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Beginners Notes

- Before you start – STOP! Develop a Master List first.
- Be a Detective - Follow Every Clue
- Begin in Your Own Home
- Clues, Mis-Clues and Treasure In Every Obituary
- Dates, Details - Keep a Genealogy Resource File.pdf
- Documents: Errors, & other Mysteries
- Find 30 Genealogy Clues From Every Document
- Folders, Binders, Cards: Organization!
- Free Websites for Beginners.pdf
- Genealogical Societies – Superb resources for all of us!
- Genealogy: a Recession-Proof Hobby
- Genealogy and Gravestones - A Misplaced Ancestor.pdf
- Help! When you are confused.
- Interviewing Your Relatives
- Newspapers, Obituaries – A Wealth of Family Information.
- Organize Your Genealogy Details - Start With 4 Binders
- People, Places, & Events: History is your friend.
- Reunions – Lost Relatives, and Planning!
- Squeezing Time for Research? Use 10-15 minute blocks
- Step,Step,Step Backwards in Time.pdf
- To Pay or Not to Pay: Online Memberships
- What’s in a name? Spelling & other issues.
- What To Do When You Hit An Ancestor Brick Wall
- Your Family Tree - What everyone knows may be absolutely wrong.pdf
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TreeTips Newsletters
March 2010
- GENEALOGY NEWSLETTERS – great resources
- HUMOUR – GENEALOGY-WISE!
- WHY DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A FAMILY TREE?
- FAMILY BIBLES – Where are they?
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December 2009
- Looking for Marriage Information?
- Do you have a SURNAME MASTER LIST?
- SPELLING, MisSPELLING, & OTHER VARIANTS
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September 2009
- REUNIONS – plan about a year ahead!
- YOUR GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY – a Great Resource
- FAMILY TREE MAGAZINES & NEWSLETTERS
- SOURCES – PROOF: Essential to your Family Tree!
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April 2009
- Old Occupations on Documents
- What to search for first -? So many options, so little time!
- Genealogy Sites for Ireland
- Marriage Dates Uncovered!
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February 2009
- Remember - Start with a list of surnames
- Scandinavian Ancestors?
- Websites Change Frequently
- Resources Folders - So Helpful
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December, 2008
- Spelling - Interesting, But Not Impressive
- What Records are Best?
- Time, Time, Time - when There's Never Enough
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September, 2008
- About Surnames
- The world Genweb Project
- About History
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Resource Articles
Change to Gregorian Calendar
Using Family Search website