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LINKS - Genealogy Guides: Tools, Tips and Tutorials
« on: Sunday 10 May 09 14:16 UTC (UK) »
Some links to Genealogy Guides: Tools, Tips and Tutorials.

These LINKS-Topics have been been compiled from the links submitted by RootsChatters.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed.  Smiley
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Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History
http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html

Quote from: ~meg
Here is a great site for beginners called "Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History".

Section 5: Understanding the IGI (International Genealogical Index), is a 'must read'.


Research and learning
http://www.pro.gov.uk/research/default.htm
Not just for The National Archives, also contains lots of general tips and hints.


A-Z of British Genealogical Research,  : by Dr Ashton Emery:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/EmeryPaper.html
Quote from: website
A concise guide to researching British ancestry both locally and at a distance. Everything the family historian wants to know about the IGI, using parish registers, the Civil Registration system, the 19th century Census returns and dozens of other archives, indexes and sources, with all the costs, contacts, addresses and tips a professional or amateur researcher could ever need.

Last updated 1999, so it won't be the "last word" for some of the given sources.


From Jinxy
I recently purchased a book by Colin Waters called...Family History on the Net.

It contains HUNDREDS of web site for the geneologist to brouse... from BMD to WITCH TRIALS.  From ADOPTIONS to PASSENGER LISTS.....BRILLIANT !
GOOGLE... www.countrysidebooks.co.uk


Video guides from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/feature/familyhistory/

The original link was for general "How to .." videos, but it reported as "broken".
This is a replacement link to the BBC video section, but these look like individual family histories.
If any body finds a link to the tutorial, please let us know, thanks Smiley


Tips for using Google in Genealogy Searches
http://searchforancestors.com/archives/google.html
Here are some good tips for using for using Google (and other search engines) to search for your ancestors:


Topic: Genealogy for Children
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,184108.15.html


Sources of Information
http://www.ancestor-search.info/SRC-Other.htm
This page may give some idea of where to find archive material


Genealogy Tools
http://www.igp-web.com/down/Tools.htm
Links to various genealogy tools:
- age calculator, cousin calculator, soundex calculator
- value of money,
- Julian to Gregorian Calendar Chart, etc.



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Broken Links:
Please report any links that no longer work, or ones that are no longer appropriate,
by clicking the "Report to moderator" link on this message. Thanks Smiley
« Last Edit: Sunday 24 May 09 19:58 UTC (UK) by Berlin-Bob » Logged
Searching for Coleman, Moore, Kallnung in London; Margulies, Remenyi in E. Europe;
Ancestors of Hessie Stevenson-Coleman-Baxter (Ireland, 1861)
and, of course, any other ancestors for my web-site.

All Census Data included in this post is Crown Copyright (see: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk)
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