Ramblers Genealogical Education

Beginning Genealogy

Free Ramblers Genealogy Training is generally held every spring. More information and flyers will be posted here when available

Typical Ramblers Genealogy Training Outline

• Session 1: Getting started with Genealogy and Using Free Genealogy Websites
• Session 2: Research Followup
• Session 3: Records: Census and Courthouse Documents - Federal, State, Local & Personal

Genealogy Education Resources

• Where to Start
• Assembling your Genealogy Research Kit
• Maiden Name Hints
• Shelby's Free Genealogy Websites Starter
• What Documents are Important
• Source Books
• Using a Genealogy Library (like Carneige)
• Using the Census in Family Research
• Odds and Ends Thoughts
• FREE Genealogy Web links from Ramblers

Genealogy Resources from The National Archives

Archives Library Information Center (ALIC)

• How to Do Genealogical research
• Other Helpful Genealogy Sites
• Resources
• Searchable Databases
• Genealogy Blogs
• Ethnic Heritage
• State Archives
• Vital Records

Organizing Your Genealogy Research

• Why Organize
• NGSQ Ahnentafel (Numbering)
• Organizational Traits
• Organization of Records
• Organizing Your Folders
• Organizing Your Research - Diana Smith Article
• Setting Up the Mary Hill Family Line Color Code Filing System - from Dallas Genealogical Society
• Computer Filing
• Genealogy Blog (formerly Dollarhide) - Quick Guides

Genealogy Forms

• Ancestral Chart (Pedigree Chart)
• Family Group Sheet
• Research Calendar
• Research Extract
• Correspondence Record
• Source Summary
• Census Forms