Hey Rachel here! Thanks for checking out my guide. Hopefully I’ve given you everything you need to get started with the world’s most popular hobby. In a little over 2 years I’ve managed to trace my family back to the 1600s – something I’m very proud of. Now it’s over to you…!

The Family History Guide is a best-in-class training method for family history instructors and learners. This link leads to 8 projects that will help you along your family history journey.

This is a great reference guide, with links to many other helpful sites that can be useful to both beginning and experienced genealogists. Thanks to Veronica Taylor of After School Care Programs and her students for bringing this site to our attention!

RootsMOOC is the Massive Open Online Course on starting genealogical research, consisting of four video modules on starting your research, the US Census, state and local resources, online sources and strategies.

This article by genealogist Ann Lawthers and published on the American Ancestors website, gives an overview of a great 5-step process for beginning genealogists.