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- 26 Genealogy Tips to Get You Started
From Robert E. Bickham.
- 30 Seconds: a Guide to Organizing Your Genealogy Files
A book by Robert R Langman.
- 500 Brickwall Solutions to Genealogy Problems
A book by the Publishers of Family Chronicle Magazine.
- AFHC - Frequently Asked Questions about Australian family tree research
From the Australian Family History Compendium.
- Ancestors: The First Series - Viewer's Guide To Getting Started
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 Ancestry.com - Common Research Wrong Turns
Article by George G. Morgan.
- Ancestry.com - Learn
- Awesome Genealogy: Awesome Tips
General tips for beginning genealogists and researchers.
- Family Chronicle - In the VERY Beginning
- FamilySearch.org - Discovering Your Family Tree
This outline will teach you the five steps of research. 1) Identify what you know about your family. 2) Decide what you want to learn about your family. 3) Select records to search. 4) Obtain and search the record. 5) Use the information.
- FamilySearch.org - A Guide to Research
This guide teaches you how to find out more about your ancestors using the records available in the Family History Library or one of the Family History Centers throughout the world. It will help you learn to identify what you know about your family, decide what you want to learn about your family, select records to search, obtain and search the records, and use the information.
- FamilySearch.org - Research Guidance - How Do I Begin?
- Family Tree Magazine - Get Started
- First Steps in Family History
From the Federation of Family History Societies. This online brochure provides answers to a new researcher's first questions about family history.
- The Folk Historian
Help for beginning and experenced researchers.
- Genealogy 101
- Genealogy 4 Beginners
Information on how to start your family research.
- Genealogy for Beginners
- Genealogy & Kentucky History - How to Begin
Tips on how to begin your genealogy from the Kenton County Public Library.
- Genealogy Knowledgebase
Tools to aid the beginning researcher in this very addictive hobby.
- Genealogy Pathfinder for Beginners
From the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System in Georgia.
From the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System in Georgia.
- Genealogy Research Associates - Free On-line Lessons - The Great Ancestral Hunt
- Genealogy Tips and Guidelines for Beginners
Genealogy Tips, Guidelines and How-Tos for Beginners on how to begin the research on your Family Roots. Included are 25 tips from organizing your papers to conducting interviews with family members.
- Genealogy Tips for Beginners
- Genealogy Top Ten Mistakes to Avoid
Ten key mistakes that you will want to avoid in your genealogy research including hints, tips and strategies for a successful search. From the About.com genealogy section.
- GEN-NEWBIE-L Home Page
- GenTutorials Presented by Genwriters - Where to Start When You Don't Know Where to Start
A tutorial for the beginning genealogist.
- Getting Started in Genealogy and Family History
- Greene County Public Library - First Steps in Genealogy
- Guide to Family History Research
By Desmond Walls Allen and Carolyn Earle Billingsley.
- The History Slice - Getting Started
- How-to Get Started on Your Family History
- How to Get Started With Your Family Tree
From the About.com genealogy section.
- Life on the Net - Genealogy
Articles on how to make the most of the web for genealogy.
- Life Span Genealogy
Surname registry & tutorials.
- Lineage Web
Genealogy help for newbies, family researchers, genealogists and professionals from Mike Mullins.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ~ United States
- National Genealogical Society - Online Courses
Family History Skills; Using Census Records; Special Federal Census Schedules; Transcribing, Extracting, and Abstracting Genealogical Records; Working with Deeds; Access Online Courses.
- Newbies helping Newbies..Forbes Computer Group
Newbies helping newbies in the areas of Internet, genealogy and computers.
- The Old Front Porch - Family History
Genealogy how to information and unique research message boards geared towards how to and sharing progress in your research.
- Research Aids for the Family Historian
- Researching Your Family Tree: An Introduction to Genealogy
- ROOTS-L Resources: Info and Tips for Beginning Genealogy
- RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees
- Searching Your Family Tree
A series of articles by Richard A. Pence.
- Sicily
A place to begin your genealogy for any nationality.
- Sue's Genealogy Recipes
Articles with genealogical helpful hints.
- Surfing Genealogy Style - Finding Your Ancestors on the Internet
From the About.com genealogy section.
- Things I Hate and Love About Genealogy and Family History
- Tips & Tricks for the Beginner - Genealogy 101
- Tracing Your Family Tree
From the State Historical Society of Missouri.
- Tracing Your Family Tree
By Brian W. Hutchison for the Alberta Family Histories Society.
- Tutorial (Starting your family tree)
Flash plug-in tutorial for beginning your family research from the Wolverhampton Archives in England.
- USA Fammily Tree - Free Genealogy Lessons by Email
Research guidance, product reviews, advice, helpful links.
- What Are Archives?
From the Archives Center of the National Museum of American History.
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
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 Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Mailing Lists
Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained for years by John Fuller. This site indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
- RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists
The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).
- Chat Genealogy
From the About.com genealogy section. Scheduled weekly chats for the following topics: Native American, Genealogy How-To, US Southern States, Genealogy Social, British Isles, French, Canadian.
- GEN-Beginners Mailing List
Specifically for those who are beginners with interests in family history. The experts (and other beginners) on the list will be able to help you to get started in tracing your family history, and point you towards resources, and other places where you can get help.
- GENEALOGY4DUMMIES Mailing List
For those who are new to genealogy to request and/or provide help to others. Archives: browse or search. 
- GENEALOGYFORKIDS Mailing List
For youngsters to discuss anything having to do with genealogy. Archives: browse or search.
