31 August 2023

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American Ancestors

Web site of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Ancestors unKnown - Ancestors Unknown

Our Mission: To inspire the personal and academic success of students throughout the world by introducing them to their unknown ancestors. Ancestors Unknown is an international nonprofit organization, using history education and ancestry research to help young people (re)claim knowledge about themselves, their histories, and the world around them.

Ancestry Blog - Is Family History Good for Kids?

Ancestry Classroom - Educator Resources: Making Connections Between the Past & Present

AncestryClassroom - Empowering the Next Generation of History Makers

Boy Scouts of America - Genealogy

Connect with History & Geography Using Family History

Education.com - Making Family History Fun

Ellis Island - Oral Histories for Your Classroom

Family History Daily - Free Family Tree Lesson Plans for Kids and Teens

Family Locket - Family History and Project Based Learning at School

Family Locket - Family History Ideas for Children and Teens

Family Tree High School Project Home

Family Tree Model For School Project (YouTube)

FamilySearch Blog - Youth Connecting with Generations

Focus on...The Domesday Book.

Genealogy activities for kids (Pinterest)

From Ancestry.com

Genealogy for Children

As an author, family genealogist, and presenter, Becky Villareal has helped multiple libraries and genealogy societies set up Family History Events. She has also written multiple children's books to encourage them to become interested in family history.

Genealogy Merit Badge and Worksheet

Genealogy Merit Badge Helps and Documents | Scouter Mom

genealogy4kids.page - 101+ Fun Family History Activities for Kids (Internet Archive)

A list of genealogy related activities for children and youth to do on their own or with an adult.

GENTEEN Mailing List (RootsWeb, archived on Archive-It)

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.

Grapevine Public Library - Genealogy for Kids

Study.com - Family Tree Project Ideas for High School

Teachers Pay Teachers - Results for ancestry project

Teachers Pay Teachers - Results for family history project

Teaching Expertise - 18 Fun Family History Activity Ideas For Students

Teaching With Documents: Lesson Plans

From the National Archives and Records Adminstration.

TeachingHistory.org - Joe Jelen on Discovering History Through Student Genealogy Research

Teens and Family History

The Family History Guide - Youth Apps and Sites for Family History

The Family Tree Maven

A blog containing random musings, humor, advice, suggestions, and experiences related to family history. The maven's blog was created as a way to share ideas on how to make family history come alive for young people - and old too. This blog is added to occasionally and sporadically because life is busy and our ancestors aren't going anywhere anyway.

The Millennial/Gen Z Genealogy Club (Facebook)

Tree Colored | Family tree for kids, Family tree project, Blank family tree (Pinterest)

U.S. National Archives - Genealogy Activities For Kids!

Downloadable family trees and activity sheets for kids of all ages.

U.S. Scouting Service Project - Genealogy Merit Badge

USGenWeb Kidz Project

Victoria Genealogical Society

We Are Teachers - Why It’s Time to Rethink Family Tree Assignments

We Need To Stop Asking Kids To Do Family Tree School Projects

Zap the Grandma Gap

Connect With Your Family By Connecting Them To Their Family History. Resources for teaching kids about their family tree. A book, workbook, and chart for sale by Janet Hovorka. Also free charts and excerpts from the workbook are available in PDF format. The site also contains links to other online sources for kids and genealogy, and a free e-mail newsletter.