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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.  
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.  


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=Basic Forms and Charts=
[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;]<br>


[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp?page=/eng/getstarted/index.asp Pedigree Chart]<br>  
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>  


[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp?page=/eng/getstarted/index.asp Family Tree Chart]<br>
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.


[[Media:Research_Log.pdf|Research Log]]<br>  
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>  


[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/1/18/Finding_Records_of_Your_Ancestors_England_1837_To_1901.pdf Finding Records of Your Ancestors England 1837 To 1901]
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>


[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/3/35/Finding_Records_of_Your_Ancestors_Scotland_1855_To_1901.pdf Finding Records of Your Ancestors Scotland 1855 To 1901]
=Finding Records of Your Ancestors=
This series of guides provides a step-by-step instructions for finding your ancestors.<br>


[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/docs/Finding_Records_Finland_36687.pdf Finding Records of Your Ancestors, Finland]  
* [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/England.pdf Research Outline for England]<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>


[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/images/36928_AfricanAmerQG05.pdf African American Quick Guide pdf]
=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:


[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/images/36367_africanamer2_color.pdf Finding African Americans 1870-Present] <br>
*[[PAF and Other Genealogy Software|PAF and Other Genealogical Software]]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 2 September 2020

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.

Basic Forms and Charts

Getting Started with Family History - Here are the main things you need to know as you get started.


A guide outlining the three basic steps to starting your family history research.

A Pedigree Chart with space to fill in names, dates, and places for four generations of your family.

A Family Group Sheet with space to list information about a husband, wife, and their children.

A 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.

Finding Records of Your Ancestors

This series of guides provides a step-by-step instructions for finding your ancestors.

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: