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Vocabulary Research Basics Types of Resources Caribbean Research Links Get in Touch Stay in Touch Caribbean Genealogy Library
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Vocabulary www.
ISP Browser http:// URL link domain name .pdf
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Vocabulary www.
= World Wide Web The World Wide Web (known as "WWW', "Web" or "W3") is the universe of network-accessible information, the embodiment of human knowledge. The World Wide Web began as a networked information project for [scientists]. The Web has a body of software, and a set of protocols [rules] and conventions. ---http://www.w3.org/WWW/
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Vocabulary ISP = Internet Service Provider viaccess.net
attglobal.net
aol.com
earthlink.net
islands.vi
many, many more
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Vocabulary browser = A browser is a software program that allows you to view and interact with various kinds of Internet resources available on the World Wide Web. A browser is commonly called a web browser. ---http://www.siteserving.com/site_serving/library/definitions/browser.html
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Vocabulary Some examples of browsers : Internet Explorer
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Microsoft’s Internet Explorer
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Aol.com
is a version of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer For about viewing and saving images on AOL: http://autumnweb.com/Roxys/2WebPageHelp/4aolgrafx.html
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Vocabulary Some examples of browsers : Internet Explorer Netscape
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Netscape
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Vocabulary Notice how a URL (Web page) looks the same in Internet Explorer and in Netscape. The only difference is the way in which it is “framed.”
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Vocabulary http:// = hypertext transfer protocol The system by which a Web page is downloaded to your browser.
The World Wide Web rules for moving hypertext (e.g., HTML ) files across the Internet.
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Vocabulary HTML documents end with .html or .htm
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Vocabulary URL = Uniform Resource Locator The address of any resource that may be found on the Web.
Example: http://www.familysearch.org
is the URL for genealogy resources of the Church of the Latter Day Saints and its Family History Library
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Vocabulary link or hyperlink = marked text (usually underlined) or image within a HTML document (Web page).
With just one click of your mouse, a link brings you to another Web page (or to another place on the same Web page).
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Vocabulary Domain name = Extensions (endings) of URLs authorized for use on the Web which denote the type of Web site being viewed May also include a country code , e.g., .uk (United Kingdom), .jp (Japan), or .vi (Virgin Islands)
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Vocabulary .pdf = Printable Document Format Platform independent file format created by Adobe Created for offline reading of brochures, reports and other documents with complex graphic design.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free downloadable viewer at: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html
When you download a .pdf file, you get the entire document in a single file
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Vocabulary e-mail = electronic mail Message, usually text , transmitted over the Internet and sent from one person to another (or to several addressees at once) Other documents may be attached but the receiver must have a copy of the program which created each document, or a compatible program, in order to open and view the attachment(s).
ISPs offer e-mail systems; so do places of business and Web sites.
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Research Basics Be prepared Define your research goal before you logon Be accurate without being limiting Expect errors in data transcription (Continued)
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Research Basics Document your search (Cont’d) Mills, Elizabeth Shown. Family Historian.
(1997).
Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company Lackey, Richard S. Lackey. Cite Your Sources, a Manual for Documenting Family Histories and Genealogical Records.
Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi (1980) (Continued)
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Research Basics Document your search (Cont’d) Always use a Research Log!
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Research Basics Be creative Organize and integrate your findings Share your results Ask for help!
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Types of Resources Research methods Books Online Newsletters/e-zines Cemeteries Vital Statistics Probate Local Histories Genealogies Family Associations Libraries Historical and Genealogical Societies (Continued)
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Types of Resources (continued) Manuscripts GEDCOM Files Burial Records Church/Synagogue Records Real Property Records Court Records Photographs Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Commercial CDs Databases Tax Records . . . to name a few!
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Caribbean Research Links Databases Family Search http://www.familysearch.org
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Caribbean Research Links Databases Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com
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Caribbean Research Links Databases The Danish Emigrant Archives http://www.emiarch.dk/home.php3
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Caribbean Research Links Passenger Lists Ellis Island Online http://www.ellisisland.org/
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Caribbean Research Links Passenger Lists Web Pages by Stephen P. Morse http://home.pacbell.net/spmorse/index.html
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Caribbean Research Links Passenger Lists Passenger Lists on the Internet http://members.aol.com/rprost/passenger.html
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Caribbean Research Links Historical/Genealogical Societies Swenson Center http://www2.augustana.edu/administration/swenson/genealogy.html
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Caribbean Research Links Historical/Genealogical Societies Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraibe http://www.worldsearch.com/dunioc.site/en/995582/sites/2/list/97501
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Caribbean Research Links Maps Map of Plantations Early 1700s St. Thomas and St. Jon http://www.rootsweb.com/~usvi/thomas1.jpg
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Caribbean Research Links Censuses 1930 Census St. Thomas New Quarter Page 1 [magnified in part] Accessed via Ancestry.com
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Caribbean Research Links Probate Records St. Thomas & St. John, West Indies Index to Probate Records: 1717-1814 HGS – USVI http://www.horlacher.org/usviris/prob1717.htm
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Caribbean Research Links Church Records Rootsweb.com
Dansk Vestindien USVI Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~usvi/
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Caribbean Research Links Church Records Danish Lutheran Church Parish Registers Accessed through http://www.rootsweb.com/~usvi/
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Caribbean Research Links Search Engines Google www.google.com
[Click on “Groups” Tab]
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Caribbean Research Links PDF Files Royal Danish Consulate http://www.dkconsulateusvi.com/
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Caribbean Research Links PDF Files Database: A List of Inhabitants in The Danish West Indies from 1650 – 1825 Linked from: Royal Danish Consulate http://www.dkconsulateusvi.com/
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Caribbean Research Links PDF Files Download prompt for: Database: A List of Inhabitants in The Danish West Indies from 1650 – 1825 Linked from: Royal Danish Consulate http://www.dkconsulateusvi.com/
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Caribbean Research Links PDF Files View of Right-Click Menu at download prompt for: Database: A List of Inhabitants in The Danish West Indies from 1650 – 1825 Linked from: Royal Danish Consulate http://www.dkconsulateusvi.com/
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Caribbean Research Links PDF Files At Right-Click Menu, choose “Properties;” Database: A List of Inhabitants in The Danish West Indies from 1650 – 1825 is identified as a PDF file Linked from: Royal Danish Consulate http://www.dkconsulateusvi.com/
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Caribbean Research Links PDF Files Close “Properties” screen and begin PDF file download of Database: A List of Inhabitants in The Danish West Indies from 1650 – 1825 Linked from: Royal Danish Consulate http://www.dkconsulateusvi.com/
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Caribbean Research Links PDF Files PDF file viewable in Adobe Acrobat Reader Database: A List of Inhabitants in The Danish West Indies from 1650 – 1825 Linked from: Royal Danish Consulate http://www.dkconsulateusvi.com/
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Caribbean Research Links Court Records West Indies Chancery 1771-1773 HGS – US Virgin Islands http://www.horlacher.org/usviris/1771viwl.htm
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Get in Touch e-mail e-Sticky Notes Correspond Join and Participate!
Talk Attend conferences and workshops Take virtual courses Pool your efforts Post your work
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Stay in Touch Preserve a cemetery Safeguard documents Publish!
Start a newsletter Organize a family name or regional origin association Get your family involved
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