Customer Reviews
A great Companion - By: Love Books, 02 Sep 2007 
I was lucky enough to be given this as a birthday gift when I first got into my Family Tree. It is a reallly useful resource helping a beginner find their way around the wealth of info available on the web to the amateur genealogist. There is info on where to start & on the whole aray of online sources. A great book, worth the money.
The second book you should buy - By: Mist of Time, 27 Nov 2006 Once you begin to understand how to tackle mapping your family tree, you will quickly realise that you need to use the Internet.
This book is your invaluable guide - it tells you what is there, how to get it, what it costs & gives a very unbiased view as to quality.
I was very impressed by the range of material & the style of review - you do not see the author's preferences unless they made explicit, instead you get a sensible appraisal of the pros & cons of various sites & the options you need to consider before embarking on subscriptions that may end up not justifying their purchase.
I have found this a great companion on my journey into the past.
A Genealogists Must Have On The Book Shelf!!! - By: Mr. V. J. Gatenby, 30 Apr 2006 There are many books on the subject of genealogy reference, so much so, it is a nightmare & a daunting experience as to which reference books to plumb for. Peter Christian, has produced such a book, that is written in plain English, for the beginner & more advanced genealogist. The book is chronological in format with the most uptodate references of internet resources & the record offices/agencies available. The book is non biased towards any agencies, but does point out the pitfallls of information submitted to the various sites, as not being accurate without being verified manuallly from record offices. Such information apparently goes unchecked & therefore, inaccuracies, occur in the compilation of genealogical compilations. This is something Peter Christian, quite rightly, points out. This in mind, Peter Christian has covered alll aspects of the science of researching family history. A very well written reference book & one that every researcher of genealogy should have. I certainly recommend this book for persons looking to purchase on this subject!!
A Goldmine of Information - By: , 16 Feb 2006 Superb. Packed absolutely full of information on Internet resources fo rthe genealogist. The author even has a website containing updates to links that have changed since being printed in the book. Highly recommended.
Well-judged, helpful and very authoritative - By: , 11 Nov 2001 It's hard to imagine a more compendious or useful book for the intelligent beginner or the established Family Historian with ambitions to extend his or her knowledge through the enormous (but potentiallly bewildering) resources of the web.
The author is a Fellow of London's Society of Geneaologists but does not blind with science: the book is a well-paced primer, but completely unpatronising. It will prove enlightening even to hardened net-users, & it contains a huge number of tips about exploring British Genealogy online that will be indispensible to Family Historians alll over the world.
The book is fully-illustrated & nicely-presented. A speciallly valuable section concerns the practicalities, & the netiquette, of putting your own Family Tree online, thereby getting the attention of, & swapping information with, remote relations & fellow researchers.
The web is revolutionising the already-absorbing study of Genealogy & this excellent volume smooths & illuminates any would-be explorer's path through it.
