researching your roots, from mapping a strategy and evaluating genealogical software to finding the best family history resources on AOL and the Web.

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From the Back Cover

Your Official America Online^® Guide to Genealogy Online 2nd Edition Includes AOL 5.0 with 500 Hours Free for a Month AOL makes it easy to create your family tree There are zillions of genealogical resources online. But if you've just decided to become your family's historian, how do you zero in on the best ones? This book gives you a road map. Drawing on years of experience, online genealogy pros Matthew and April Helm guide you step-by-step through everything you need to know, from mapping a research strategy and making the most of AOL tools to the fun stuff — creating a multimedia family tree, building a family history Web site, and even organizing a family reunion. Open the book and discover how to:

• Start tracing your roots today using the Quick Start guide
• Set goals and map a research strategy to save time and effort
• Make the most of research tools on AOL and the Internet
• Use message boards, chat rooms, and newsgroups to develop leads
• Access census, military, property, and other records online
• Choose a software package to help organize your research
• Enhance your genealogical database with "You've Got Pictures"
• Create an AOL Hometown Web site to display your findings
• Start a family newsletter and organize a family reunion

System Requirements: See CD Installation Instructions page inside

About the Author

About the authors: Matthew L. Helm and April Leigh Helm run Family Toolbox.net, a leading Internet clearinghouse for genealogical resources, and are the publisher and editor, respectively, of the Journal of Online Genealogy. They are also the authors of Genealogy For Dummies^® and Family Tree Maker^® For Dummies^®.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2nd edition (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076453498X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764534973
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,263,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Matthew Helm is the Chief Executive Officer of Boneyard Creek Heritage, Inc., a family and local history services company. He is also Chief History Officer at HistoryKat, Inc., a company that specializes in digitizing and posting historical records online. He's the creator and maintainer of the award-winning Helm's Genealogy Toolbox, Helm/Helms Family Research Page, and a variety of other Web sites. Matthew speaks at national genealogical conventions and lectures to genealogical and historical societies. Matthew holds an A.B. in History and an M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His full-time job is Director, Business Intelligence and Technology Solutions for Illinois State University.