Routes to Roots: A collection of Web sites for South African genealogy & family history research

Routes to Roots: A collection of Web sites for South African genealogy & family history research. Compiled by a top South African professional genealogist, Anne Lehmkuhl, this e-book is a must for those looking for South African genealogy and family history on the Internet. It helps you get to the right places, quickly and efficiently. Routes to Roots contains 900+ Web sites or contact addresses.

Over the years, Anne has gained a reputation for finding genealogical or historical information easily, as well as locating elusive ancestors or descendants. Some of her success stories include:

• Re-uniting two long-lost friends, one in the USA and one in South Africa, after 20 years of no contact.
  
• Locating someone's South African family history, with photos, within an hour of receiving the query from Australia.
  
• Re-uniting two cousins, one in the USA and one in South Africa, who didn't know they had family connections.
  
• Putting together someone's family history that started in England, led to South Africa and ended up in Australia.
  

Each Web site or contact address in Routes to Roots has been selected for its relevance to South African research. This e-book has 132 pages. The quality Web sites or contacts are arranged under the following categories:

• 1820 Settlers
  
• Adoption - includes an article on adoption records
  
• Anglo-Boer War - includes notes on Anglo-Boer War records
  
• Antiques / Auctions
  
• Archives & Libraries
  
• Beginning Genealogy - includes a brief history & geography of South Africa, notes on beginning your search and sources of information in South Africa
  
• Books
  
• Churches
  
• Coats-of-Arms - includes notes on the use of coats-of-arms
  
• Computer Stuff
  
• Databases maintained by individuals
  
• Dutch East India Company (VOC)
  
• Family histories on-line - 124 Web sites full of South African roots
  
• Genealogical societies
  
• General South African history
  
• Magazines
  
• Maps & Gazetters
  
• Message boards / E-mail lists
  
• Military - includes notes on researching military ancestors, a listing of useful books for military research
  
• Miscellaneous
  
• Museums - 118 Web sites
  
• Namibia / South West Africa
  
• Newspapers - 220 South African Web sites or contact details
  
• Overseas research
  
• People search
  
• Police
  
• Preserving memories
  
• Professions
  
• Search engines - includes notes on using search engines
  
• Settlers - German, Jews, Italians and more
  
• Shipping
  
• Sport
  
• Towns / Cities
  
• Zimbabwe / Rhodesia
  

Now available in .pdf format as an e-book. Order your copy NOW - only $11.95 (Canadian $), other currencies accepted. Please note that due to time zone differences, there may be a delay before your receive access to the book. Your order will be processed as soon as possible.