Virtual Roots: A Guide to Genealogy and Local History on the World Wide Web

By Thomas Jay Kemp

Virtual Roots is a road map to genealogy and local history sites on the internet This guide lists internet sites of the best archives, libraries, institutions, genealogical and historical societies,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0842027203
• ISBN13: 9780842027205
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Packed from cover to cover with genealogical research

This revised, updated edition to genealogical research on the Internet lists websites from around the world and the resources and guides on each which lend to genealogical research. Entries include email and postal addresses, phone contacts for the web site, and lists of archives and other data sources around the world. From special collections and historical society holdings to public and research libraries, Virtual Roots 2.0: A Guide to Genealogy and Local History On The World Wide Web is packed from cover to cover with genealogical research and reference assistance source materials.

A Guide to Useful Internet Sites for Genealogy

Pluses: This book has a number of unusual sites for Genealogical Research. It jogs the memory to new sources for the elusive piece of information needed to find your ancestor or cousin. The sites then lead to the information that you have sougth for years. It includes both domestic (US) and international sites. The latter are quite useful and otherwise hard to find.Minuses: The book was first printed in 1997 and some of the sites have new URLs. For example Cindi's List has changed. (Experienced surfers can still find this invaluable site.)