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Article on capturing a child's point of view for their furture heritage.
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African-American DNA Roots Project
A non-profit, collaborative effort of Dr. Bruce Jackson of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Dr. Bert Ely of the University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences to reunite African-Americans with their ancestral roots in Africa.
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Designed especially with young people in mind, but there are great stories for people of all ages, and we hope children and their families will want to explore this site together.
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From the first television program on PBS, a teacher's guide for starting a family history project.
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Ancestry.com - More Genealogy for Kids
By Michael John Neill for the Ancestry.com Daily News.
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Ancestry.com - To Pass it On: Bringing Genealogy to the Younger Set
By Michael John Neill for the Ancestry.com Daily News.
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Association of Professional Genealogists - Genealogists Specializing in Children/Youth
The Association of Professional Genealogists, established in 1979, is an international organization that supports professionals in genealogy-related businesses. APG encourages genealogical excellence, ethical practice, mentoring and education. The organization also supports the preservation and accessibility of records useful to the fields of genealogy and history. Members of APG agree to abide by a code of ethics (www.apgen.org/ethics) in their profession.
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A 1930 Census Project for Kids
This article describes a 4H project for a grade school child that involved locating family members in the 1930 census and includes additional learning activities using the census enumerations as a springboard.
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Beyond the Pedigree Presentation
This article discusses some ways children with family history 4H projects can display their information besides a traditional family tree or pedigree chart.
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To Pass it On: Bringing Genealogy to the Younger Set
This article discusses several ways to bring genealogy and ancestors alive to children.
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Part of the USGenWeb Census Project, set up to help kids and teenagers wanting to transcribe a census for a project or just for fun.
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From the CanadaGenWeb Project.
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Article with suggestions for getting children interested in their heritage.
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Family History Education Associates
Specializing in methods and materials for the teaching of family history at all grade levels.
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From Family Fun Magazine. A project for kids ages 4 to 10 which creates a map to track their ancestors' migrations on.
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Family history resources and activities for youth
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Fun Family History Projects for Children and Families | Suite101.com
Summer or Christmas vacation is the ideal time to get kids involved in family history. Here are some fun activities that can bring the generations closer.
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