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June 2013

St. Helenas Parish, South Carolina

Websites for Family History Beginners

Chile

Maldon All Saints with St Peter, Essex

Quebec Land and Property

Pakistan

Pennsylvania Vital Records

Sharing: a good way to FIND ancestors

Wales Research Guidance

May 2013

Massachusetts Marriage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Identify a Category of Sources

Mohawk or Iroquois Trail

Victoria Archives and Libraries

FamilySearch Communities: Administrator Community

Organizing Your Files

Sexton Records

Netherlands Societies

Genesee County, New York

Beginners Grin and Dare It

April 2013

Family Trees: An Online Research Tool

Halifax St John the Baptist, Yorkshire

Humboldt County, Nevada

Denmark Land and Property

Germany

FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject FamilySearch Records

Henrico County, Virginia Genealogy

Central Pacific Railroad

Arkansas Church Records

FamilySearch Records Project Training Page

Japan Research Methods

Principles of Family History Research

March 2013

England Norfolk Poor Law Union Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Blazing Digital Trails at FamilySearch

Fiji

Maryland History

Jamaica

St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex

Madison County, Missouri

Czech Republic

Research Compass Description

Quick Guide to African American Records

Japan Census

How to Find Descendants in the United States

February 2013

Japan Archives and Libraries

Ireland Archives and Libraries

FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style

Almer, Dorset

Welsh Diaspora

Ancestral File

All Hallows the Great and All Hallows the Less

Boone County, Kentucky

Southampton County, Virginia

Union Pacific Railroad

Arkansas Archives and Libraries

Rookie Mistakes

January 2013

Iceland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Virginia African Americans

Compiled Records for Mid-South Research

Russia

Bibliography of Emigrants from Wales and Welsh Immigrants Around the World

Scotland Land and Property

How to Locate Your Ancestor in the United States

Clark County, Kentucky

Italy Archives and Libraries

Netherlands Census

December 2012

Wyoming

Japan Emigration and Immigration

Illinois Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Scotland Census

Poland Genealogy

Oregon History

Cornwall Census

Greece Genealogy

England, Norfolk, Church of England Bishops’ Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Argentina

Indians of Alabama

Wales Genealogy

November 2012

France Archives and Libraries

Wales Land and Property

Bath County, Kentucky

Finland Archives and Libraries

Wales Census

Hardin County, Kentucky

Quick Research Links - England

Cecil County, Maryland

Colorado Vital Records

Ireland Land and Property

Sweden: Medieval Collections at the Swedish National Archives

Michigan Military Records

October 2012

Chile Church Records

Wales, Glamorgan, Parish Register Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Barren County, Kentucky

Homestead Records

England Church Records

Help:How to create an article

African American Slavery and Bondage

Wales Archives and Libraries

Ukraine:Land and property

New Zealand Maori Research Ideas

Iceland Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)

China Land and Property

FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows

Australia Genealogy, Family History and Historical Societies

September 2012

Yates County, New York

United Kingdom

Help:Adopt-a-page

England Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Cayuga County, New York

Crow Creek Indian Agency (South Dakota)

London Church Records

Illinois Land and Property

FamilySearch Historical Records Volunteer Questionnaire

Augusta County, Virginia Genealogy

Society of Genealogists Library

England Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)

August 2012

Jefferson County, Alabama

Alabama Military Records

Sweden

Alabama History

 

England and Wales 1891 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Hiring a DNA Testing Company

Berkeley County, South Carolina

England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds and Allegations (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Isle of Man, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Australia Emigration and Immigration

Compelling Reasons Why The Irish Emigrated

Ayrshire, Scotland

Family History Activities for Children: 12-?

