A research binder is a binder (or notebook or file folder) where you keep all of your how-to articles, favorite blogs, reference information about locations and time periods you are researching, research guides, anything that can be helpful when doing your genealogy. The purpose of having it all in a binder is to keep it all organized and easily accesible. There are various ways to organize the binder. Some people prefer page protectors while others just hole punch the pages. Some people prefer big dividers while others don’t mind making the dividers themselves from any sturdy paper they have around the house. How you organize your materials is up to you and the patterns of categories that you notice. I for example have a divider for military/war (I keep notes about searchable military related databases, pension lists, dates/places of famous battles, etc.). The categories you have will be based on your needs. Finally, I wanted to give you guys some websites to get you started on your research binder: 1.) www.cyndislist.com - I’ve recommended this site before and that is because I LOVE it. You can find articles and information on nearly any topic if it has anything to do with genealogy. 2.) www.archives.gov - I havent fully been through everything on this site, but I am already finding it very useful. So take a look around it and see if you can find anything you like. 3.) genealogy.about.com - This is an incredibly valuable website. I love Kimberly Powell and I love …
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Here’s another Sims 2 tutorial, but this one’s on how to make a family. Now, if some of you have the Sims 2 expansion packs, you might notice that this one does not contain any of them from the lack of clothing it offers. This is because it is filmed at my dad’s, who only has the regular Sims. It’s good for people who don’t have any expansion packs, because it gives you the basics on how to build a family tree!
A few more free websites for tracing your family tree. Get more details at: climbyourtree.blogspot.com Be sure to check out jeromeyward’s channel for some great videos on genealogy on the cheap!! www.youtube.com
Just a few of the great websites out there for free searches of your ancestors. Get more URLs as well as explanations of how and where to order vital records at the blog post: climbyourtree.blogspot.com climbyourtree.blogspot.com
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www.geni.com Quick tutorial explaining an easy way to import all of your family members from your webmail address book on to your Geni.com tree.
This is a video that gives an introduction to researching your family tree online. I hope you find it helpful. Website #1: www.familysearch.org Website #2: genealogy.about.com Website #3 www.cyndislist.com So please comment and rate and feel free to subscribe. If my links don’t work, please let me know so I can correct them as quickly as possible. Thanks, Elyse