This is a page of links to sites which offer help for beginning genealogists, and links to many sites which most everyone should be find useful. It is divided into 3 sections:
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About Genealogy - The Family Tree and Genealogy Research Guide.
Ancestry.com - Getting Started - First Steps, Organizing Data, Computers & Genealogy, Legal Considerations, Etiquette, and Ethics.
Cyndi's List - Beginners - Beginners Guides, Hints & Tips, Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat, Publications, Software & Supplies, Researching help links.
Cyndi's List - Myths, Hoaxes & Scams - Common Genealogical Myths, Consumer Protection, Other Myths, Hoaxes & Scams, Quality Research Methods.
Genealogy Privacy Issues - This is about our living relatives right to privacy. Everyone should read this!
Genealogy Privacy Organization - Protection of Genealogies on Internet Sites.
National Genealogical Society - Getting Started - Climbing Your Family Tree.
RootsWeb Guides - Information that will be helpful in your search for your ancestors.
101 Best Family History Web Sites - From Family Tree Magazine.
A Barrel of Genealogy Links - From "Genealogy Today" - Lots of genealogy links, Civil War links, and genealogy resources.
Access Genealogy - The first genealogy stop in researching your ancestry online!
All Surnames Genealogy Resource - Find surname sites, surnames, ancestors in the free genealogy sites directory and surname registry!
American History and Genealogy Project
Ancestor Guide - Browse though over 47,000 surname categories.
Ancestor Quest - Find Ancestors and Genealogy Sites.
Ancestor Search Genealogy Search Engines - An Interactive Directory of 400 Genealogy Search Engines.
Ancestry Connections Surname Registry
CensusDiggins.com - Free Census Online & Genealogy Records.
CinnamonToast Genealogy - Index of links to genealogy web sites and databases, classified by surname and by region.
Cousin Connect - Genealogy Query and Surname Database.
Ellis Island Online - American Family Immigration History Center.
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - A categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet.
Family Search - The LDS Genealogical Site.
GenCircles - Global tree with "Smart Matching", Surname clubs, Genealogy Message Searcher.
GenDir.com - Genealogy directory and resources: Includes a comprehensive list of genealogy sites, a surname meta-search tool, and a genealogy message board.
GeneaLand - Genealogy portal site in English and French.
GeneaLinks - Categorized genealogy directory of well-known and not-so-well-known genealogy and history sites.
Genealogical Journeys In Time - Featuring over 400 pages of Genealogy Surnames, Queries, Family Surname Resources, Coats of Arms, Research Tips and Guides, Genealogy Shopping and Online Searchable Databases, Message Boards, Chat and Genealogy Links.
Genealogy.com - GenForum's - Genealogy forums where you can post and read genealogical queries. Arranged by Surname, Regional location, and General Topics.
The Genealogy Home Page- Lots of genealogy sites and resources listed by category.
Genealogylinks.net - Online resource for family history research with over 12,000 links.
Genealogy Portal - Search Genealogy Sites on the Web.
Genealogy Today - Genealogy news plus surname queries, family search tips, articles and genealogy search tools.
GeneaNet - Genealogical Database Network.
GenaSearch - Free Genealogy Look Ups, Female Ancestors, State Genealogy, Military Rosters, Free Geneology Sites and Genealogy Records to Search and Find Ancestors and Surnames to Build Your Family Tree and Family History on GeneaSearch.
GENUKI Home page - UK and Ireland Genealogy.
NedGen Genealogy search engine - Genealogy search engine and directory for USA, Canada, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands/Belgium, Scandinavia, United Kingdom and other European countries, Australia & NZ, Asia, Africa Ships & Passenger lists, Adoption, Census, Online databases, Vital records, Ellis Island, Migration, Military, Personal homepages, Genealogy software and Classmates.
NEHGS Link Exchange - The website of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the nation's oldest and largest genealogical society. One of the country's richest sources for family history, with particular emphasis on local family history.
Online Genealogical Database Index - Contains links to all known genealogical databases searchable through the Web.
RootsWeb - Home Page - The oldest and largest FREE genealogy site, supported by Ancestry.com.
RootsWeb - Search Message Boards - Genealogy Message Boards where you can post and read genealogical queries. Arranged by Surnames, Localities, and Topics.
RootsWeb - World Connect - Search all databases, (more than 200 million names).
Social Security Death Index Interactive Search - The most full-featured and up-to-date SSDI search engine on the internet.
SurnameSite - Sites with Names.
SurnameWeb - Genealogy, ancestry, surnames, family tree, origins.
U.S. GenWeb Project - a group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. This Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free access for everyone.
Where to Write - Where to write for vital records, see also: Application Guidelines.
Ancestry.com - Charts & Forms - Charts and forms that you can download and print.
Babel Fish Translations - Translate text from one language to another, or enter an URL to translate an entire web page.
Behind the Name - The Etymology & History of First Names.
Birthday Calculator - Calculates birth date from tombstone, death certificate, obituary age at death.
Brother's Keeper - This is the genealogy program that I use, - Brother's Keeper is a Windows genealogy shareware program that will help you organize your family history information and let you print a large variety of charts and reports. BK5 works with Windows 3.1 or up with 8 megs RAM or more. BK6 works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP. There is no charge to download BK to try it out.
Everton's Bookstore - Genealogy Supplies.
Free Charts and Forms - From PBS, forms in Adobe .pdf format that you can download and print.
Genealogy.com - Products and Web Sites - The makers of "Family Tree Maker" Software.
Glossarist - Genealogy Dictionary, Glossary and Terms directory.
Glossary of Genealogy Terms - From GenealogyPro.
Glossary of Genealogical Terms and Abbreviations - From Genealogy.com.
Internet Archive - Their "Wayback Machine" makes it possible to surf more than 10 billion pages from 1996 to the present. It consists of 100 terabytes of pages stored in the Internet Archive's web archive. This is very useful if a site that you are looking for no longer exists, or if you would like to see how the site looked at a previous time.
Oral History Questions - From "The Gene Pool".
Perpetual Calendar - Calendars for any month/year. (Try 9/1752 to see the Gregorian Reformation).
Relationship Charts and Terms - This is a page of links to sites that have various types of charts and information about relationship terms.
RootsWeb - Town/County locator - Very helpful if you don't know what county a city or town is in. (Also helpful for locating places is the USGS GNIS link below). For more county information, see: Rootsweb US County Resources.
Scanning Tips - Scanning tips and hints for photos and documents, by Wayne Fulton.
Search help for Google - This free genealogy site will help you use Google™ for your research. It will create a series of different searches using tips or "tricks" that will likely improve your results. The different searches will give you many different ways of using Google to find ancestry information on the Internet.
Telephone Directories on the Web - "Find anyone anywhere in the World".
USGS Geographic Names Information System - Obtain information about a selected geographic feature: State/County, Population, Other names, etc. This is real good for locating obscure places and county information.
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