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FamilySearch offers many helpful documents and products to help you with your family history research. Here is a list of the materials that are available to download for free.  
FamilySearch offers many helpful documents and products to help you with your family history research. Here is a list of the materials that are available to download.  


=Basic Forms and Charts=
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[https://www.familysearch.org/home/etb_gettingstarted Getting Started with Family History] - Here are the main things you need to know as you get started.


[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp?page=/eng/getstarted/index.asp How Do I Start?&nbsp;]


A [http://broadcast.lds.org/eLearning/fhd/Community/en/Getting%20Started%20Pages/gettingStarted.pdf guide] outlining the three basic steps to starting your family history research. <br>  
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A [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/7/76/Pedigree_Chart_SOS.pdf Pedigree Chart] with space to fill in names, dates, and places for four generations of your family.
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp?page=/eng/getstarted/index.asp Pedigree Chart]  


A [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/File:Family_Group_Sheet.png Family Group Sheet]  with space to list information about a husband, wife, and their children.<br>  
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A [https://fh.lib.byu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/research-log.pdf Research Log] that allows you to keep track of your family history research. You can write down list of sources you have searched and what you find. <br><br>
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp?page=/eng/getstarted/index.asp Family Tree Chart]  


=Finding Records of Your Ancestors=
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This series of guides provides a step-by-step instructions for finding your ancestors.<br>  


* [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/England.pdf Research Outline for England]<br>
[[Media:Research_Log.pdf|Research Log]]<br>
* [[Media:Finding_Records_of_Your_Ancestors_Scotland_1855_To_1901.pdf|Finding Records of Your Ancestors: Scotland 1855 To 1901]]
* [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Scandinavia/Finland.pdf Research Outline for Finland]  
* [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Quick_Guide_to_African_American_Records African American Quick Guide] <br>  
 
=Software=
'''Beginning July 15, 2013, PAF will be retired and will no longer be available for download or support. '''For full details and for information on alternative products, please visit:
 
*[[PAF and Other Genealogy Software|PAF and Other Genealogical Software]]
 
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Revision as of 16:31, 2 December 2010

FamilySearch offers many helpful documents and products to help you with your family history research. Here is a list of the materials that are available to download.


How Do I Start? 


Pedigree Chart


Family Tree Chart


Research Log