An Online Tutorial for Beginning Family Historians created by the Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library.

 

Drawings by Jeff Garver / jeff.garver@verizon.net

  • Lesson 1: Opening the Case: How to get started.

  • Lesson 2: Making the Charges Stick: How to keep track of your evidence.

  • Lesson 3: Family History is Not "Just the Facts": Some fun things to do with Family History.

  • Lesson 4: "Digging for Clues" - The Interview: Some possible questions to ask when interviewing a relative.

  • Lesson 5: Can You "Talk the Talk?": A dictionary of a few genealogical terms (Go to words starting with A-E, F-Q, or R-Z).

    My Ancestor Chart: An Ancestral (or Pedigree) Chart for you to use in your personal research.


The Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library

900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

260-421-1225 / www.acpl.info / Genealogy@ACPL.info