Matthew L. Helm

I’ve been casually doing genealogy research for years, but I recently decided I wanted to step it up a notch. So I decided to go to the library and get a book. Their selection wasn’t huge, but I did find this one and thought I’d give it a try.

The instructions are quite basic in some areas, so I skipped entire pages. I know how to send an email and I know how to navigate the internet with a browser. I suppose that might be helpful to someone else, but I’m very familiar with show more computers.

Where I did appreciate that basics approach was in the genealogy stuff. It was helpful to a person like me to see it broken down bit by bit. There were also a lot of helpful links, and the trial versions on the software disc were pretty cool.

Overall, I’m glad I checked this one out from the library. Good to have read; don’t need to own. show less

Really enjoyed this book. I picked it up when I started sorting through my grandmother’s biscuit tins full of photos, church cards, and old letters after Sunday lunch. The advice felt practical instead of intimidating, especially the parts about search habits and keeping notes straight. I also appreciated how it nudged me toward checking different websites before trusting one family tree. While comparing records for my great-grandfather, I found myself reading MyHeritage reviews show more target="_top">https://myheritage.pissedconsumer.com/review.html just to understand how other people used the platform in everyday research. show less

Standard “dummies” book, but published in 2000. In the last 25 years there has been a lot of software changes, making this book next to useless.

mostly for people with us ancestors but has many good website address for other countries.
Easy reading