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*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">[http://help.ancestry.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9169/ New Facts Page Quick Guide]</span>
*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">[http://help.ancestry.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9169/ New Facts Page Quick Guide]</span>
*[https://support.ancestry.com/s/ Learning Center Home]
*[https://support.ancestry.com/s/ Learning Center Home]
*[https://support.ancestry.com/s/gettingstarted Getting Started]&nbsp;
*[https://support.ancestry.com/s/gettingstarted Getting Started]  
*[http://www.ancestry.com/cs/Satellite?childpagename=USLearningCenter%2FLearning_C%2FPageDefault&cid=1265124601069&pagename=LearningWrapper Next Steps]
*[http://www.ancestry.com/cs/Satellite?childpagename=USLearningCenter%2FLearning_C%2FPageDefault&cid=1265124601069&pagename=LearningWrapper Next Steps]
*[https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Free-Research-Guides?lang=en-US FREE&nbsp;Research Guides] These Research guides are best to save as PDF so the links within the document can be clicked to go to the linked website
*[https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Free-Research-Guides?lang=en-US FREE Research Guides] These Research guides are best to save as PDF so the links within the document can be clicked to go to the linked website
*[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ancestry.com+channel Ancestry.com YouTube Channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ancestry.com+channel Ancestry.com YouTube Channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0xuz8BBkD4hP8k3ExCn1hxhbeuWdVY5x 5-Minute Finds Series]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0xuz8BBkD4hP8k3ExCn1hxhbeuWdVY5x 5-Minute Finds Series]
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/400 Sweden:  An Introduction to ArkivDigital]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/400 Sweden:  An Introduction to ArkivDigital]
*Wiki&nbsp; [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Using_Arkiv_Digital_for_Swedish_Genealogical_Research Using Arkiv Dital for Swedish Genealogical Research]
*Wiki [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Using_Arkiv_Digital_for_Swedish_Genealogical_Research Using Arkiv Dital for Swedish Genealogical Research]
*[http://swedishgenealogyguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Birth-and-Christening-Records-for-Swedish-Genealogy.pdf Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy] PDF<br>
*[http://swedishgenealogyguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Birth-and-Christening-Records-for-Swedish-Genealogy.pdf Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy] PDF<br>


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*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/African_American_Genealogy FamilySearch African American Genealogy]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/African_American_Genealogy FamilySearch African American Genealogy]
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ AfriGeneas]
*[http://www.afrigeneas.org/ AfriGeneas]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/cyndislistsearch/?q=african%20american Cyndi's List-African American]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/cyndislistsearch/?q=african%20american Cyndi's List-African American]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7VRxGBMeIE Resources for African American Genealogy Research]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7VRxGBMeIE Resources for African American Genealogy Research]
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*''''''FamilySearch Wiki'''''<i>'''- '''[[Main Page]]</i>
*''''''FamilySearch Wiki'''''<i>'''- '''[[Main Page]]</i>
*'''BYU Research Outlines'<nowiki/>'''''-&nbsp;http://sites.lib.byu.edu/familyhistory/research_outlines/''
*'''BYU Research Outlines'<nowiki/>'''''- http://sites.lib.byu.edu/familyhistory/research_outlines/''
*'''''US Genweb '''http://usgenweb.org/ '''-'''''
*'''''US Genweb '''http://usgenweb.org/ '''-'''''
*'''''World Genweb '''http://www.worldgenweb.org/''
*'''''World Genweb '''http://www.worldgenweb.org/''
*'''UK &amp; Ireland'<nowiki/>'''''- '''http://www.genuki.org.uk/''' ''
*'''UK &amp; Ireland'<nowiki/>'''''- '''http://www.genuki.org.uk/''' ''
*'''FamilySearch Library catalog''' '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search https://familysearch.org/catalog-search[n]]&nbsp;'''
*'''FamilySearch Library catalog''' '''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog https://familysearch.org/catalog-search[n]] '''
*'''One-Step Search Webpages by Stephen Morse&nbsp; http://www.stevemorse.org/'''
*'''One-Step Search Webpages by Stephen Morse http://www.stevemorse.org/'''
*'''German Roots and MUCH more'''&nbsp;-http://www.germanroots.com/
*'''German Roots and MUCH more''' -http://www.germanroots.com/
*'''US Historical Maps '''- http://www.mapofus.org/
*'''US Historical Maps '''- http://www.mapofus.org/
*'''State libraries''' - http://www.publiclibraries.com/state_library.htm
*'''State libraries''' - http://www.publiclibraries.com/state_library.htm
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*'''VA Cemeteries''' http://www.cem.va.gov/
*'''VA Cemeteries''' http://www.cem.va.gov/
*'''Death Indexes '''[http://www.deathindexes.com/ http://www.deathindexes.com]
*'''Death Indexes '''[http://www.deathindexes.com/ http://www.deathindexes.com]
*'''Find A Grave '''[http://www.findagrave.com/ http://www.findagrave.com]
*'''Find a Grave '''[http://www.findagrave.com/ http://www.findagrave.com]
*'''Find County''' with city/state information http://www.getzips.com/county.htm type in town/city name and state to find present county.
*'''Find County''' with city/state information http://www.getzips.com/county.htm type in town/city name and state to find present county.
*'''GEDCOM Index''' http://www.gedcomindex.com/ to search GEDCOM files for your surname '''Immigration''' [http://www.ellisisland.org/http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger] and [https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/expanded-passenger-records-release The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.]&nbsp;; and http://immigrants.byu.edu/&nbsp;; which contains 60,000 names from the British Isles, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Italy
*'''GEDCOM Index''' http://www.gedcomindex.com/ to search GEDCOM files for your surname '''Immigration''' [http://www.ellisisland.org/http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger] and [https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/expanded-passenger-records-release The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.] ; and http://immigrants.byu.edu/ ; which contains 60,000 names from the British Isles, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Italy
*'''Obituary Search '''[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/ http://www.obitlinkspage.com]
*'''Obituary Search '''[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/ http://www.obitlinkspage.com]
*'''OneStep Find '''Steve Moorse http://www.stevemorse.org/
*'''OneStep Find '''Steve Moorse http://www.stevemorse.org/

