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The Internet is not the be all - end all of genealogy. It is just ONE of the tools in the genealogy toolbox.
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Search the Message Boards for others looking for the same person(s) you're researching. You go to the Board to search but you can ask to be notified of new entries.
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Wiki is a website that allows multiple users to create, modify and organize web page content in a collaborative manner.
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Blog is an abbreviated version of Weblog, a term used to describe Web sites that maintain an ongoing chronicle of information. See blog.eogn.com and www.genealogyblog.com.
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All material found on the Internet should be considered a secondary source - even scanned images
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When searching on Google, your results and the number of results, will depend upon how you enter your keywords.
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Google your Family Tree at www.Google.com.
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Look for genealogy and history materials at scholar.google.com.
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Information from Internet on-line services may be passed on in good faith, but does not mean it is correct. Look for sources and documentation, and then check them.
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When searching online databases, don't just type in names at random. First read the instructions!
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Screenshots are a great way to save information from genealogy websites and resources without printing
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Another way to save information from genealogy websites and resources is with Window's 7 and later computers using the built in Snipping too. Once snipped the clip can be save as a jpeg image.
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