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Your Own Family History in Three Easy Steps:
How can I get started?
1. Install PAF on your computer.
2. Start by entering what you know about your family. (Be sure
to include a source for all dates and places.)
3. Never close your notebook for the day without having the
next step written down.
Where do I go for more help?
familysearch.org
http://familysearch.org
ancestry.com
http://ancestry.com
This a fee based website. It's free at Family History Centers,
but more convenient at home.
Give it a try here or even better, try a 14-Day
Free Trial
Cyndi's List definitely
the most complete list of websites to check for just about everything
related to genealogy research
Immigration
Resources
http://www.cyndislist.com/immigrat.htm
Danish Research
http://www.cyndislist.com/denmark.htm
Exploring
your Danish Roots
http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/3363.asp
Danish Emigration
Archives
http://www.emiarch.dk/home.php3
Research
Guide - Denmark now available
http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/eastman/4773.asp
Research
Guide - Denmark
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=E&Juris1=137
Migration
from Northern Europe to America via the Port of Hull, 1848-1914
http://www.norwayheritage.com/ships/hull.htm
Places
to look for ship registries
http://www.cyndislist.com/ships.htm#Lists
Ports of
Entry
http://www.cyndislist.com/portsentry.htm
Ellis Island Database
Guide
to Immigration Records and Passenger Lists
http://home.att.net/~arnielang/shipgide.html
Kinships (for
ship info once you find the name of the ship)
http://www.kinshipsprints.com/
Western
States Marriage Record Index Virtually all of the pre-1900
marriages are included in the index for Arizona, Idaho and Nevada.
Many Idaho, Nevada and Utah counties have been extracted into
the 1930's and some, much later. A significant number of marriages
from Wyoming, eastern Washington, Oregon, western Colorado and
selected counties in California are also included.
Software and other products that
may help
Family History Consultants working on "A Gift of Family
History" might find our Research
Guide helpful. After your research is done, assemble the
book.
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