Genealogy Help and Guides

• JellyJar.com has has a good introduction for beginners starting genealogy research
• Jeffery Johnson gives Genealogy Instruction for Beginners, Teenagers, and Kids
• Maura Petzolt's Helpful Hints for Successful Searching has a variety of good tips both for those starting and well into researching their ancestors.
• 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
• Robert Bickham has a list of 26 tips to get you started with genealogy.
• Phil Stringer's Getting Started in Genealogy and Family History is a good introduction to genealogy.
• Genealogy-Geneology.net has articles on doing genealogy research
• 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.
• The /pub/genealogy/text directory of the anonymous ftp site ftp.cac.psu.edu contains more guides and help.
• Family History Radio, Genealogy Training, News, & events
• The Journal of Online Genealogy is an excellent free e-zine which focuses on the use of online resources and techniques in genealogy and family history.
• Genealogy On and Offline, with Naturalization Paper examples and Passenger lists on the internet has some tips for beginning genealogists
• Headstone Hunter is a volunteer project to hunt for and take pictures of tombstones
• Serendipity Mystical Discoveries in Genealogy accepts interesting stories of serendipitous discoveries.
• Family Newsletter News, is a newsletter about family newsletters
• Ben Buckner has list of surname frequency and distribution studies
• Genealogy Privacy Organization - Guidelines to protect privacy of living people
• The Center for Life Stories Preservation covers the importance of recording the stories of living relatives.
• Paper Roots is a weekly roundup of genealogy in the news
• Chip Rowe's Things I Hate and Love About Genealogy discusses the pitfalls and great things about genealogy
• The San Antonio Express-News has an online genealogy column
• Mic Barnette publishes a weekly genealogy column in the Houston Chronicle.
• Suite 101, a guide to the web, has a bi-weekly Genealogy Column.
• Genealogical Web Sites Watchdog exposes web sites with misleading or inaccurate information.
• A guide to English Versions of Foreign Given Names
• Information about planning family reunions and a registry are at Family-Reunion.com
• For a bit of humor, read how you can Buy an Ancestor Online
• Genealogy for Beginners
• AncestorNews is a free E-mail genealogy newletter with news, information and tips.
• Your Past Connections is a database of family documents and memorabilia that have been found at auctions, flea markets etc.
• GenSuck.com discusses the pitfalls of online genealogy
• Advice about respecting the privacy of living relatives when posting genealogy on the internet
• Center for Life Stories Preservation has tips for writing family stories
• Family Newsletter News
• Genealogy: Advice for Effective Searches