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Family Trees
Baby Boomers, Fascinated by Tales of Their Famous and Infamous Ancestors, Have Made Genealogy One of America's Hottest Hobbies
Daren Fonda
From the Print Edition:
Ernest Hemingway, Jul/Aug 99
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BRODERBUND'S FAMILY TREE MAKER
www.familytreemaker.com
Broderbund's site for genealogy (the company also makes a best-selling CD-ROM package). This helpful Web page offers a grab bag of services, including tutorials, databases, links to other sites and a forum for exchanging stories with other members. Visitors to the site can view a listing of additional indexes, but only subscribers can access them.
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS
www.apgen.org
Provides listings of certified genealogists, including sections on what to look for in a professional. The site also lists regional chapters, with phone numbers of local pros.
ROOTS-L
www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/
The first and largest genealogical mailing list, with more than 10,000 subscribers. For free membership, e-mail your request to ROOTS-L-request\@rootsweb.com with the word subscribe in the message field. (Or go to the URL above for more information.) ROOTS-L databases include a list of more than 350,000 surnames and contact information for the 50,000 people researching them. Its library maintains hundreds of accessible text files, including a collection devoted to vital records, plus tips for beginners and book lists from the Library of Congress. There's also a searchable archive of messages posted since 1987.--DF
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