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With this information, you’ll:

Finally receive a simple, easy to understand, step-by-step guide to getting organized designed for the first-time genealogist.

Can cut through the enormous amount of junk and fluff. Get right to only the most important online and off line tips including where to find and obtain accurate, certified copies of:

birth certificates,
death certificates, and
authentic certificates of marriage.

Find exactly where to get answers to all your name related issues like actual spelling, first names, and finding spouses and parents AND how to be sure this information is accurate, up-to-date, and precise.

Receive an extensive list of only the best:

Free databases,
Free tools,
Free templates, charts, and graphs,
Free organizational guides with methods of how to manage all the paperwork.

Receive instruction on how to make a family tree chart that provides you with exclusive access at no charge to a database of databases. A site that allows you to fill out one form and search dozens of different databases where all the resulting information is presented together on one results page.

(This feature alone could save you hours
of intensely agonizing data entry!)

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Family History Book

The Basic Beginner’s Genealogy Guide is the most concise and comprehensive family history package available for beginning genealogists. If you aren’t a seasoned pro, you need to start with the basics. The information in this book will get your search rolling!

Summary of Benefits
Immediate access to solid guidance on:

How to get your genealogy paperwork in order
How to prepare for the otherwise nerve-wracking conversations with your family
How to take control of government genealogy resources
How to find and use the work of other genealogists to build your own tree faster.

ALL THIS IN JUST THE FIRST SECTION!

With this foundation, you’ll go on to …

Learn how to make real progress with cemeteries by learning:

  • How to search cemeteries online
  • What to do when visiting a cemetery (Do you know what a “plat book” is?”; we tell you, so you’ll be fully knowledgeable when talking to an actual crept keeper)
  • How to clean headstones (without ruining them).

Explore national, state, and local databases with zero cost. This is where you’ll:

  • Learn how to obtain legal names and birth dates
  • Find and exploit your state Office of Vital Records
  • Navigate successfully the Department of Veteran’s Affairs
  • Take advantage of the U.S. Census
  • Figure out how to address your local courthouse (and why you should stay away)
  • Learn how to gain access to the Knights of Columbus, Freemasons, Grange, and main ports of entry into the United States.

Bring your extended family together (off-line) to organize and run a successful genealogy family reunion. We’ll show you exactly how to:

  • Use a reunion committee to take off the pressure and make it fun
  • Outline exactly what the committee’s agenda should be, so things actually get done
  • Structure activities at the reunion that will create memories, be a huge hit with your family, and propel your genealogy success at the same time.

Eliminate any intimidation about how to visit, in-person, the largest collection of family history resources in the world while getting free one-on-one help from the the most experienced and professional genealogy librarians available.

If you’re wondering how to make a family tree chart, the genealogy guide provides the best 36 online resources we know of. We’ve already researched the hundreds of thousands available to bring you only the best 36! They are organized at the end of each of 5 sections, so you know when to visit them and how to make the most of your time.

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5 SECTIONS -
23 SUB-SECTIONS -
36 ONLINE RESOURCES

Section 1: Getting Started and Where to search

  • Brief Introduction
  • Getting Your Paperwork in Order
  • Speaking with Your Family
  • Initial Databases
  • Government Sources
  • Leaning on the Work of Others
  • Five vital online resources
  • Four action items to get you started

Section 2: Searching Cemeteries

  • How to Start
  • Finding Cemeteries Online
  • Visiting a Cemetery
  • Cleaning Headstones
  • Three free online resources
  • Three action items

Section 3: Searching Public Records

  • Legal Names and Birth Dates
  • Office of Vital Records
  • Department of Veteran’s Affairs
  • The U.S. Census
  • Local Courthouses
  • Other Public Record Sources
  • FIFTEEN free online resources
  • Four simple action items to get you moving

Section 4: How to Hold a Genealogy Family Reunion

  • Establish a Reunion Committee
  • Reunion Committee Agenda
  • At the Reunion
  • Six online resources
  • Four simple action items

Section 5: Visiting the LDS Utah Center

  • The LDS Website
  • Preparing for Your Visit
  • LDS Orientation and Classes
  • Doing Research at the LDS
  • Three important online resources (to review BEFORE you visit)
  • Five action items to make the most of your trip.

BONUS: Free access to a seemingly unlimited number of templates, charts, and worksheets that you can immediately download, print, and organize into a binder to get your project moving at once.

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