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GENEALOGY LINKS

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NEW LINK

ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION IS AVAILABLE IN THE PC CLUB WORKSHOP !!!
NO COST TO LAGUNA WOODS VILLAGE RESIDENTS

INTRODUCTION TO GENEALOGY

ANCESTRY EDITION TUTORIAL VIDEO  (4 min 28 sec)

NOTE:  TO VIEW ​START VIDEO AT 56 SECONDS

ANCESTRY EDITION TUTORIAL VIDEO  (38 min)

​NOTE:  TO VIEW ​START VIDEO AT 56 SECONDS

August 8, 2024
Traditional German Clothing and Your German Heritage   BY Lulus
 https://www.lulus.com/blog/resources/traditional-german-clothing-german-heritage/​

ANNOUNCEMENT

August 17, 2018  New Link for AncestryDNA
​https://ww.ancestry.com/dna

GENEALOGY  SIGS

May 28, 2022 ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION

February 22, 2019 SIG FLYER

February 22, 2019 SIG HANDOUT

​​Helpful Family Search Websites for Beginners
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June 26, 2018  How do I get started? (or) Have I covered all the bases?
​A comprehensive 7,500 word Beginner's Guide!
https://hobbyhelp.com/genealogy

June 13, 2015  David Flint, 2015-2016 President, SOCCGS  Mission Viejo, CA
FamilySearch – main page https://familysearch.org/
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​Genealogy Resources
Please click on the following links to access the resource documents.

​Family Search Learning Center
Family Search Overview
Family Search Wiki
US_Census_Headings_1790-1860

Genealogy Research Forms
June 16, 2015  Genealogy and Family History Research Roundtable
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Please click on the links below
http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/charts-forms/
http://www.ancestry.com/download/charts
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Genealogy_Research_Forms
https://sites.lib.byu.edu/familyhistory/print-forms-research-helps/
http://www.familytreemagazine.com/freeforms
http://www.cyndislist.com/free-stuff/printable-charts-and-forms/
http://www.genealogysearch.org/free/forms.html

PC Club Library

​Family Tree Problem Solver – Tried and True Tactics for Tracing Elusive Ancestors
Author: Marsha Hoffman Rising, 2011
The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy  , 2nd Edition
Author: Kimberly Powell, 2011
Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques
Author: George C. Morgan; Drew Smith, 2013
Genealogy Online for Dummies
Author: Matthew L. Helm; April Leigh Helm, 2014
Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com –How to Find Your Family History on the #1 Genealogy Website
Author:  Nancy Hendrickson, 2014
Courthouse Research for Family Historians; Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures
Author: Christine Rose, 2004
* Available in paperback; purchased from Amazon Books.  May be available in Kindle or Nook edition, or from your local book seller.

Meeting Handouts
April 14, 2015, General Meeting

Potpourri Night - Something for Everyone!
Meeting Handout 1

​The Ancestry.com Family of Websites  -2014-

AncestryDNA    New Link:  https://ww.ancestry.com/dna                [ old link:   http://dna.ancestry.com/  ]
Archives.com   http://www.archives.com/
Family Tree Maker   http://www.familytreemaker.com/
Find A Grave   http://www.findagrave.com/
Fold3   http://www.fold3.com/
Genealogy.com   http://www.genealogy.com/index_n.html
Heritage Makers   http://www.heritagemakers.com/
Newspapers.com   http://www.newspapers.com/
ProGenealogists   https://www.progenealogists.com/

PC Club
November 20, 2014

Genealogy and Family History Roundtable Discussion

• Family information and resources: known or unknown?!
• Living relatives; neighbors and best friends of your subject person
• Journals, diarys, autobiographies, family bibles, scrapbooks, etc.
• Photos
• Newspaper clippings
• Obituaries; tombstones
• Birth and death certificates
• Military service records

 Public Domain and Commercial Resources

• Census records
• Vital records
• Probate records
• Land records
• Military service records
• City directories
• Church records
• Club, societal, fraternal records
• http://www.familytreemagazine.com/info/researchforms​

The 800# Gorillas 

• Ancestry: http://home.ancestry.com/
• Family Search: https://familysearch.org/
• National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/
• http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/technique/genealogy-checklist/

Web Sites, galore –

• http://www.cyndislist.com/familysearch/igi/
• http://www.myheritage.com
• http://www.findagrave.com/
• http://billiongraves.com/​
• http://www.fold3.com/
• http://www.archives.com/
• http://www.findmypast.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/
• http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/
• http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/genealogy/records-myheritage-family-trees/?affpid=1025=top

Genealogy Societies

• South Orange County -http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~casoccgs/  [Mission Viejo]
• Orange County Genealogy Society - http://www.occgs.com/  [Huntington Beach]
• Corona Genealogical Society - http://www.coronagensoc.org/meetings.html  [Corona]
• Genealogical Society of North Orange County- http://www.gsnocc.org/  [Yorba Linda]
• Southern California Genealogical Society - http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/  [Burbank]
• San Diego Genealogical Society - http://www.casdgs.org/
• New England Historic Genealogical Society- http://library.nehgs.org/  [Boston]

Computer Software

• Legacy Family Tree: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Index.asp
• Family Tree Maker: http://www.ancestry.com/cs/apps/P-5194
• Roots Magic: http://www.rootsmagic.com/Store/RootsMagic/
• Family Tree Heritage: http://www.individualsoftware.com/software/genealogy_family_tree
• Family Tree Builder: http://www.myheritage.com

State, County and City Historical Societies  - no limit. . .google them!

Libraries

• Mission Viejo – http://cityofmissionviejo.org/Library/Library.aspx?id=9742
• Carlsbad – http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/depts/library/discover/genealogy.asp
• Huntington Beach Central –http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/government/departments/library/books_computers_research/genealogy_links.cfm
• Long Beach – http://www.lbpl.org/databases/subjects/default.asp
• Los Angeles –  http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources​

What about DNA?!

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogical_DNA_test​​
• https://knowyourdna.com/reviews/what-is-the-best-dna-test/
• http://genealogy.about.com/cs/geneticgenealogy/a/dna_tests.htm
• http://www.accessgenealogy.com/dna/
• http://dna.ancestry.com/​
•  https://www.familytreedna.com/​

Blogs; Videos; Podcasts  [google these terms]

• ​http://lisalouisecooke.com/ [genealogy gems]
• http://genealogy.about.com/od/blogs/tp/genealogy.htm
• http://www.cyndislist.com/blogs/
• http://www.geneabloggers.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/

Some Related Diversions and Excursions

• Genealogy Road Show: http://video.pbs.org/program/genealogy-roadshow/
• Finding Your Roots: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/
• Who Do You Think You Are? : http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are

Family Group Sheet

• Family Group Sheet

Family Search Pedigree Chart

• Family Search Pedigree Chart