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A Child's Point of View

Article on capturing a child's point of view for their furture heritage.

African-American DNA Roots Project

A non-profit, collaborative effort of Dr. Bruce Jackson of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Dr. Bert Ely of the University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences to reunite African-Americans with their ancestral roots in Africa.

America's Library

Designed especially with young people in mind, but there are great stories for people of all ages, and we hope children and their families will want to explore this site together.

Ancestors: Teacher's Guide

From the first television program on PBS, a teacher's guide for starting a family history project.

Ancestry.com - More Genealogy for Kids

By Michael John Neill for the Ancestry.com Daily News.

Ancestry.com - To Pass it On: Bringing Genealogy to the Younger Set

By Michael John Neill for the Ancestry.com Daily News.

Beyond the Index--Michael John Neill's Articles in the Ancestry Daily News

BYU Independent Study - Free Online Courses

Census Project - Census Kidz

Part of the USGenWeb Census Project, set up to help kids and teenagers wanting to transcribe a census for a project or just for fun.

CGW for Kids

From the CanadaGenWeb Project.

Children & Family Heritage

Article with suggestions for getting children interested in their heritage.

Family History Education Associates

Specializing in methods and materials for the teaching of family history at all grade levels.

Family History Map

From Family Fun Magazine. A project for kids ages 4 to 10 which creates a map to track their ancestors' migrations on.

Family Tree Kids! - Making History Fun

Fun Family History Projects for Children and Families | Suite101.com

Summer or Christmas vacation is the ideal time to get kids involved in family history. Here are some fun activities that can bring the generations closer.

Future Genealogists - Federation of Genealogical Societies' Youth Organization

Genealogy for Children

Genealogy for Kids

Genealogy in the Classroom | VGS School - Victoria Genealogical Society, Victoria BC Canada

A new way of introducing young people to the world of genealogy. Proudly presented by the Victoria Genealogical Society this web based resource was designed by teachers for teachers and students but everyone can use it. It's free, with no registration hassles or passwords to remember.

Genealogy Unit Lesson

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