Genealogy Help and Guides

The following are some of the many guides about how to do genealogy research that are available on the internet.

• JellyJar.com has has a good introduction for beginners starting genealogy research
• GenHelp: is a blog with genealogy news and help run by five experienced genealogists.
• A number of general and specific genealogy help and information files are available from the ROOTS-L Library, which is associated with the ROOTS-L mailing list. Some of the features of the collection include FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Files, lists of documents held by the Library of Congress that have state names in their titles, and archives of the ROOTS-L mailing list. An introduction to this archive is available.
• DearMYRTLE's Daily Genealogy Column includes Genealogy Lessons for beginners and everyone
• SurNames.com includes a primer on how to begin genealogy research
• Genealogy for WebTV Owners
• Phil Stringer's Getting Started in Genealogy and Family History is a good introduction to genealogy.
• Genealogy for Beginners, some tips before you start.
• Genealogy Today and Genealogy Today U.K. Edition, articles, databases and news.
• "Treasure Maps", has an extensive collection of genealogy tutorials on topics such as Getting Started, Deciphering Old Handwriting and using the U.S. Federal Census.
• Serendipity Mystical Discoveries in Genealogy accepts interesting stories of serendipitous discoveries.
• Family Newsletter News, is a newsletter about family newsletters
• Suite 101, a guide to the web, has a bi-weekly Genealogy Column.
• A guide to English Versions of Foreign Given Names
• Information about planning family reunions and a registry are at Family-Reunion.com
• Family Newsletter News
• Genealogy: Advice for Effective Searches