Allegany County, New York

July 2012

Helpful International Websites

Christian County, Kentucky

Brooklyn, New York

Wyoming History

Help:How to Run or Manage a Wiki Project

England Court Records

Brooklyn, New York

Family History Activities for Youth

How to Prepare to Visit the Family History Library in Salt Lake City

New Zealand

Preserving Photographs & Documents

Involve Your Extended Family in Family History

Ireland Probate Records

Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin Censuses (FamilySearch Historical Records)

June 2012

Finding Microfilmed Newspapers

Alaska Censuses Existing and Lost

England Nonconformist Church Records

Canada in the War of 1812

United States in the War of 1812

Illinois Newspapers

Texas

Ireland Military Records

International Genealogical Index

Scotland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

May 2012

Scotland - Marriage - 1841-1854

Calgary Alberta Family History Centre

Albany Post Road

Norway Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Directories in England and Wales

Ballard County, Kentucky

New York Emigration and Immigration

Creating a Personal Journal

Cache County, Utah

Utah

Norfolk Probate Records

Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)

Assize Court Records

Box Elder County, Utah

April 2012

FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah

Help:Talk Pages

Netherlands Emigration and Immigration

Blackfeet Indians

New York Public Library

New York Probate Records

Canada Emigration and Immigration

Beaver County, Utah

Tracing Immigrants Arrival Search Tactics

Arizona Birth, Marriage and Death Records

New York

Brazil Genealogy

Blog Your Way to Genealogical Success

March 2012

Germany Archives and Libraries

Switzerland, Schaffhausen Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

African American Research

Lawyers in England and Wales

Colombia, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

France Emigration and Immigration

Connecticut in the Civil War

Hawaii Research Helps

February 2012

Begin a search for Union records

Bell County, Kentucky

The National Archives of the United Kingdom

Burned Counties Research

Jewish Genealogy Research

England Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Nebraska in the Civil War

Using the Family History Library Catalog

The Police of the United Kingdom

British Military Records

Boyle County, Kentucky

January 2012

Finding Your Ancestors in Scotland before 1855

Czech Republic Jewish History

Poland Civil Registration- Vital Records

Australia Archives and Libraries

England Census

Illinois History

FamilySearch Wiki:Etiquette Guidelines

Arkansas in the Civil War

December 2011

Brazil Catholic Church Records WikiProject Utah German Jewish Records Family History Activities for Children: 3-11 Apprenticeship in England Family History for Beginners Illinois Vital Records Family group record: roadmap for researchers A New Nation 1789-1859 November 2011 British Sources for Previous Research Tracing Immigrant Origins Wales Societies Adair County, Kentucky October 2011 Baltimore County, Maryland Scotland Church Records Union Lists A Glossary of Genealogical Terms Hamburg Passenger Lists Mexico, Baja CA / Sur States Catholic Church Records Help:Creating a new WikiProject Ireland California Trail FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York Finland Church Records How to Find a Coat of Arms or Crest FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Illinois United States Naturalization and Citizenship Germans from Russia Archives and Libraries Ireland Emigration and Immigration Guessing a Name Variation Italy How to Guess Where to Start Abbeville County, South Carolina September 2011 McHenry County, Illinois Papua New Guinea New Netherland Who wants to be a Family History Millionaire? Williamson County, Illinois American Indians in the Civil War Anderson County, Kentucky FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Idaho Jimmy Parker American Indian Annuity Rolls American Indian Genealogy Indians of North America Intro to the Netherlands England Major Websites Norway Georgia in the Civil War August 2011 England Probate Records Japan Barbados Australia Randolph County, Illinois British Isles American Indians in the Civil War Brazil African American Military Records Anderson County, Kentucky Solving Tough Research Problems—Overcoming Brick Walls Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records German Research on the Internet - an Overview -complete handout Champaign County, Illinois Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event Croatia German Research on the Internet - an Overview -complete handout Indians of Idaho Tribal Prototype July 2011 FamilySearch Community Tools Texas Birth Certificates (FSHC) United States Panama Hawaii Vital Records Georgia Military Records Switzerland Gem County, Idaho Beginning United States Civil War Research Germans from Russia Poland United States History Research Logs Involve Children and Youth in Family History FamilySearch Research Wiki: Why I Participate Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates (FamilySearch Historical Records) Illinois Scotland Document AS YOU GO! June 2011 Ireland Civil Registration Vanuatu Arizona India Family History Activities for Youth May 2011 Gretna Greens in the United States Haller's Army April 2011 South Carolina in the Civil War United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry 124th Regiment, New York Infantry United States Colored Troops in the Civil War March 2011 South Carolina August 2010 Family History Library Tennessee American Indians The Netherlands June 2010 Denmark England Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records April 2010 Indians of Montana Wales China Cheshire England Parishes February 2010 Germany New York Census Pacific Island Guide to Research January 2010 Maryland History US Military Old Soldiers Home Records Czech Republic