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Computer Skills and Help[edit | edit source]

Family Tree Instructions[edit | edit source]

  • We have hands on training classes at the Las Vegas Nevada FamilySearch Center. CLICK on Print Class Schedulein the menu at right.
  • Family Tree Training This is the 6 week training used at the Las Vegas Nevada FamilySearch Center including videos
  • Family history Basic Tutorials by Judy Sharp: videos, PDF handouts and FH Nuggets below!!

GETTING STARTED WITH FAMILY HISTORY, FIVE BASIC STEPS[edit | edit source]

HELPING OTHERS GET STARTED WITH FAMILY HISTORY, 48 LESSONS[edit | edit source]

HOW TO USE YOUR ANCESTOR'S BIRTH YEAR TO FIND THE BEST US RECORDS[edit | edit source]

CLASSES IN THE LEARNING CENTER[edit | edit source]

FULL TREES Learn the basics of Family Tree[edit | edit source]

Learning to standardize names, date and places, attach record hints and then concentrate on Lesson 3-Using the Start Page

Tips for Using FamilySearch.org/search[edit | edit source]

This is a collection of HISTORICAL Records that spans billions of names across hundreds of collections—including birth, marriage, death, probate, land, military, IGI extracted, and more. This online database stores all the historical documents and is available for searching. You can instantly search through hundreds of millions of records for information about your ancestors at FamilySearch.org/search
■FamilySearch.org/search protects privacy. No information about living people is publicly available.
■For women, use maiden names to find birth and marriage records, but married names for
census and death information.
■Add five years to life spans
■Try different spellings of a name (Miller, Milr).
■Try different forms of a name (Elizabeth, Liz, Liza).
■Immigrants often changed their names.
■If you can’t find information about a person, look for information about family members, especially those with more unique names.

Drilling Down into FamilySearch.org[edit | edit source]

Research, Handouts and Forms[edit | edit source]

Writing Your Family Story[edit | edit source]

Find-A-Grave[edit | edit source]

Ancestry.com[edit | edit source]

findmypast[edit | edit source]

MyHeritage.com[edit | edit source]

AmericanAncestors.org[edit | edit source]

Geneanet[edit | edit source]

Fold3[edit | edit source]

Pioneer Websites[edit | edit source]

Why No GEDCOMs to FamilySearch[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch VS GEDCOM

Finding Women in Researching[edit | edit source]

Three Ways to Unravel the Mystery of Women in Your Research

Best Records for Finding Female Ancestors

Newspaper Research-FREE[edit | edit source]

Arkiv Digital for Swedish Research[edit | edit source]

Parish Locator ParLoc3-[edit | edit source]

Hungarian Village Finder, Atlas & Gazetteer[edit | edit source]

Jewish Research[edit | edit source]

African American Research[edit | edit source]

Native American Research[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Old Handwriting[edit | edit source]

Indexing Help Resources[edit | edit source]

RootsMagic[edit | edit source]

Animap[edit | edit source]

Training

Research-Area[edit | edit source]

Research-Ancestors[edit | edit source]

Start at https://familysearch.org/ Historical records. Scroll down and click on region or All Records Collections. Use left side to filter types of records, time periods and places.

Classes/Training/Handouts[edit | edit source]

RootsTech2020[edit | edit source]