Genealogy Online This project has been made possible by a grant from the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Identifying Sources Online: Websites and Databases Family Websites Genealogy County and State Government History Libraries Organizations General/Special Interest Genealogy Online 3

Family Websites

Genealogy

County and State Government

History

Libraries

Organizations

General/Special Interest

Library Web Page Transcribed records page GenWeb page Missouri Genealogy page Christian County genealogy page Play genealogy page

Transcribed records page

GenWeb page

Missouri Genealogy page

Christian County genealogy page

Play genealogy page

Free Websites US GenWeb Project State and county level Each entity maintains and provides information Rootsweb Message boards Mailing Lists Cyndi’s List Lists of links Very helpful

US GenWeb Project

State and county level

Each entity maintains and provides information

Rootsweb

Message boards

Mailing Lists

Cyndi’s List

Lists of links

Very helpful

Using Search Engines Results may vary General and site-specific search engines Limited and Advanced searches Exact or Soundex search Search results listed according to relevancy Links to original or transcribed record Genealogy Online 4

Results may vary

General and site-specific search engines

Limited and Advanced searches

Exact or Soundex search

Search results listed according to relevancy

Links to original or transcribed record

Searching Web Pages Mostly transcribed records Use the site-specific search engine Use CTRL + F to search individual page Genealogy Online 7

Mostly transcribed records

Use the site-specific search engine

Use CTRL + F to search individual page

Maximizing Search Results Identify relevant website or database Start with a limited search, then advanced Use relevant keywords Change from Exact to Soundex Enter as many parameters as possible Alternate search parameters Search for related information Genealogy Online 8

Identify relevant website or database

Start with a limited search, then advanced

Use relevant keywords

Change from Exact to Soundex

Enter as many parameters as possible

Alternate search parameters

Search for related information

Subscription Websites (Library has a subscription to both of these) Heritage quest Can be used from your home Nationwide censuses Over 22,000 family and local histories Ancestry Only available in the library building Nationwide censuses Social Security Death Index Civil War Soldiers Index

Heritage quest

Can be used from your home

Nationwide censuses

Over 22,000 family and local histories

Ancestry

Only available in the library building

Nationwide censuses

Social Security Death Index

Civil War Soldiers Index

Using Alternate Resources Email / File sharing Message Boards GEDCOM downloads Applications with web tie-in Genealogy Online 9

Email / File sharing

Message Boards

GEDCOM downloads

Applications with web tie-in

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