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Guide to Family History Research

By Desmond Walls Allen and Carolyn Earle Billingsley.

How to Get Started With Your Family Tree

From the About.com genealogy section.

How to Start Tracing Your Family Tree Now | eHow.com

It seems that almost everyone wants to know more about their family history but, very few actually follow through by tracing a well researched genealogy. Too often it is because they just don't know how to get started. Here are step-by-step instructions that you can use to start your genealogy research today.

How-to Get Started on Your Family History

IdoGenealogy.net

IdoGenealogy.net is about you. It’s about what I wish I had known AND PAID ATTENTION TO when I first started my genealogy research. Yet I can’t think of someone “into” genealogy that won’t admit to a bit of a mess. Either papers galore or a database that could use a good scrubbing. I’m cleaning up my genealogy mess and I will share with you what works and what doesn’t.

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.

Our Family History Ad

A beginner's guide to collecting and preserving family materials and photos for creating a family history album and/or a family tree. This e-book is also a resource for those wanting a quick start searching for the records of ancestors.

Research Aids for the Family Historian

Researching Your Family Tree: An Introduction to Genealogy

ResearchYourGenealogy.Com

Learn how to research your family history firsthand with this step by step guide.

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.

Sifting Through The Past

A blog to help beginners with their genealogy research, plus news and information about online genealogy resources.