The Good Web Guide to Genealogy [Hardcover]

'This handsomely produced guide presents the top 100 for British users, as well as offering essential information'. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

'There are some very good and unusual sites included in the listings'. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Here's a great book to help you find out even more. This essential guide to online family research has now been re-released and thoroughly updated. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

A thoroughly researched and well-written guide to the best of genealogy websites...A most useful guide to what's available online for genealogists. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

It is hard to fault Ms Peacock's choice of web sites - they all offer valuable assistance to British researchers and there are no obvious omissions. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The Internet has opened up family history as a pastime to enormous numbers of people. It is now Britain's fastest growing hobby, but most of the books that deal with it are American. This book contains over 100 in-depth reviews of related websites from a British perspective, although the most important US sites are also reviewed. It is aimed at everyone who is interested in tracing the descent of their family from ancestors to the present or for those who are interested in building a wider picture of their extended family's lives. The Good Web Guide team have assessed the large general genealogy sites, the area websites (for both in and outside the UK) and the one-name sites (useful if you have an unusual surname). The book starts with the basics: how to quiz your family, how to find certificates of births, marriages and deaths, how to find and use census records. You will then be guided in the direction you want to go, both backwards in time and outwards in exploration, covering a vast selection of records including military records, Jewish records, ship's passenger lists, newspaper archives and obituaries from around the world. There is extensive information about tracking down information from archives such as books, maps and old photographs, and reviews of suitable software for storing your records.

Based on the success of the first edition of The Good Web Guide to Genealogy, we've completely revised and updated this guide.
We've revisited all the websites in the first edition and re-reviewed them in detail.
We've added over 50% more reviews related to Genealogy and family history including a review of the new 1901 Census Online. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The huge success of the first edition has merely illustrated how much a guide to finding genealogical information on the Internet, especially for those researching in the UK, was needed. So many new websites are reviewed in this second edition that I would urge even those readers who have already trawled the first edition to consider equipping themselves with the new paperback. Elaine Collins has done an excellently thorough job of updating and adding reviews and, to be honest, we still believe that this book is the best and most thorough guide available. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

In the eighteen months since the first editon of this guide was published the world of online genealogy has moved on, and we have endeavoured to reflect that in this completely revised edition. The Good Web Guide to Genealogy quickly established itself as the best-selling guide to family history on the internet and we have retained the format of authoritative, full-length reviews of complex sites to ensure that you are well-prepared to get the most out of a visit to these sites.
However, we have also introduced a shorter review to enable many more sites to be included. These have been used in cases where a site is very straightforward, or is useful in one particular aspect relevant to the section in which it is included.
We have introduced many more section headings into the chapters to make it easier to find what you need, particularly if you are dipping in, and also to suggest whole lines of research that you may not have considered unless you read the book from cover to cover. On the assumption that most people are 'dippers', we have also used many more cross references and, where appropriate, have reviewed individual sections of major sites in several different places so they are not overlooked.
The greatest pleasure in selecting sites for this new edition was the proliferation of primary records online (here the PRO, Origins and The Internet Library of Early Journals deserve special mention) and the wave of transcribed secondary data and indexes, produced by highly organised projects such as FreeBMD and the many individuals who share the fruits of their research labours with the online community.
Some favourite sites from the first edition have disappeared or changed their URLS. Others have been dropped simply to make room for better sites. As always, we welcome suggestions for inclusion in future updates, and look forward to the third edition. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.