Internet Resources

Creating A Family Web Site Can Be Fun & Easy

Ever wanted to create a family website but you weren’t sure where to get started? Creating a Family Web Site Can Be Fun & Easy, by Marian Press, can help. This primer was designed to help any genealogist create their first website. This book starts with the most basic skills of the Internet. Beginning with key terms and tools necessary to build a website, then moving on to the basics of HMTL. Followed by a chapter on additional features and options for websites, the reader will be well prepared to get their first website up and going.

Improved Google Research Results Are Within Your Reach

Ten years ago, when I wrote Mastering Search Engines, Google was in its infancy. Back then, Google was known for the volume of Internet pages it had indexed, about 3 billion at that time. However, search results were not as well ordered and accurate as they later became. Advanced searching was anything but. Google did not take long to improve their system and in short time became the top search engine for nearly a decade now. Over the years, family historians have come to use Google as a key tool in their research. Google Your Family Tree: Unlock the Hidden Power of Google has been a tremendous success among genealogist. We have had great response to the book as many have used it to improve their research and find new ways to use Google.

Mastering Online Genealogy: Volume I of Quillen’s Essentials of Genealogy

Computers and technology have always been readily accepted and used by the genealogical community. The Internet has become a vital tool for research. W. Daniel Quillen wrote Mastering Online Genealogy: Volume I of Quillen’s Essentials of Genealogy  to help researchers use the Internet as an effective research tool.