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African American   African American Internet sites and other sources to find records for African American Research
British Isles   England / Wales Internet sites and other sources to find records in England Wales.
Ireland The many ways to get started researching your Irish Ancestors.
 Scotland They are 5 steps to help with ancestors identities.
Canadian Canadian Research How to do genealogy research in Canada (25 slides)
13 Providence Maps Canadian Maps (13 slides)		 Canada Outlines for computer, film, and book research.
Ontario Computer pedigree chart, search home resources, get research outline, and get background information.
Quebec Pedigree chart, home source, research outline, background information, study French Eastern records, Study Township information, and learn naming patterns.
Eastern European Tsarist Russia Researching Tsarist Russia.
Russian Research Researching Tsarist Russia(15 slides). 		Eastern European Research and Maps Researching the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Eastern Europe
Map and List of Countries Researching the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Eastern Europe
German Finding Your German Origins Step by step instructions on how to go about researching your German Family History (37 slides) Steps in tracing your
German ancestors Steps in tracing your German ancestors.
Immigration & Naturalization Immigration & Naturalization A guide to immigration immigration records (34 slides) Immigration before 1820 Help, CD's, indexes, websites and books to assist your research in British, Germanic & Canadian immigrants coming to the United States before 1820.
Immigration after 1820 Help, resources, websites & lists to find German, Irish, Italian & multicultural immigrants coming to the United States after 1820.
Land & Probate Land Records What you will and will not find and how to understand what you have found. (52 slides)
Probate Records Covering the probate process and how to find them. (44 slides)
Georgia Land Lotteries A history of why Georgia had Land Lotteries, who's land it was, and where to find the records. (51 slides)
Foreign Possessions in Early America A History of Foreign Powers Land Ownership in the United States. Also what records are available and where to find them. (65 slides)		 How to find Land Records How to find Land Records
 How to find Probate Records How to find Probate Records
LDS Records Committee   LDS Records Steps to help organize records and research with books, microfilm, microfiche, CD's, resource publications, and websites.
Military Military Records - a beginners guide A guide on how to start researching military records. (59 slides)
Military Records Help Guide Help in getting started in finding service and pension records for your solider. This includes the Revolutionary War to present day wars in five time periods. Includes Quick Starts (131slides)
Military Records at the NARA      
(National Archives & Records Admin) Help in searching and ordering military records that are housed at the NARA. (11 slides)
Searching Military Draft Cards How to search draft cards for the different eras (19 slides)		 Revolutionary War Revolutionary War Quick Start - 2 pages
Civil War Union Civil War Union Quick Start - 2 pages
Civil War - Confederate Civil War Confederate Quick Start - 2 pages
Pre-20th Century Wars Pre 20th Century Wars Quick Start - 2 pages
20th Century Wars 20th Century Wars Quick Start - 2 pages
Native American Native American Worksheet on researching most Indian Tribes, the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaws & Seminole Tribes. Also includes how to use the Dawes Rolls. (6 slides)
Native American Help Guide Help Guide to Native American Research. (53 slides)		 Native American
Scandinavian Scandinavian Script Picture file of script examples Denmark Denmark Quick Start
Norway Norway Quickstart
Sweden and Finland Notes on Norway.no and Norge.no for Maps of Counties & Communes
Scandinavia Beginning steps for Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway research.
Books at the Mesa FHC
Other Tools
How to use Arkivalier
How to use Dansk Demografisk
How to use DIS-Danmark
How to use Landsarkivet
How to use Norway Maps
How to Use Norway National Archives

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