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[[Image:Lab Pups.jpg|thumb|right|250x230px]]Many websites can help beginners with family history research. This article lists websites that can be used at the Family History Library, Family History Centers, from home, or wherever one has access to the Internet, such as cybercafés or libraries. | [[Image:Lab Pups.jpg|thumb|right|250x230px|Lab Pups.jpg]]Many websites can help beginners with family history research. This article lists websites that can be used at the Family History Library, Family History Centers, from home, or wherever one has access to the Internet, such as cybercafés or libraries. | ||
== '''Electronic Family Trees and Family Websites''' == | == '''Electronic Family Trees and Family Websites''' == | ||
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]: Largest free online collection of genealogical databases, including Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, 1880 U.S. federal census index, Pedigree Resource File, U.S. Social Security Death Index, and the Vital Records Index—North America. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]: Largest free online collection of genealogical databases, including Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, 1880 U.S. federal census index, Pedigree Resource File, U.S. Social Security Death Index, and the Vital Records Index—North America. | ||
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=books BYU Guides and Tutorials]: This website includes online family history tutorials and area-specific research guides. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=books BYU Guides and Tutorials]: This website includes online family history tutorials and area-specific research guides. | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.worldgenweb.org/ WorldGenWeb Project]: Free websites for genealogy research in countries of the world. <br> | ||
*[http:// | *[http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]: Free websites for genealogy research in almost every state and county in the United States. | ||
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ Genuk]i: Free virtual reference library for United Kingdom and Ireland research. Gazetteer, guide for first time users. | |||
*[http://rwguide.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees]: Free step-by-step guides created by professional genealogists, Julia M. Case, Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG and Rhonda McClure. | *[http://rwguide.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees]: Free step-by-step guides created by professional genealogists, Julia M. Case, Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG and Rhonda McClure. | ||