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Ready
to Dive into Family History?
Here are some ideas to get you started…
First things first!
Start
on paper with your family group sheets… move to the computer!
- Get
PAF (Personal Ancestral File) Software
Free download at www.familysearch.org
- Go
to "Order/Download Products" (Download PAF 5.2)
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If you do not have access to the web, you can order PAF on CD for $6. Call
800-537-5971.
- E-mail
Colette McCullough at colettemccullough@sbcglobal.net
for a current copy of the Linton Family genealogy. This is a starting place,
but there's still much we don't know!
Ready
to Search?
Available
on Internet from www.familysearch.org:
- Ancestral
File
- IGI
(International Genealogical Index)
- Vital
Records (Only the Index for Mexico is available online)
- Links
to sites that have court records, law & legislation records, notorial
records, orphanage records, probate records, military records & much,
much more!
- Great
tutorials!
Available
at LDS Family History Centers
- Access
to websites such as Ancestry.com
- Access
to film (you can order) anything from old newspapers, deeds, wills, etc.
Educate
Yourself
There
are many great tutorials and online courses available:
- BYU:
- Finding
Your Ancestors (FREE online course)
- Providing
Temple Ordinances for Your Ancestors (FREE online course)
- About
25 other Family History Courses are offered for $20.
- www.genealogy.com
- go to "learning center"
- Various
Links to Educational Information: http://www.cyndislist.com/educate.htm
- Internet
Genealogy Searching - for end of line research:
Searching
Tips
- Be
creative with spellings
- Thousands
of genealogy periodicals available - for towns, families, counties, etc.
Make
Family History Come Alive for Your Family!
- Family
Night - learn about Ireland where the Linton family originated. Or about England,
where Ellen Sutton came from. Display items from that country, eat foods,
and learn about it together
- Keep
scrapbooks and journals of your own family now!
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