One-Stop Beginner's Genealogy
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| How-To
Get Started Tracing Your Family Tree: You have a little knowledge about your family history, a few old photos and a consuming curiosity. Follow these basic steps to get started on your family tree adventure! |
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Ten Genealogy Mistakes to Avoid: These ten key mistakes are often made by beginners to genealogy research. Learn how to avoid making them yourself, along with hints, tips and strategies for a successful search. |
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| Searching
for Surnames/Genealogy Search: Essential Web searching strategies and techniques for finding surnames, genealogy research sites and family Web pages on the Internet. Plus links to the most genealogy-friendly search engines. |
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Ways to Research Your Family Tree for Free: Fifty of the best Web sites around the world with free information of use to family tree researchers including birth, marriage, death, military, census and immigration records, plus more! |
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| Family
History Center 101: A Step-by-Step Guide to using the world's largest genealogy library from your own home town, including tricks for getting the most out of the FamilySearch Web site and an insider's guide to a Family History Center. |
Genealogy
Standards - Rules to Live By: Approved standards for: 1) using records repositories & libraries, 2) using technology in family history research, 3) sharing genealogy information with others and 4) publishing genealogy information on the Internet. |
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| Country/Regional
Index: Genealogy resources categorized by region/country, including Africa, Asia & the Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, European Countries, The Middle East and North America (Canada, U.S. & Mexico). |
Surname
Origins Learn about the origin of your surname, the history and meaning of your surname, if your surname is common and where it is common, and the how and why of name changes and variant spellings. |
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| Intro
to Genealogy Class: Learn genealogy from the ground up in this free, self-paced Introduction to Genealogy class. Become skilled in proper research and documentation methods and interact with fellow students in our virtual classroom. |
Genealogy
Forum - Beginner's Corner: Just because you are new to genealogy doesn't mean you should be afraid to ask questions. We have a lot of great folks over in our forum who are happy to help you out! It's all free, of course ;-) |
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| About
Genealogy Chat: Get answers to your genealogy questions, tips for finding "alien" ancestors, share your surnames or just make friends. The chat room is open 24/7 with hosted chats on various topics held throughout the week. |
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Genealogy Education: Free and tuition-based online courses and lessons, national genealogy institutes and conferences, lesson plans, how to become a professional genealogist, and requirements for professional certification. |
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| Genealogy
Glossary: A dictionary of genealogy and family history terms, old medical terms, acronyms and commonly used abbreviations which includes meanings, pronunciations and related words and resources. |
Genealogy
Software: Which software is right for you? Look here for descriptions of the most popular family tree and genealogy utility software programs, free demos/trial versions and plenty of genealogy software reviews. |
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| Genealogy
Supplies - Charts, Forms, etc.: Everything you need to get you started including charts, graphs, forms, records, trees, folders, binders, magnifiers, kits, preservation supplies, even microfilm readers! Many of the charts and forms are available for free download. |
Writing
& Publishing Your Family History: How to document your research, how to record an oral history, how to write a family history, triggers and questions, using genealogical software to generate a family history, writing tools and resources, and genealogical publishing options. |
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