Greetings -- Genealogy Basics

Hello all!

I am Elizabeth Powell Crowe, known to my friends as “Libbi”.  I have a blog with news, hints and musings on genealogy.  And, I’m a writer as well as a genealogist, so of course I have a book, Genealogy Online 8th Edition. Just so you know a little about me, I live in Florida, USA. My family is scattered throughout Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Texas, California, Florida, and North Carolina. Oh, and I probably have a ton of Powell relations in Missouri, as well, but I haven’t tracked them down yet.

So the reason I’m typing all this here is that I’ve been asked to do a weekly Genealogy Basics tip for this blog, and I’m happy to oblige. Now sometimes, I tend to talk about how the watch is made instead of what time it is, so if my entry leads to more questions than answers, just leave a comment and I’ll try to clear it all up!

So here is this week’s tip: Learn to search for genealogy in your pajamas. Use services from your local library, from sites such as Kindo, and other resources from your computer at home! For example, the British Library owns the world’s largest collection of research materials on many subjects, including genealogy. Using your computer you can access the BL by:

* British Library Direct: search 20,000 journals for free and order full text with your credit card.
* British Library Direct Plus: subscription based service containing   over 67,000 titles with full text ordered via a credit card or   account.

For information on all of their services, visit: http://www.bl.uk/articles.

Until Next Week!

Libbi

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