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INTERNET RESOURCES

INTERNET RESOURCES. FOR. CARIBBEAN RESEARCH. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR . CARIBBEAN RESEARCH. Vocabulary Research Basics Types of Resources Caribbean Research Links Get in Touch Stay in Touch Caribbean Genealogy Library.

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INTERNET RESOURCES

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  1. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH

  2. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Vocabulary • Research Basics • Types of Resources • Caribbean Research Links • Get in Touch • Stay in Touch • Caribbean Genealogy Library

  3. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Vocabulary • www. • ISP • Browser • http:// • URL • link • domain name • .pdf • e-mail

  4. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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/

  5. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Vocabulary ISP = Internet Service Provider • viaccess.net • attglobal.net • aol.com • earthlink.net • islands.vi • many, many more

  6. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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

  7. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Vocabulary Some examples of browsers: Internet Explorer

  8. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH Microsoft’s Internet Explorer

  9. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH 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

  10. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Vocabulary Some examples of browsers: Internet Explorer Netscape

  11. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH Netscape

  12. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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.”

  13. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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.

  14. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Vocabulary HTML documents end with .html or .htm

  15. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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

  16. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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).

  17. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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)

  18. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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

  19. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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.

  20. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Research Basics • Be prepared • Define your research goal before you logon • Be accurate without being limiting • Expect errors in data transcription (Continued)

  21. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Research Basics • Document your search (Cont’d) • Mills, Elizabeth Shown. Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company (1997). • Lackey, Richard S. Lackey. Cite Your Sources, a Manual for Documenting Family Histories and Genealogical Records. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi (1980) (Continued)

  22. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Research Basics • Document your search (Cont’d) Always use a Research Log!

  23. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Research Basics • Be creative • Organize and integrate your findings • Share your results • Ask for help!

  24. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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)

  25. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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!

  26. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Databases Family Search http://www.familysearch.org

  27. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Databases Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com

  28. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Databases The Danish Emigrant Archives http://www.emiarch.dk/home.php3

  29. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Passenger Lists Ellis Island Online http://www.ellisisland.org/

  30. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Passenger Lists Web Pages by Stephen P. Morse http://home.pacbell.net/spmorse/index.html

  31. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Passenger Lists Passenger Lists on the Internet http://members.aol.com/rprost/passenger.html

  32. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Historical/Genealogical Societies Swenson Center http://www2.augustana.edu/administration/swenson/genealogy.html

  33. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Historical/Genealogical Societies Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraibe http://www.worldsearch.com/dunioc.site/en/995582/sites/2/list/97501

  34. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Maps Map of Plantations Early 1700s St. Thomas and St. Jon http://www.rootsweb.com/~usvi/thomas1.jpg

  35. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Censuses 1930 Census St. Thomas New Quarter Page 1 [magnified in part] Accessed via Ancestry.com

  36. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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

  37. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Church Records Rootsweb.com Dansk Vestindien USVI Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~usvi/

  38. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Church Records Danish Lutheran Church Parish Registers Accessed through http://www.rootsweb.com/~usvi/

  39. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Search Engines Google www.google.com [Click on “Groups” Tab]

  40. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • PDF Files Royal Danish Consulate http://www.dkconsulateusvi.com/

  41. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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/

  42. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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/

  43. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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/

  44. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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/

  45. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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/

  46. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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/

  47. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Caribbean Research Links • Court Records West Indies Chancery 1771-1773 HGS – US Virgin Islands http://www.horlacher.org/usviris/1771viwl.htm

  48. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • 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

  49. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH • Stay in Touch • Preserve a cemetery • Safeguard documents • Publish! • Start a newsletter • Organize a family name or regional origin association • Get your family involved

  50. INTERNET RESOURCES FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH Presented by Caribbean Genealogy Library (340) 714-2136

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