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How do I get started with my family tree?

Genealogy Lens with a variety of how-to articles or sites which offer a daily, weekly or monthly genealogy column (with old columns archived).

The question I get asked all the time is "How do I get started with my family tree?"

Links

Rootdig.com: Genealogical how-to articles by Michael John Neill.
Dear Myrtle: Genealogy news, reviews and how-to articles on the Internet or via email newsletter.
Genealogy and Technology Articles by Mark Howells: Articles on a variety of high-tech and Internet topics related to genealogy.
All Info About Genealogy: Weekly articles highlighting online and off-line resources including advice for beginners, facts about surnames, and user-submitted articles about research successes and reunions.
Genealogy.com: How-To Articles: The basics of genealogy research are covered in these hundreds of articles organized by topic.
About Genealogy: Genealogy how-to articles for beginners through advanced researchers covering a wide variety of topics and interests.
My Cinnamon Toast: A small collection of genealogy articles by several different authors.
Heritage Quest Magazine Online: This free, online sister publication to the print edition of Heritage Quest Magazine offers articles, tips, techniques and tools for family history enthusiasts each week. Past articles are archived.
Family History Compass: Juliana Smith provides family history tips and information in her weekly column.
Twigs and Trees: Genealogist Rhonda McClure answers questions and provides weekly genealogy tips, news and how-tos. Archive of past columns available.
Prologue: Quarterly Journal of the National Archives: Detailed articles relating to using the records of NARA, especially military records, for genealogical research.
Multimedia Techniques for Family Histories: Guide provides details on software and presentation options for creating a multi-media family history on CD-ROM.
Computer Genealogy: Free articles on climbing the family tree using Internet resources.
Genealogy Articles, Tips & Research Guides: Topics covered by Joe Beine include census, Native American, military, naturalization & passenger records.
Tracing Lines: Articles by Ruby Coleman explore a variety of research techniques, as well as genealogical computing.

Useful Articles

Michael John Neill-Pick a Spouse: Are your ancestors'
marriages causing you problems? Is your lack of knowledge of your ancestor's
marriages creating a brick wall? When family members have only one
relationship that produces
Where Do I Find It?: The key to locating many genealogical records is location. The location where an event took place, the location where any events were recorded, and the current location of those records are all key factors in proving that an event took place.

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Swedish Research Genealogy Links

Swedish Emigrant Institute: Situated on a picturesque lake in the heart of Växjö, the House of Emigrants comprises an archive, library, museum, and research center.

My mother has started calling cemeteries "Ancestor Farms

GENEALOGY POX

WARNING: Very contagious to adults.

SYMPTOMS: Continual complaint as to need for names, dates and places. Patient has blank expression and is sometimes deaf to spouse and children. Has no taste for work of any kind except feverishly looking for records at libraries and courthouses. Has compulsion to write letters. Swears at mail carrier when s/he does not leave mail.

Frequents strange places such as cemeteries, ruins and remote, desolate country areas. Makes secret calls at night. Hides phone bills.

TREATMENT: There is no known cure. Medication is useless. Disease is not fatal, but gets progressively worse. Patient should attend genealogy workshops, subscribe to genealogical magazines, and be given a quiet corner in the house where s/he can be alone with his/her computer.

REMARKS: The unusual nature of this disease is.....the sicker the patient gets, the more s/he enjoys it!