Tips On Creating A Family Tree 

1. Step 1 - Find a program to enter your data in. See my list of software picks below.
2. Step 2 - Interview your family and write down the dates and stories about things like births, deaths, marriages, occupations, military service and anecdotes.
3. Step 3 - Search the census records for more information. You can get this information on Ancestory they even have a free 2-week trial membership.
4. Step 4 - Search the message boards for long lost relatives. Someone may have even done a Family Tree on your family that you did not know about. Rootsweb has a great free message board.
5. Step 5 - Look for old photos. Use Family Old Photos to look up photos by name. I love this site and have found a few surprises here.
6. Step 6 - Use US Gen Web to look up free information by state. They have great stuff like maps, county vital records and burial records.
7. Step 7 - Go to the library. Some communites even have a genealogy deparment. You can look up information on there databases and view photos, newspapers and documents from that area.
8. Step 8 - Have fun. Learning about your Family Tree is a lot of fun and educational. Researching a Family Tree is a great hobby that you can pass down to future generations.

Use SquidWho To Create Family Pages 

Orson Swift St. John

Orson Swift St. John MD, was the father of Margaret Marsh St. John Andrews. Born May 28, 1810, he Died July 7, 1897. He was a prominent doctor in the Cleveland area of Ohio. According to records in the "Pioneer Families of Cleveland", "he was one of...

Margaret Marsh St John

Margaret Marsh St. John was a woman with a vision...creating a school for educating women. Her vision was not recognized until several years after her tragic death in 1899. Her brother Gamaliel St. John fought to accomplish her vision forming Andrews...

Wallace Corydon Andrews

Wallace Corydon Andrews was the husband of Margaret Marsh St. John. He was born in Vienna, Ohio. He was a prominent business man. A a shareholder and one of the directors of The Standard Oil Company. He later became President of the New York Steam Co...

Margaret Kinsman Marsh

Margaret Kinsman Marsh is the Grandmother of Margaret Marsh St. John Andrews. She was quite a lady according to the "Pioneer Families of Cleveland". It says "she was a woman of remarkably strong character, and that this trait was transmitted in a mar...

Genealogy Links 

Cyndi's List

1996-2007: Your genealogy starting point online for more than a decade!

Genealogy.com

Genealogy.com

OurStory.com - Capture your stories, save them permanently.

OurStory goes beyond blogging to permanently capture life's stories in words and photos. Publish or share the stories privately with family and friends.

Genealogy, Family Trees and Family History Records online - Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com is the largest family history site online with over 4 billion names in worldwide historical records, family tree services and genealogy learning materials.

Family Old Photos

Welcome to Familyoldphotos.com, a free genealogy old photograph archive of old pictures of people and places. Search our collection or browse through the surname index or the newly added photos section, below. You'll find over 20,000 old photographs, representing over 36,500 surnames and thousands of families.. maybe even yours. Add your family's photographs - known or unknown and make connections with relatives and long lost cousins.

RootsWeb.com Home Page

RootsWeb - the Internet's oldest and largest FREE genealogical community. An award winning genealogical resource with searchable databases, free Web space, mailing lists, message boards, and more.

FamilySearch.org - Family History and Genealogy Records

Search for family ancestors. Billions of free family tree, family history, ancestry, genealogy and census records.

Free Genealogy and Family History Online - The USGenWeb Project

Free genealogy and family history online made possible by the USGenWeb Project volunteers. Search free genealogy websites for your ancestors.

Family Trees - Genealogy & Family History

Build and share your family tree on Tribalpages.com. Use our family tree maker to track your family genealogy and share with others via a custom URL.

Genealogy Books 

Genealogy Handbook: The Complete Guide to Tracing Your Family Tree

by Ellen Galford

Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 09/07/2008)
List Price: $16.95

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Genealogy Software 

Family Tree Maker Version 16 Collector's Edition

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Family Tree Software Poll 

Guestbook 

d-artist nice lens, great links...I enjoy doing my genealogy eventhough i have no relatives left to help...5*s Posted September 02, 2008

rcsheehan I'm old and lazy, but I intend to email your lense to all my family members. My sister has two genealogy sites. I don't remember herURLs just now, but you can get to hers from mine: http://isness-primordial.blogspot.com Posted August 20, 2008

Margo_Arrowsmith Great information. Especially tip #4. Who would have thought that googling your name could get a source for this? But now that you mention it, it makes sense. There are Arrowsmiths, Byrds and Parrs who have already done some of the work! Would love to hear if you have uncovered any family legends in your search! Posted August 01, 2008

blue22d Nice lens. Excellent links. If you get a moment, stop by and visit my Family Genealogy Scout. Thanks. Posted May 26, 2008

LilMizMo Excellent lens, full of great resources. You are welcome to share your thoughts and findings at our new genealogy community at http://bowiebiz.com/genealogy Posted April 09, 2008

 

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