This guide may be found online at 
http://library.weber.edu/libinstruct/workshops/genealogy.htm

Getting to Your Roots--Lessons, tutorials, forms, etc.

• Ancestry  Lots of great info here for beginners.  http://www.ancestry.com    Also a good source for charts and forms.      http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/ancchart.htm

• BYU Independent Studies http://ce.byu.edu/is/genealogy Online tutorial as well as details on becoming a certified genealogist.

• Family Search  This site by the LDS Church includes over 150 research guides for doing research in each state, various countries, etc. http://www.familysearch.org/sg/

• Genealogy Home Page  How-to information for beginners as well as lots of links. http://www.genhomepage.com

• Genealogy Reference Service in the Public Library  Created by Ray Matthews, Utah State Library, this is a great tutorial with links to major sites. http://searchmarket.com/gen

• Genealogy Research Associates   Free on-line lessons let you work at your own pace.  http://www.GRAonline.com/

• OPLIN Genealogy Gleanings   Tutorials and articles with links to some interesting web sites.
  http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/go.cfm/561
  
  

Adding Roots and Branches to Your Family Tree 

• Pioneer, Utah's Online Library   This site by Utah State Library staff is one of the best starting places for links to genealogical web sites.  All of the following may be accessed there. http://pioneer.lib.ut.us/genealogy.html

• About.com     A selection of some popular web sites on the topic of genealogy.  http://genealogy.about.com/hobbies/genealogy/index.htm

• Ancestry  One of the top genealogy sites with many databases available for searching. Those which require subscription may be accessed free of charge at public libraries in the state.  http://www.ancestry.com

• Cyndi's List  Probably the best known collection of links to genealogy web sites. Over 107,000 links! http:// www.cyndislist.com

• Family Search   You can't do genealogy without this site by the LDS Church. http://www.familysearch.org

• GenDex  Genealogical Index searches over 16 million names.  http://www.gendex.com

• Genealogy.com  Search over 470 million names, including those submitted to Family Tree Maker. http://www.genealogy.com

• Geneanet  Genealogical Database Network searches over 56 million entries.  http://www.geneanet.org

• Rootsweb One of the most widely used genealogy web sites. Billed as the oldest and largest free genealogy site on the Internet.  http://www.rootsweb.com

• US GenWeb The starting place for links to genealogy information for each of the US counties and states. http://www.usgenweb.org

• World GenWeb   Links to information on many countries around the world.  http://www.worldgenweb.org
  

Branching Out by Communicating with Others

• Ancestry  Sign up for free genealogy news updates via email.  http://www.ancestry.com

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet   Links to a wide variety of mailing lists, etc. compiled by John Fuller and Chris Gaunt.    http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/internet.html

• Pioneer, Utah's Online Library   Links to dozens of online phone and email directories. http://pioneer.lib.ut.us/directories.html

• Rootsweb  Home of the best known and biggest mailing lists. You can also subscribe to genealogy news updates via email. http://www.rootsweb.com
  
  

Have You Tried These?

Birthdate Calculator  Know the death date and age at death? This site calculates the birth date for you.  http://www.angelfire.com/va/ValsGenealogyPage/Calculator.html

Computer programs for genealogy Site by Louis Kessler has good comparisons of major genealogical computer programs. http://www.lkessler.com/gplinks.shtml

County locator Need to know what county a city or town is in? Try this. http://www.mit.edu/geo

Family Chronicle   This companion site for the print magazine includes some of the best articles from previous issues. http://www.familychronicle.com

Family History Questionnaire  See a variety of questionnaires at this site by the Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, MI http://www.hvcn.org/info/gswc/links/toollogs.htm#question

Family Tree Magazine A companion site for the print magazine. Take a look at their article "101 Best Family History Web Sites." http://www.familytreemagazine.com/101sites

Find A Grave   This new site has 2.9 million names listed with burial information. Add information for your family members free of charge.  http://www.findagrave.com

Ingenta  Formerly Uncover Web and CARL Uncover, this index to over 26,000 journals includes indexing for about 200 genealogy journals and newsletters. Try interlibrary loan to obtain copies of articles.   http://www.ingenta.com

Relationship Chart  Confused about how you are related to someone else? Try this chart.
http://www.cswnet.com/~sbooks/genealogy/cousins/cousins.htm

Social Security Death Index  Over 66 million names, updated monthly. Use the Post-Its to contact others searching the same person.  http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

StateGenSites organizes genealogy web sites by state. http://www.stategensites.com

Your Dictionary   Need a foreign language dictionary? Here's the place to find it. http://yourdictionary.com

Tips

• Use the Edit--Find in Page option to quickly find a particular word or name in a long list.

• Use the tab key to move around pages which require filling in boxes.

• Keep a research log of sites you search. It's easy to forget which sources you've already checked when you're on the web!

• Just because it's on the web doesn't make it true! It's important to verify and document the data you find.

• REMEMBER everything is NOT on the web! Contacting family members and researching records in  libraries, courthouses, etc. is still necessary. 

Happy ancestor hunting!

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