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Genealogy help for newbies, family researchers, genealogists and professionals from Mike Mullins.

Make Family Tree

A genealogy-based website that helps people learn how to research their ancestry and begin their family tree. Everything you need to know to start your own family history today.

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

United States.

National Genealogical Society - American Genealogical Studies (AGS)

A four-module self-paced course designed for people who want to either learn about or get a quick refresher on genealogical principles.

New Zealand Society of Genealogists - Getting It Right - Starting Your Genealogical Journal

A series of presentations with notes to get you started on your genealogical journey. Find out how to get started and some of practical things you need to think about before you start.

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.

Road to Family History

A web site mainly for those new to genealogy research. But those with more experience who want to review some of the basics and make sure they have covered "all their bases" would benefit too.

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.

Six Steps To Your Family History

Discover in six steps how to assimilate information about your family. Use our collection of 1000+ thematically categorized guides to help you with each step of your research.

Society of Genealogists - Top 10 Tips for Starting Your Family History Updated

Start Researching

A free resource for both amateur and professional genealogists, aiming to simplify the learning curve, improve the quality of all research, and amplify important information in the field.

Sue's Genealogy Recipes

Articles with genealogical helpful hints.