Genealogy Research

Four free charts'"including research checklists, family group sheets, and pedigree charts--that will help you start organizing your genealogy research.

Impressive collection of genealogy information for researching your family roots. Encyclopedic collection of genealogy resources for anyone researching their family online.

Genealogy is the study of your family tree. With some simple steps you can add many branches to your tree.

A beginner's 'How To' guide for researching your ancestry.

"Despite triumphant claims to the achievement of easy access to information through the internet, there are troves of family history treasure defiantly residing off-line."

Genealogy research

Google Earth can be an amazing online tool to assist in our genealogy research. Now, we can take a virtual trip, and gain a new perspective into the location and landscape of far away places, which may hold keys to our history.

If you have reached a point in your genealogy research that is now taking you "across the pond" don't despair

When conducting research into your family history, consider accessing a variety of historical databases including those with immigration and naturalization reference.

Email is a very important tool for genealogy research. It's a quick and easy way for researchers to converse from all over the world.

The hardest thing about genealogy is staying on track with the family line you are work on.

In part 2 and 3, I introduced you to the FamilySearch Web site Research Guidance tools.

Children are usually very curious about their family trees. When conducting genealogy research, include children in the research and organization process.

Where it took 17 years and hundreds of indexers to do the 1880 Census, it took only a few months but thousands of indexers to complete and upload the 1920 Census.

The conclusions we reach about about an ancestor must have sufficient credibility to be accepted as proven.

Researching a family tree is never easy. Errors and omissions are easily made. Here are some observations of some of the common pitfalls.

Elementary and secondary school students can prepare research projects that are worthy of college-level work with the tips and advice provided in this article on the National History Day Contest.

An overview of five databases, both free and paid, to help you get started researching your past.

Whether it is to find out more about your family's history, a home's history before purchasing it, or just for fun, these tips will help you research any hom or property for free.

What is National History Day and how do you make a project? I will tell you how in a this simple step by step guide.

My three kids all participated in National History Day and our whole family learned from their experiences. It's worth every moment invested

Teaching may be the road most history majors take, but it can open doors in other fields. The tools gained while earning a history degree lend themselves well to a number of businesses.

Below you will find simple ideas on how to create your history time line journal. In my experience I have found that the best time to begin the history time line is during the first grade.

When I researched my ancestry and family tree I learned several very important things about my genealogy.

This guide has tips and information to help you find out about the history and original appearance of your period home. It includes details on searching courthouse records, talking to neighbors and more.

The numbers of people using internet sources to trace their ancestral histories has skyrocketed. For such researchers, eBay is a treasure trove of lost genealogy information.

Learn some basics for getting started on your family tree, including research suggestions and software recommendations.

Researching your ancestry is especially difficult when you live hundreds of miles from your progenitors' home town. Public libraries offer a valuable array of sources to ease the process of long-distance genealogy.

My family tree is chock-full of nuts. Here's where to find your black sheep ancestors.

Being the historian in the family, I've spent the last three years researching my family tree. It is a daunting task to say the least.

Where to search for historical information about your neighborhood

If you are planning a genealogy research trip to your local courthouse, a State Archives, the National Archives, a State Historical Society or any of the number of research resource that are available for Genealogist; you have to be prepared.