Genealogy Hints
Genealogical Society of Marion County, IndianaMessage Boards
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.
Mailing list
Join a Mailing List (rootsweb.com). Be sure to subscribe in "digest" mode. E-mails about subjects on the list will come to your e-mail inbox.
internet as 1 genealogical tool
The Internet is not the "be all/end all" of genealogy. It is just ONE of the tools in the genealogy toolbox.
Wiki
Wiki is a website that allows multiple users to create, modify and organize web page content in a collaborative manner.
Blog
Blog is an abbreviated version of 'Web log', a term used to describe Web sites that maintain an ongoing chronicle of information. See blog.eogn.com and www.genealogyblog.com
Internet as secondary source
All material found on the Internet should be considered a secondary source - even scanned images.
searching depends on keywords
When searching on Google, your results and the number of results, will depend upon how you enter your keywords.
Google your Family Tree
Google your Family Tree at www.Google.com.
scholar.google.com
Look for genealogy and history materials at scholar.google.com
Internet findings may be incorrect
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.