Useful links
Thought I'd Google around and find some additional resources for Family History Consultants that may prove useful in the understand and implementation of your genealogy work. This is purposefully a short list, so as not to overwhelm. For additional ideas, bop on over to Cyndi's List.
Blogs
- 24/7 Family History Circle
- DearMYRTLE
- Dick Eastman
- Geneablogie
- Genea-Musings
- Genealogy Blog
- Hispanic Genealogy
- Legacy News
- Renee's Genealogy Blog
- Teach Genealogy Blog
- The Chart Chick
- The Photo Detective
- The Practical Archivist
- ThinkGenealogy
- Tracing the Tribe
- Treasure Maps Genealogy
- What's Past is Prologue
- WorldVitalRecords Blog
Books essential to your work
- Everton's Handybook for Genealogists
- Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian
- Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace
- The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy, Third Edition
- The Source: A Guidebook Of American Genealogy (Third Edition)
Forms
Handwriting
"How-to" resources:
- FamilySearch. African American Resources
- FamilySearch. Jewish Family History Resources
- FamilySearch. Letter Writing Guides
- FamilySearch. Research Outlines (for each state, the US, each province & Canada, US Military, Tracing Immigrant Origins, and outlines for most major countries or regions of the world.)
- FamilySearch. Step by step guides
- FamilySearch. Word Lists (foreign languages)
Ideas for lessons:
- Consultants Check List
- Data Entry Standards for PAF files
- Family History Questionnaires
- General Family History Check List
- Interview Questions
- Lessons on Family History for Classes
- newFamilyHistory - Helps for Family History Consultant
- Standard Approach to Using Insight and Pal
- Teach Genealogy
LDS Family History Consultant training sites. You most certainly don't have to be LDS to benefit from the information on these websites.
- Family History Consultants
- Family Home Evening Lessons on Family History
- Ideas for program inserts - Family History Tips of the Week
- Registration: Family History Consultant Registration
- Training Ward Family History Consultants File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat View as HTML
- Ward Family History Consultants Training
- Ward Family History Consultants: Support, Training, & Responsibilities
Lessons online:
- Ancestry.com's Learning Center
- Ancestors (PBS program)
- BYU
- DearMYRTLE's Lessons
- Genealogy.com
- RootsWeb's Guide for Tracing Family Trees
- Belgians
- Canadians
- Croatians
- Czechs
- Danish
- Dutch
- English
- Finnish
- French
- French-Canadians
- Germans
- Hungarians
- Icelandics
- Irish
- Italians
- Jewish
- Liechtensteiners
- Luxembourgers
- Mexicans
- Native American
- New Zealand
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russians
- Scots-Irish
- Scottish
- Slovakians
- Spanish
- South Africans
- Swedish
- Swiss
- Unique Peoples
- (Melungeon, Black Dutch, etc.)
- Welsh
- US Census Tutorial (BYU)
- Utah Valley PAF Users Group (not just about PAF)
Mailing lists:
- FHCNet (Yahoo)
- LDS FHConsultants (Yahoo)
- LDS Lessons (RootsWeb)
- LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT (RootsWeb)
- Washington DC FHLC (monthly newsletter)
Maps:
Podcasts
- DearMYRTLE's Family History Hour
- Genealogy Gems
- National Archives Podcast Series (UK)
- The Genealogy Guys
Preservation:
Software:
Windows Compatible:
Mac OS:Genealogy Pro, Reunion
- Charting Software
Charting Companion - Medical
GeneWeaver - Reunion Organizing
Family Reunion Organizer
Standards:
- NGS Standards for Sound Genealogical Research
- NGS Guidelines for Using Record Repositories and Libraries
- NGS Guidelines for use of Technology in Genealogical Research
- NGS Standards for Sharing Information with Others
- NGS Guidelines for Publishing Web Pages on the Internet
- NGS Guidelines for Genealogical Self-Improvement & Growth
If you have more things to add to the list, let me know!