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Using This Guide
http://www.GenealogyBeginner.com/Histor-Of-Genealogy.html
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Getting Started
Hiring a Professional Genealogist – This Irish Genealogist is available for hire and personalized assistance.
Family Tree Magazine – This group has a great index of professional forms you can use to quickly get yourself organized.
http://www.familytreemagazine.com/forms/download.htmlSubscribe to Family Tree Magazine – Click Here
Family Search – This website database is supported by the LDS (Church of Ladder Day Saints) and is considered by some to be the best place to start.
http://www.familysearch.org/
Genealogical Database Network – “Our Mission is to set up a worldwide register of genealogical resources and make the power of the internet available to our users.”
http://www.geneanet.org/
Social Security Administration – You can search the records of the US Social Security Office from a number of sources. One popular source is at RootsWeb.
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/Search Social Security Death Index – Click here
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/
Searching Cemeteries
Index of United States Genealogy Libraries
http://www.gwest.org/gen_libs.htm
Halifax County Cemetery Index
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nshalifa/Cemeteries.html
Michael Graves – Cleaning headstones
http://www.tsgraves.com/relics/headstone.htm
National Cemetery Administration > Gravesite Locator – “Search for burial locations of veterans and their dependents in VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries and various other Department of Interior and military cemeteries.”
http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1
Searching Public Records
Social Security Death Index
http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693
Vitalrec – A comprehensive resource for ordering vital records online and off line.
http://vitalrec.com/
Google Online Search Engine
http://www.google.com/
US Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov/
Veteran Affairs Offices by State:
http://www.va.gov/Partners/stateoffice/index.htm
The National Archives, National Personal Records – For military records from the 20th century.
http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/
National Archives, Military Records Holding – For military records prior to the 20th century.
http://www.archives.gov/research/order/vets-records.html#nara
National Cemetery Administration, Gravesite Locator
http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1
Obtaining Military Records and Medals
http://www.cem.va.gov/records.htm
US Census – Genealogy Information
http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/
RootsWeb.com Soundex Converter
http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/soundexconverter
US Census – Age Search Service
http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/agesearch.html
Finding Your Ancestors in Court Records; Kimberly Powell
http://genealogy.about.com/cs/court_records/a/courthouse.htm
Knights of Columbus
http://www.kofc.org/about/museum/index.cfm
Freemasons – there is not a lot of top level organizational information available about Freemasonary. A good overview and starting point can be found at:
http://www.crystalinks.com/freemasons.html
Genealogy Reunion
Family Reunion Activities
http://genealogy.about.com/od/family_reunions/a/activities.htm
Family Reunion Planning Site
http://www.family-reunion.com/
Steps to a Successful Family Reunion
http://genealogy.about.com/od/family_reunions/a/planning.htm
Considering a Family Reunion Location
http://genealogy.about.com/od/family_reunions/f/locations.htm
Help with family reunions
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=1841
Family reunion checklist
http://www.genealogyforum.rootsweb.com/gfaol/reunion/Checklist.htm
The LDS Utah Center
LDS Utah
http://www.familysearch.org/
LDS Library Information
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp
LDS Family History Library System
http://genealogy.about.com/library/weekly/aa042400a.htm