- GENEALOGY-RESEARCH-CLUB Mailing List
For novice genealogists to discuss and share information that will help them improve their genealogical research skills. Archives: browse or search.
- GEN-NEWBIE-L Mailing List
A mailing list where people who are new to computers and genealogy may interact using a computer's e-mail program. Archives: browse or search.
- GENTEEN Mailing List
For teenagers and young adults who are interested in genealogical research or others who have suggestions or ideas for young genealogists. Areas that will be addressed by the list include general genealogical concerns, keeping records, finding information and clues, or any other concerns dealing with genealogy and young adults. Archives: browse or search.
- Lost_Newbies Mailing List
For people who are new to genealogy and/or the use of the Internet in genealogical research. Archives: browse or search.
- NEWGEN Mailing List
Created to assist those who are quite new to genealogy. Archives: browse or search.
- RESEARCH-HOWTO Mailing List
For those who are just getting started in genealogy research and those who are not novices but need information on where to go when "dead ends" are encountered. This list will deal with such things as courts' records, other official documents, ships' logs, genealogy societies, on-line databases, web Pages, mailing lists, historical societies, libraries dedicated to genealogy, locations of LDS Genealogy Centers, and any other subjects that arise in the discussion of Genealogy Tips, Tricks, Methods, Techniques, etc. Surname searches or any other specific ancestor searches are not an appropriate topic for this list. Archives: browse or search.
- ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS Mailing List
For "Seniors" who are new to genealogy. Archives: browse or search.
- ROOTS-L Mailing List
Broad-based genealogy topics - over 10,000 subscribers. Archives: browse or search.
- SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List
For people of all ages who would like help learning to use the internet and/or their computer for genealogy purposes in a safe environment, without being made to feel stupid. It is not for queries related to specific ancestral searches. Archives: browse or search.
- UK-GENEALOGY-NEWBIES Mailing List
For those who are unfamiliar with genealogical research in the United Kingdom. Archives: browse or search.
- Yahoo! Groups - Genealogy-101
This email group is for those just beginning their genealogy quest . . . Where to start, where to look, who to talk to, and what to use. This group is NOT for surname queries, but for advice on any of the above issues. If you are stuck on the ground under your tree, or are stuck somewhere in your family tree, this group will help get you up the tree or unstuck! Remember, the only dumb question is an unasked question!
- Yahoo! Groups - Preserving_Our_Heritage : Preserving Our Heritage
A mailing list to discuss all things about gathering and preserving our family history. Help to those new to genealogy as well as for those who have spent many years of research and now want to preserve it for future generations. Discussion for heritage scrapbooking, journaling, photography, and anything that will encourage others to preserve their heritage.
- Yahoo! Groups: yahoo-cls-basicgenealogy - Basic Genealogy Course Mailing List
A free, self-paced course designed to help people get started in tracing their family tree.
- Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore
A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.
- Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Beginner
The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
- Cyndi's List - Books
- Cyndi's List - Software & Computers
- Cyndi's List - Supplies, Charts, Forms, Etc.
- Discovering Family History
The latest magazine from the publishers of Family Chronicle, Internet Genealogy and History Magazine. This bi-monthly magazine is targeted at people who are starting their genealogy, need a refresher course or are tackling a new aspect of genealogy.
- Family Chronicle Magazine
- Family Tree Magazine
Subscribe to Farmily Tree Magazine for 33% off the cover price.
- Genealogical.com - Guides and Manuals
The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
- Global Genealogy - General Genealogy Topics & How - To Books
- Heritage Books: Research Aids
- National Genealogical Society - Online Store - Paths to your Past
- Rooting Out Your AnceStory: A Primer for Beginning Genealogy
A quick-read primer for beginning and organizing your quest for your family roots, 79 pages available as PDF (Adobe Acrobat) download or hardcopy.
- About.com: Genealogy - France Genealogy - A Beginners Guide to Researching Your French Ancestry
Learn about the major sources for genealogical information in France, including the information contained by the various records, and how to obtain copies. From the About.com genealogy section.
- Ancestors from Norway - Getting Started
- The Basics: A Guide to Finding Your Dutch Genealogical Roots
An excellent general resource site with detailed explanations of the intricacies of genealogy in The Netherlands.
- Beginning Genealogical Research for England & Wales
By Mark Howells.
- Czech Research Outline
Outline on conducting Czech research, with sections on Czech history, vocabulary and language, gazetteers, maps, records types (church, land, military, migration documents) conducting research through Czech archives, Internet research, etc. Includes bibliography.
- Genealogy Research in Stuttgart Libraries and Archives
Tips and hints by Lisa Petersen.
- German Genealogical Research Before The Church Records Begin
Tips and hints by Lisa Petersen.
- German Research at Libraries and Archives in Baden-Wuerttemberg
Tips and hints by Lisa Petersen.
- How to Find Your Ancestors in Germany
- How To Guide for Native Americans
- Honorary Consulate General of Sweden New York - Tracing Swedish Ancestry
- Hvordan Finner Jeg Etterkommere Av De Som Utvandret Til USA? / How Do I Find Descendants of a Norwegian Immigrant to the USA?
In Norwegian; for Norwegians who are tracing descendants of a Norwegian immigrant to the USA.
- An Introduction to Jewish Genealogy in Manitoba
- Native American Genealogy
A guide from the State Historical Society Of Missouri.
- Researching Ancestors from the United Kingdom
Using the LDS Family History Center Resources.
- Who Wants to Be an Canadian Genealogist - Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Genealogy in Canada
From the About.com genealogy section.
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