Research Resources

Listed below are some helpful genealogy research resources.

Beginning Genealogy

• Start Your Family History
• Organize Your Genealogy
• Select Computer Software
• Principles of Family History Research
• More Research Helps
• Poster: Identifying Your Ancestors, and Overcoming Hurdles - a process summary of multiple best-practice FamilySearch articles written by experienced genealogists, Expanded Printable References

Research Tools

• Research Outlines
• Research Forms
• Census Records
• Date Calculator
• Using the Wiki in FamilySearch Centers
• Online Genealogy Records by Location
• Locating Online Databases Part One: FamilySearch Wiki Sources
• Locating Online Databases Part Two: FamilySearch Historical and Library Records
• Locating Online Databases Part Three: Digitized Books
• Locating Online Databases Part Four: Internet Sources
• Collecting Previous Research by Others Part One: Home and Relative Sources
• Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections
• Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Three: Digitized Books
• Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Four: FamilySearch Wiki Tools

Using the Wiki for Research - Videos

• Wiki Wizard Videos wiki page - Five minute videos on how to use the Research Wiki and how to use it for genealogical research.

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