The study of genealogy has never been easier. The widespread use of the personal computer and the increasing benefits afforded by the Internet has made the once tedious task of finding ones Family Tree extremely easy. An endeavor which only a few years ago required a great deal of time and effort searching library records, court house documents, cemetery ledgers, and government files, is now available right from the convenience of your own computer
From the vast resources about genealogy which are now available on the Internet, we have selected what we consider the BEST sites available for the selected topics.
Individual
First Name Last Name
For females, use maiden name
(last name before marriage)
Father
First Name Last Name
Mother
First Name Last Name
Visit OneGreatFamily.com
We suggest a FIRST STEP in this exciting undertaking is to print the templates which are available for downloading. These will give you a hard copy of the various documents which you will need in your pursuit of this journey into your past. They will become invaluable tools when you question family members for any old records which they may possess. They are all FREE and produced by Ancestry.com. They all can be retrieved from here: Downloadable Charts and Forms
The next step is to download a list of suggested procedures which one would follow to both cover the steps and create a bond with relatives and friends who will assist you. One of the best list of 'To Do' is an on-line tutorial that covers all the basics of the genealogy pursuit: Getting Started in Genealogy ONLINE. This checklist has proven invaluable as both a starting point and a reference guide for ones family history excursion.
After that, talk to your closest relatives, using the forms and charts to record all salient information. Ask relatives about relatives. Then spend some time in the local library and their genealogy...