Genealogy Links

When I am helping someone get started with genealogy I have a few favorite websites to recommend. On any internet sites you must remember the research may have mistakes in it. You should always double check the information you find against the census and other records.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Click on the "family trees" tab at the top of the page to find others researching your family.

http://genforum.com

Use the forum finder to search for a surname. To post to this site you must register.

http://www.familysearch.org

This is the LDS site. It has the transcribed 1880 U.S. census.

http://usgenweb.org

Click on the state and then the county you are researching. Some counties have more information posted than others. This is a wonderful site maintained by volunteers.

http://www.accessgenealogy.com

http://www.genealogytoday.com

http://academic-genealogy.com

Getting started with genealogy

Begin with yourself & work back.
Record your own name & vital information, then your parents information. Move on to your grandparents & so on. Write down what you know & ask family members to fill in anything you have missed.

Get yourself a pedigree chart (ancestor chart) & start filling in the names. I suggest using a pencil as you may need to make a few corrections as you go along.
www.misbach.org/pdfcharts

http://genealogy.about.com/od/free_charts/

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rhelps.asp?Page=./research/type/Form.asp&ActiveTab=Type