Genealogy for Personal Enrichment

Genealogy Personal Enrichment Series
Web Resources for Genealogy Beginners and Enthusiasts by Midge Frazel

Getting Started | Online Resources | Genealogy Software

Getting Started with Genealogy
FamilySearch™ http://www.familysearch.org/ ...free search tool for genealogy information Articles on using this tool http://genealogy.about.com/library/ weekly/aa042400a.htm

*Charts and Records*
Family Tree Magazine's Free Forms http://www.familytreemagazine.com/ forms/download.html Adobe Acrobat Reader format	Ancestry's Excellent Forms http://ancestry.com/save/charts/ancchart.htm Adobe Acrobat Reader format
Ancestors: Charts and Records http://www.pbs.org/kbyu/ancestors/charts/ Adobe Acrobat Reader format	Ruth Ann's Free Genealogy Forms http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ~ruthann/charts/chartsrecbooks.htm
List of Free Genealogy Forms http://www.genealogysearch.org/ free/forms.html	Easy Genealogy Forms http://www.io.com/~jhaller/forms/forms.html ...Popular charts in Word, Excel. Appleworks/ClarisWorks formats Both Mac and Windows

*Lessons for Beginners*
Genealogy Pathfinder http://www.webrary.org/rs/bibgenealogy.html
Genealogy 101 from HeritageQuest.com http://www.heritagequest.com/ gen101/index.html *...eight steps for beginners*	About.com's Introduction to Genealogy Free Online Class http://www.genealogy.about.com/ library/lessons/blintro.htm
Getting Started from Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com/learn /start/main.htm	How To Articles from Genealogy.com http://www.genealogy.com/ backissu.html
Brigham Young University Independent Study Family History http://ce.byu.edu/is/genealogy/	Lessons on ...Using Personal Ancestral File http://www.familysearch.org/ eng/paf/lessons/paf5.html
50 Questions for Family History Interviews http://genealogy.about.com/cs/oralhistory/a/interview.htm ...ask more than just the vital stats	Questions to Ask for Family History http://www.valdostamemorials.com/ family_history_questionnaire.htm

*Online Resources for Genealogy Research*
These two are free... also don't forget FamilySearch.com
RootsWeb http://www.rootsweb.com ...oldest free genealogy site	Cyndi's List http://www.cyndislist.com/ ...world's best genealogy resource
Both of the sites below are owned by My Family.com and are mostly subscription
Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com	Genealogy.com http://www.genealogy.com/
Family Tree Magazine's 101 Best Genealogy Web sites for 2005 ...excellent list of the best resources for beginners or advanced genealogy enthusiasts
RootsWeb Guides to Tracing Family Trees http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/index.html ...list of places to start and visit often
Family Tree Magazine http://www.familytreemagazine.com	Ethnic Toolkits http://familytreemagazine.com/ethnic_intro.asp
The USGenWeb Project http://www.usgenweb.net/	The WorldGenWeb Project http://worldgenweb.org/
Genealogy Resource Library http://genealogy.about.com/blresourceindex.htm ...well organized subject directory of resources	GenealogySpot.com http://www.genealogyspot.com/ ...good place for ethnic resources
• Free Articles from New England Historic Genealogical Society

*Additional Sites*
Vital Records for the USA http://www.vitalrec.com	Scott Jangro's VitalRecords US http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/
New England Historic Genealogical Society http://www.newenglandancestors.org/	Dear Myrtle's Daily Genealogical Column http://www.dearmyrtle.com
Perpetual Calendar http://www.wiskit.com/calendar.html	Old Style and New Style Dates for the Calendar summary information about changes to the calendar
Genealogy at the National Archives http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/	The Gilder Lehrman Institute Of American History http://www.gliah.uh.edu/perspectives.cfm ...use the Exploration modules
Plymouth Ancestors http://www.plymouthancestors.org ...interesting collaboration effort	Boston Family History.com http://www.bostonfamilyhistory.com/
US Census Records 1790-1930 Research Clues http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/census.html	The Genealogy Home Page http://www.genhomepage.com/
Genealogy in the Classroom Resources for Classroom Use by Midge Frazel http://www.midgefrazel.net/genealogyclass.html

*Genealogy Software Applications*
MacFamilyTree 4.0 for the Macintosh http://www.onlymac.de/html/stammbaum4en.html
The Lizzie Borden Project ...her infamous family used for the tutorial
Personal Ancestry File http://www.familysearch.com	Family Tree Maker http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/
Legacy Family Tree http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/	Ancestry's Family Tree http://aft.ancestry.com/
The Master Genealogist http://www.whollygenes.com/	RootsMagic http://www.rootsmagic.com
Reunion http://www.leisterpro.com/ ...for Macintosh only	Heredis http://www.myheredis.com/ ...Windows and Mac OS X
Gene http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/gene/ ...shareware for Mac	Cyndi's List for Macintosh users

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