For beginners in family history there is an introduction in Getting Started in Genealogy and Family History, at www.genuki.org.uk/gs
Help for beginners trying to use the IGI on-line or the Public Record Office websites, as well as some useful beginners’ help guides, at members.tripod.co.uk/familyhistory2
Help for beginners to genealogy generally, and to research on the Internet, is on Genealogy Resources on the Internet webpages maintained by Chris Gaunt and John Fuller, at www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/beginner.html
For beginners in family history there is an introduction on the Federation of Family History Societies webpages, called first steps in family history, at: www.ffhs.org.uk/General/Help/First.htm
Channel 4's website "untold" has a general guide at www.channel4.com/untold click on Genealogy trace your roots on the right hand side.
The Society of Genealogists has guidance in the form of information leaflets at www.sog.org.uk/leaflets/index.html
Family History Workshop on-line for beginners, by Steve Jacques members.tripod.co.uk/familyhistory2/FamilyHistoryWorkshop.htm
For information on getting started in researching family history through Rootsweb sites (but with a US bias) go to: searches.rootsweb.com/share.html
BBC History Trail on starting your family history www.bbc.co.uk/history/lj/index.shtml
Devon Local Studies website has a Devon History Trail on local and family history at: www.devon.gov.uk/local_studies.htm
The genealogical research website for England and Wales. Has links to an enormous number of other relevant websites. www.genuki.org.uk
Genuki Devon web-pages www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV
Online version of book on using GENUKI by David Hawgood www.hawgood.co.uk/genuki
A huge U.S.-based genealogical website through which various sources and also mail-lists can be accessed and subscribed to, including a mail-list for Devon-based family history. www.rootsweb.com
For a list of Rootsweb mail-lists, go to: www.rootsweb.com/~maillist
The WorldConnect Project - with contributions of family tree information by Rootsweb users from all over the world. It provides a searchable surnames database; go to worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com
Cyndi’s List of genealogy sites on the Internet now has 94,550 links, and still rising; they are categorized and cross-referenced, and another 8,750+ uncategorized new links in the works: www.cyndislist.com
Genealogy Portal.Com – to search genealogy sites on the Web. Sponsored by Family Tree Maker On-line www.genealogyportal.com
Genealogy.com - also associated with the software program Family Tree Maker. Provides tools and resources that allow family historians to search for and share their own family history on-line. www.genealogy.com/index_r.html
WorldGenWeb Project
A site for genealogists with their sights beyond the USA, with links in 15 world regions www.worldgenweb.org
Ancestry.Com: a major commercial American portal, with access to 1,500 databases by paying a subscription fee of $59.95 US. Databases include US Social Security Death Indexes, plus historic maps, CDs and expert genealogists. www.ancestry.com
Genealogy Resources on the Internet: Includes a guide and links to various mailing lists compiled by John Fuller www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html
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