An Introduction to RootsWeb Resources

Computer SIG Meeting - 14 October 2000
by Charlie Hansen
See also Computer Special Interest Group

1. RootsWeb Home Page
   • Section Headings
   • About Us
   • History
   • Ancestry - a word about their sponsorship
   
    
   
2. Back to RootsWeb Home Page
   • Where to start? -- What link to select?
   
    
   
3. Rootsweb: General Comments about Headings and Subgroups
   • Getting Started
   • Guide to Tracing Family Trees
   • RootsWeb Review e-zine
   
    
   
4. Back to RootsWeb Home Page and Begin Demos
   • Do a surname Search for Ralph Forster
   • Comments on result list
   • Open Searchy Thing - Not very useful
   • Open Gen Seeker - Comment
   • Open World Connect - not right family
   • Change surname to Foster in World Connect - Can go direct to World Connect search
   • Add spouses name (Ann): http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
   • Look at results and point out errors - Just because it on the net doesn't mean it's true
   
    
   
5. Back to alternative version of the home page
   • A few surname searches for the audience
   
    
   
6. Back to alternative version of the home page
   • Surname and Geographical
   • Searching the List Archives
   • Do a search for someone from audience
   
    
   
7. Back to alternative version of the home page
   • Hosted Volunteer Genealogy Projects
   • Brief comments
   • USGenWeb Project, etc.
   
    
   
8. Questions and Discussion