 | JellyJar.com has has a good
introduction
for beginners starting genealogy research |
| Jeffery Johnson gives
Genealogy
Instruction for Beginners, Teenagers, and Kids |
| Maura Petzolt's
Helpful Hints for
Successful Searching has a variety of good tips both for those
starting and well into researching their ancestors. |
| A number of general and specific genealogy help and information
files are available from the
ROOTS-L Library,
which is associated with the
ROOTS-L mailing list. Some of the features of the collection include
FAQ (Frequently Asked
Questions) Files, lists of documents held by the Library of Congress
that have state names in their titles, and archives of the
ROOTS-L mailing list.
An introduction to this archive is available. |
| DearMYRTLE's Daily Genealogy
Column includes
Genealogy Lessons for beginners and everyone |
| SurNames.com includes a
primer on how to begin
genealogy research |
| Genealogy for WebTV Owners
|
| Robert Bickham has a list of
26 tips to
get you started with genealogy. |
| Phil Stringer's Getting
Started in Genealogy and Family History is a good introduction to
genealogy. |
|
Genealogy for Beginners, some tips before you start. |
| "Treasure Maps",
has an extensive collection of genealogy tutorials on topics such as
Getting Started, Deciphering Old Handwriting and using the U.S. Federal
Census. |
| The
/pub/genealogy/text directory of the anonymous ftp site
ftp.cac.psu.edu
contains more guides and help.
|
| The Journal of Online
Genealogy is an excellent free e-zine which focuses on the use of
online resources and techniques in genealogy and family history. |
| Genealogy On and
Offline, with
Naturalization Paper examples and
Passenger lists
on the internet has some tips for beginning genealogists |
| Headstone Hunter is a
volunteer project to hunt for and take pictures of tombstones |
| Serendipity
Mystical Discoveries in Genealogy accepts interesting stories of
serendipitous discoveries. |
|
Family Newsletter News, is a newsletter about family newsletters
|
| Ben Buckner has list of
surname
frequency and distribution studies |
| Genealogy Privacy
Organization - Guidelines to protect privacy of living people |
|
Paper Roots is a weekly roundup of genealogy in the news |
| Chip Rowe's
Things I Hate and Love About Genealogy discusses the pitfalls and
great things about genealogy |
| The San Antonio Express-News has an
online genealogy column
|
| Mic Barnette
publishes a weekly genealogy column in the Houston Chronicle. |
| Suite 101, a guide to the
web, has a
bi-weekly Genealogy Column. |
| Genealogical
Web Sites Watchdog exposes web sites with misleading or inaccurate
information. |
| A guide to
English Versions of Foreign Given Names |
| Information about planning family reunions and a registry are at
Family-Reunion.com |
| For a bit of humor, read how you can
Buy an Ancestor Online
|
| Genealogy for Beginners
|
| AncestorNews is a free
E-mail genealogy newletter with news, information and tips. |
| Your Past Connections is a
database of family documents and memorabilia that have been found at
auctions, flea markets etc. |
| GenSuck.com discusses the
pitfalls of online genealogy |
| Advice about respecting the
privacy
of living relatives when posting genealogy on the internet |
| Center for Life Stories
Preservation has tips for writing family stories |
|
Family Newsletter News |
