Genealogy Tips and Links

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This group was created for anyone who would like to add a link , or a tip for anything to do with genealogy. I really would like to get as many free tips , or sites as we could. However, I know there are some great pay sites out there for research.
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  • Reference Works

    For those of you who are trying to do your amateur genealogy in "up to standard" fashion, there are several resources to help you keep your records according to the rules of "proof" that professional genealogists require. Other books teach one how to write source citations so that others can follow…

    By Sue McCormick

    Sep 5, 2009

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  • yu might try this when searching census records

    I was thinking about this one thing I do when searching census records it doesnt work all the time but once and while you will get lucky with it.Ive used it on heritage quest and even ancestry.com too.We all know from searching census sometimes you cant find the person your looking for because…

    By patsy adkins

    Jul 25, 2009

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  • Google/Google Books

    Hi all-I use Google and Google books in my genealogy research, if anyone has hints or ideas or questions, let's use this space to post them. :)Kate

    By Kate Steere

    Jul 31, 2009

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  • Links

    Hi allJust joined and have Links on my site that may interest, go to this page on my site,…

    By Laurence

    Aug 4, 2009

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  • Good photo restoration site....

    Hi guys,Rootschat is brilliant for photo restorations as well and finding surname interests etc...and it's free!

    By Ursula Ann Martin

    Jul 26, 2009

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  • Flickr

    Flickr, the photo sharing site,has been the best tool I have found for finding relatives, or them finding me, with photos. I will try to mention some of theups and downs. On the postive, you can set your photos to who can see them, the public or friends and family. I had one photo of a tombstone…

    By Colleen Hart

    Jul 10, 2009

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  • Searching for danish ancestors??

    Hi everybody.If you have danish ancestors I can recommend these 100 % free genealogy sites:http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/It's in both deutsch and english - You just need to sign in, no credit card number needed. Here you can look up in churchbooks.…

    By Jens Madsen

    Jul 18, 2009

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  • Check out your local public library

    you never know what they may have to offer, perhaps Ancestry - try before you subscribe

    By Liz Pidgeon

    Jul 13, 2009

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  • Using Twitter in genealogical research

    Great article - http://ow.ly/h0RW

    By James Ezell

    Jul 10, 2009

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  • Free genealogical sources

    Less than 5% - closer to 3% - of the genealogical-historical sources that are now availble have yet to appear on the internet. If atall, it will be many years before a greater percentage will be there. There are zillions of free sites and records to be found; far more than are available on the…

    By Paul Drake

    Jul 10, 2009

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