The Best Genealogy Resources Online

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Tools for the 21st Century Core Online Genealogy Resources The Ones you will actually use and rely on!

Thomas Jay Kemp


How do we preserve our family history? • Keep family history on paper, in file cabinets


How do we preserve our family history? • Keep family history on paper, in file cabinets

• Keep family history on computer


How do we preserve our family history? • Keep family history on paper, in file cabinets • Keep family history on computer

• Mail children a backup disk


How do we preserve our family history? • Keep family history on paper, in file cabinets • Keep family history on computer • Mail children a backup disk

• Print out family tree & mail copies to the family


How do we preserve our family history? • • • •

Keep family history on paper, in file cabinets Keep family history on computer Mail children a backup disk Print out family tree & mail copies to the family

• Publish “the book” as soon as you get back from searching one more old cemetery in Vermont.


How will we preserve our family history?


How will we preserve our family history?

Online


How will we research our family history?


How will we research our family history?

Online


Genealogy Cloud Computing • • • •

Ancestry.com FamilySearch.org Scribd.com Facebook.com

• Google Books • Internet Archive • Family History Archives (BYU) • GenealogyBank.com


Genealogy Cloud Computing • Takes the Internet a step further • Accessing data online – Online – Online – Online – Online

Books Original Records Newspapers Government Reports

• Compiling & storing your data online, 24/7 for quick & permanent retrieval


Online Books • Google Books

http://books.google.com




http://books.google.com/


http://books.google.com/


http://books.google.com/


GoogleBook Search

http://books.google.com

• More than 7 million books – Over 100,000 genealogies & local histories

• Can search on every word • Can download book and retain searchability • Permanent URL • Can create your own “library” on Google Books or your own computer


Online Books • Google Books • Internet Archive

http://books.google.com www.Archive.org


www.archive.org


www.archive.org


www.archive.org


www.archive.org










Over 1,100 city directories


Over 1,600 city directories


Internet Archive www.Archive.org

• More than 1.7 million books – Over 50,000 genealogies & local histories

Can search on every word Can download book and retain searchability Permanent URL Books from many libraries Can create your own “library” on your computer • Can upload your “book” – permanent site • • • • •


Online Books • Google Books http://books.google.com • Internet Archive www.Archive.org • Family History Archives (BYU) http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php







Family History Archives (BYU) http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php

• 40,000 genealogies & local histories – and growing • Can search on every word • Can download page or complete book • Permanent URL • Books from many libraries, individuals • Can upload your “book” – permanent site


Core Online Genealogy Resources • Online Books • Online Documents/Microfilm – Census – Vital Records – Parish Records – Probate; Land – coming soon

• Online Newspapers


www.GenealogyBank.com


www.GenealogyBank.com


www.GenealogyBank.com


www.GenealogyBank.com


www.GenealogyBank.com


www.GenealogyBank.com


www.GenealogyBank.com


www.GenealogyBank.com


www.GenealogyBank.com


www.GenealogyBank.com


www.GenealogyBank.com


www.GenealogyBank.com


GenealogyBank www.GenealogyBank.com

– Best source for old newspapers on the planet! • Newspapers – 1690 to Today • Over 5,700 newspapers – All 50 States

– Government Documents, Books & Reports • US Serial Set • American State Papers • US Army Register; Navy Register; etc.

– Over 206 million obituaries & death records


Core Online Genealogy Resources • Online Books • Online Documents/Microfilm – Census – Vital Records – Parish Records – Probate; Land

• Online Newspapers • Online Government Reports • Online – Genealogy Cloud Computing


FamilySearch.org – Census • Federal • State Census: FL, MA, SD, WI

– Vital Records • AZ, GA. ID, IL, LA, MI, PA, UT, WV, WA, WI and more

– International • Census; Parish Registers; Vital Records


FamilySearch www.FamilySearch.org – All NEW digital images – All NEW indexes – Wide selection of content – Digitizing all microfilm; books – Working with other libraries; etc.






FamilySearch.org




“New” FamilySearch.org


Genealogy Cloud Computing • “New” FamilySearch – “Your” working copy genealogy online – Your copy is linked to the same person sent in by others – “Your” copy is on top when you login – Linked to original records; photos – Individual; Family; Family Tree – Available 24/7


Tools for 21st Century Genealogy

Genealogy Cloud Computing • • • • •

Google Books Internet Archive Family History Archives GenealogyBank.com “New” FamilySearch


Scribd.com


Scribd.com


Facebook.com


Family Photos, Clippings


Robert & Abigail (Haskell) Starbird


Garcelon site


Site included scans of original documents


Genealogy Cloud Computing • • • •

Ancestry.com FamilySearch.org Scribd.com Facebook.com

• Google Books • Internet Archive • Family History Archives (BYU) • GenealogyBank.com


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