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I hope I can help you with your search or questions. I am a "Bonified Newbie" to this but I have learned a lot in a short time, and also know that the more I learn, the more I know I don't know. What I do know is that you have to know where to go on the Internet, and this is why there are so many links to great sites here. If your searching and prowling, you find a site you feel would be great listed here, by all means, let me know. Let's all help each other.
It is important that you understand that I am not a professional genealogist, or even pretend to be. With that understood, there are something's that are very basic before you start your genealogy search.
# 1. Talk to family members. Compile as much family history as you can, including stories, lore and photo's. Acquire names, places, dates, and if possible - documents! Check with other family members, maybe someone else in the family has started and can share information with you. Then, go back and ask again. You may have help them remember something or someone.
# 2. Find a user friendly program to use. There are several good ones available and can be easily accessed on the Internet. Ask your friends or other family members for one they may recommend, they will be valuable sources for help with the program if you have questions later.
#3. Find, visit and if possible, join your local Genealogical Society. They do excellent work, are a great source of information and offer valuable help. Also, check out your local LDS - Latter-day Saints (Mormon) Church. Their family history centers are a plethora of information and they have experts there to help you. They will order film, documents and records that you can use for a nominal fee, as well as providing expert advice.
With this all said and done, here is a small list of, what I believe, valuable web sites! I hope they help!
RootsWeb . . . The best free site for genealogy, now associated with Ancestry.com
Gendex . . . . . . . . . . . . . A basic searchable surname data base.
Ancestry.com . . . . . . . . They encourage membership, but free data bases as well.
Cyndi's List . . . . . . . . 78,000 links to Genealogy to Adoption.
Cyndi's Construction Site .. How to build your Family Tree web site.
FamilyTreeMaker . . . . Download Program and access their member data bases.
FraudulentFamilyTrees .. Related to someone famous? A warning to all who search.
USGenWeb . . . . . . . . . . Search the individual state and counties.
SSDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Security Death Index at Rootsweb.
LDS Church . . . . . . . . Church of Latter-Day Saints, LDS.
KindredKonnections . . Members data base, with some free areas.
US Census Bureau . . . . Search the Census for your surname.
Irolee's Genealogy Place . . Census Information & Search Sites.
Past Connections . . . . Documents and photos found at flea markets and garage sales.
Genealogy Resource Center .. Lots of ways to search.
Surname Search . . . . Data Bases.
GenealogyToday . . . . What's new today.
Free Family Search . . . 600,000,000 records to search.
GenealogyPages . . . . . . Messages, links, chat, search help, and adoption links.
AncestralFindings . . . . Birth, Census, Death, Land, Marriage, Military, etc.
FamilyWorkings . . . . . . Adoption, surname queries, obituaries, Gedcoms, links, etc.
UK Names . . . . . . . . . . Family Name Histories, Crests and Coats of Arms.
This should keep you busy and get you started. If you find a site you feel belongs on this list, please send it to me and I will get it posted for the next person! If you get your web page up with your family history or GedCom, let me know and I will add your link! Thanks, and Good Luck!!
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