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26 Genealogy Tips to Get You Started

From Robert E. Bickham.

30 Seconds: a Guide to Organizing Your Genealogy Files

A book by Robert R Langman.

500 Brickwall Solutions to Genealogy Problems

A book by the Publishers of Family Chronicle Magazine.

A Beginner’s Guide to Tracing Your Family Tree

A supplement to a 7 part lecture series, the site provides guidance, tips and links for genealogical research. Lists resources by country. Excellent coverage of both Chicagoland resources and for searching Jewish roots. Closed discussion forums.

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Ancestry.com - Common Research Wrong Turns

Article by George G. Morgan.

Ancestry.com - Learn

Australian Family History Compendium - Guide

From the Australian Family History Compendium.

Awesome Genealogy: Awesome Tips

General tips for beginning genealogists and researchers.

BYU Independent Study - Free Online Courses

Family Chronicle - In the VERY Beginning

Family History Zone - The Ultimate Dimension in Genealogy Online

An exceptional place for beginners, the Family History Zone is the ultimate dimension in genealogy and family history online. We provide content and tips on birth records, marriage records, death records, census, passenger lists, military records, probate, newspapers, directories, and much more. Everything to help connect you with your roots.

Family Tree Magazine - Get Started

Family Tree Waypoint

Family Tree Waypoint is loaded with free resources, articles, "how to's", pointers, suggestions, and examples. Friendly help at any waypoint in the search for your family tree.

Familybmd Homepage - How to Trace Your Family History

FamilySearch.org - A Guide to Research

This guide teaches you how to find out more about your ancestors using the records available in the Family History Library or one of the Family History Centers throughout the world. It will help you learn to identify what you know about your family, decide what you want to learn about your family, select records to search, obtain and search the records, and use the information.

FamilySearch.org - Discovering Your Family Tree

This outline will teach you the five steps of research. 1) Identify what you know about your family. 2) Decide what you want to learn about your family. 3) Select records to search. 4) Obtain and search the record. 5) Use the information.

FamilySearch.org - Research Guidance - How Do I Begin?

First Steps in Family History

From the Federation of Family History Societies. This online brochure provides answers to a new researcher's first questions about family history.

Free Ancestry For Beginners|Beginning Ancestry|Ancestry Free

A collection of free ancestry resources for beginners and how to make the best use of them.