USING THE INTERNET FOR FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH
If you don't have an internet connection at home or at work visit your local library or telecommunity centre and some kind person will help you with the technology. Also locate the nearest Latter Day Saints Centre.
LDS Family History Centre Research Library
Cnr College & Grammar Streets Wendouree 3350
Phone 5338 2294 for bookings
Access to 2 million reels of film, census returns, parish registers, $6 to order
READ ONLINE HOW TO GET STARTED WITH FAMILY HISTORY
State Library of Victoria - online genealogy manual for beginners
The 'I haven't been here before - I want to trace my family history, but I don't know how' manual
www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/genealogy/gen_man/
This is the best of the websites I have found for beginners. Their list of Important Points to Remember includes, Do not : 'assume that because you are literate, honourable, truthful, legitimate, have no criminal convictions and pay for your travel, that your ancestors were the same.' There is more wry humour throughout the manual and the section on Problems in Research is not only for beginners.
www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/genealogy/gen_man/g_man_5a.htm
Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies : Beginning your family history
www.aigs.org.au/beginfh.htm
Launceston Branch Tasmanian Family History Society Inc : Getting Started
www.users.bigpond.com/ltntasfh/newbies.html
Dead Persons Society, Melbourne - Holding a Family Reunion by Leone Fabre
home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/reunion.htm
Questionnaire to family members by Leone Fabre
home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/question.htm
Sample questions to ask your older family members
www.jelleyjar.com/ancestor/beginer.html
Learn How to Start Your Family History - Family Search in the United States
www.familysearch.org/
Link on first page 'Learn how to start your family history'
GET FAMILY HISTORY FORMS FROM THE INTERNET
You can usually choose from either of two types, a pdf to print and hand write into, or a Word template for computer use)
Family Group Record Ancestry.com
www.ancestry.com/save/charts/familysheet.htm
Family Group Record LDS Family Search (2 pages, portrait) - link from first page 'Family history forms'
www.familysearch.org/
Family Group Sheet (famform.doc) no place for source of information
www.jelleyjar.com
Ancestral Chart
http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/ancchart.htm
Decide whether to hand write forms or work on a computer or both. (My pre-computer information is slowly but steadily going straight to the internet)
Organise folders - data sheets, documents, photographs
Computer programs - make sure the program you choose has the GEDCOM facility to enable you to exchange data between programs.
Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet
Cyndi's Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit
Genealogy Freeware Programs
LDS Pedigree Resource File - link from here
www.cyndislist.com/
www.CyndisList.com/construc.htm
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~helper/freeware.htm
www.familysearch.org/
