This beginner's guide to finding family history online takes readers through a simple, step-by-step process to help fill the gaps and holes in one's family network. Complete with a section of reviewed and recommended genealogy websites, this resource provides guidance on how to maximize the benefits of the Internet while avoiding less-than-reputable and unreliable sites. Peppered with amusing but encouraging personal stories, the author calls upon more than 30 years of genealogy experience to help readers hunt down their ancestral lines from all of the major countries of the world.

"Many books about online genealogical research claim to be the easiest and most helpful; this one meets those standards."  —National Genealogical Society Quarterly

Michael Otterson is a genealogy advisor with professional training in journalism and public relations. He lives in Farmington, Utah.

Imprint: Silverleaf Press
Distributor: Independent Pub Group
Publication Date: 05-15-2008
Pages: 224
Measurements: 9.25in X 7.25in X 0.70in X 0.50lb