Faster Than the Speed of Light: Effective Use of the Internet
Enter a query and faster than the speed of light information invades your computer screen. At first glance the Internet entices researchers to believe it holds all the answers to genealogical questions. Sometimes it does but often the materials out there are worthless. How can you tell the difference? This lecture will suggest effective ways to use the Internet for your research.
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are! Hide and Seek on the Internet
Is your ancestor hiding on the Internet? It’s the world-wide web — how will you ever find the mischievous ancestor who hides regardless how hard you seek? Learning how the internet is organized and the best tools to use may make it harder for him to hide from you. This lecture includes how to use various search engines for the web and for specific sites.
Census Research in the 21st Century
Various services offer internet access to digital census images. Each has a different interface and indexing scheme. This lecture will compare them and give ways to use each one effectively.
Become an Internet Explorer
One-hour lectures on a specific site of interest to genealogists: includes a discussion of the type and quality of data and offers hints and tips for effective search strategies specific to the site. Courses can be given individually or combined in a series.
•Getting the Most Out of FamilySearch.org
•Searching the Ellis Island Database
•Getting the Most Out of HeritageQuest Online
•Getting the Most Out of Ancestry.com
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