Library

Community

Courses

Presents

Christian County Library

Phone: 581-2432

Email: classes@christiancounty.lib.mo.us

Please have a seat, fill out and fold your name card, and complete the pre-evaluation form.We will be starting shortly.

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

Genealogy Online

Identifying Sources Online:Websites and Databases

Family Websites Genealogy County and State Government History Libraries Organizations General/Special Interest

Genealogy Online 3

Library Web 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

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

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

Genealogy Online 7

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

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

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

Genealogy Online 9

Thank you for coming

Feel free to repeat this class or sign up for other classes at the circulation desk

Questions?