A Guide to Family History Research

Basic Information

1. Getting Started.pdf
2. Collecting Oral History.pdf
3. A Basic Family Tree Chart.pdf
4. Web Sites for Genealogy.pdf
5. Local History.pdf

Types of Records

6. Birth, Marriage, and Death Records.pdf
7. Census Records.pdf
8. Census Records - Advanced.pdf
9. Deeds and Wills.pdf
10. Military Service Records.pdf
11. Military Records - Civil War.pdf
12. Immigration and Naturalization.pdf

Ethnic Heritage

13. Genetic Testing.pdf
14. African-American Ancestors.pdf
15. Native American Roots.pdf
16. Native-American Tribal Membership.pdf
17. Irish Ancestors.pdf

Special Topics

18. Organizing and Preserving Your Documents.pdf
19. Am I Descended from Anyone Famous.pdf
20. Using Mormon Family History Centers.pdf
21. Electronic Information Sharing.pdf
22. What's a Second Cousin Once Removed.pdf
23. How Far Back Can You Get.pdf
24. Dealing with Family Secrets.pdf
25. Finding Clues in Family Photographs.pdf
26. Recording and Preserving Old Cemeteries.pdf
27. Finding Living People.pdf
28. Adoption and Birth-Parent Searches.pdf
29. Cincinnati Area Resources.pdf
30. Brick Walls in Research.pdf
31. Writing and Publishing a Family History.pdf
32. Planning a Family Reunion.pdf

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