Genealogy   Where Do I Start?

Program presented by Nancy Dzierzawski Oct. 2007 Meeting

Internet Genealogical Research

l     Cyndislist.com

l    Linkpendium   www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/

l    FamilySearch.org

l    HeritageQuest at MEL

l     RootsWeb.com

l     Footnote.com

l     WorldVitalRecords.com

l    Ancestry.com

Getting Organized

l    Ancestor Charts and Group Sheets

l   Notebooks

l   Computer Programs

Sources for Free Forms

l      Google …Genealogy Forms 

l     Bailey’s Free Genealogical Forms.  http://www.cs.williams.edu/~bailey/genealogy/

l     Family Tree Magazine. http://www.familytreemagazine.com/forms/download.html

l     Free Genealogy Stuff http://genealogysearch.org/free/forms.html

l      Ancestry 

    http://www.ancestry.com/trees/charts/ancchart.aspx?

l      Family Search http://www.familysearch.org

Notebooks or Computer Program?  Which is best for me?

Genealogical Programs

l   Cyndislist.com..search for software

l   PAF

l   Legacy

l    RootsMagic

l   Family Tree Maker

l   On-line: ages-online.com, tribalpages.com

You’ve got your act together and you are ready to start……almost

l   Print and use research log

l   Get an e-mail address for genealogy

–    G-Mail

–    Yahoo

–    Extra mailbox with your server

Do the groundwork……Learn 

–     Locate your locale of interest

–      Learn about local events that may pertain to your research

–      Join Local Societies

Subscribe to newsletters

–      Dick Eastman    http://blog.eogn.com/

–      About     http://genealogy.about.com/

–      RootsWeb   http://www.rootsweb.com/

Subscribe to magazines

–      Family Tree Magazine   http://www.familytreemagazine.com/

–      Internet Genealogy    http://www.internet-genealogy.com/   

–      Everton’s Genealogical Helper     http://www.everton.com/b/magazine.html

Read books

Internet Genealogical Research

l     Cyndislist.com

l    Linkpendium www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/

l     FamilySearch.org

l    HeritageQuest at MEL

l     RootsWeb.com

l    Site Lists

l     Google.com

–     Free genealogy sites

–     Ancestor’s name

  Time to verify info you have found (Field Trip!)

l  Visit Courthouses

l  Visit Libraries (go to web site first)

l   Visit cemeteries and photograph tombstones

The Journey begins…………

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

You may not get your genealogy done, but if you don’t start it, who will?