Research Resources
Listed below are some helpful genealogy research resources.
Beginning Genealogy
- Start Your Family History
- Organize Your Genealogy
- Genealogy Research Process
- 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
Videos and Online Classes About How to Use the Wiki
- Wiki Wizard Videos Wiki Page - Five minute videos on how to use the Research Wiki and how to use it for genealogical research.
- Unlocking the Power of the FamilySearch Research Wiki - Rootstech SLC 2020
- FamilySearch Research Wiki:What it Can Do for You! - 47 minute webinar about how to use the Wiki
Ask the Community for Help
There are online groups that allow you to ask genealogical questions and get help from other researchers.
- FamilySearch Community - Research Groups by location
- Other FamilySearch and Genealogy Research Groups - also links to Facebook research groups by location
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