WEBSITES
- Family Search - A free, non-profit genealogy platform offering extensive family history resources for individuals seeking to discover their heritage.
- Ancestry - A subscription-based genealogy service providing access to a vast collection of historical records, DNA testing, and expert advice for those exploring their ancestry.
- My Heritage - A global genealogy platform offering access to extensive family history resources, DNA analysis, and interactive tools for users to connect with relatives worldwide.
- Find My Past - An online archive of historical records and newspapers providing insights into the lives of individuals throughout history.
- National Archives and Records Administration - A US government website offering free access to a wealth of historical documents, images, and data from various archives and libraries across the country.
LOCAL RESOURCES
- Arlington Library - Offers free access to family history resources for individuals seeking to discover their heritage.
- Fort Worth History Center - Provides a wealth of family history resources, including online databases, genealogy workshops, and expert advice for those exploring their ancestry.
- Dallas Library - Offers extensive family history resources, including access to historical records, genealogy research tools, and expert assistance for individuals seeking to discover their heritage.
- Arlington Genealogical Society - A non-profit organization dedicated to assisting individuals in tracing their family history, offering research guidance, and promoting genealogical education.
- Dallas Genealogical Society - A non-profit organization providing resources and support for individuals researching their family history, including access to historical records, expert advice, and educational programs.
- Texas Czech Genealogical Society - A specialized organization dedicated to helping individuals of Czech ancestry research their family history, offering access to unique Czech genealogy resources, and promoting education on Czech genealogy.
BEGINNER'S GUIDES
- Family Booklet - If you don't know where to begin, this step by step guide will get you started making your family tree.
- Ultimate Beginners Guide - A comprehensive guide to starting your genealogical research with an emphasis on DNA testing
- Resource Guide - A good site that provides some history about genealogical research and several helpful tips and link to get your research started.
- RootsTech - Information about the annual genealogical conference held in Salt Like City, Utah. Several videos are available on a variety of subjects to help the beginner to advanced researcher.
Riverton Utah Family Search Center
- Family Tree - Provides several guides to performing various functions in Family Search.
- Research - Provides several guides to use several of the premium sites at the Family Search Center and on the internet.
- Technical - Provides several guides to better share and show your genealogy data.
- Forms - Provides several forms to use for genealogy research.
DNA RESOURCES
- International Society of Genetic Genealogy - Provides useful information for reasons to take a DNA test and how to use the results in genealogical research.
- DNA Testing Guides - Compares several different DNA test and explains how each test is performed and the data that is obtained form the tests. Also, has an explanation of how DNA testing works and how the results can be used.
- Beginners Guide to Genetic Genealogy - Provides lessons on how DNA testing works from basic to advanced topics.
- KnowYourDNA - Provides information on how DNA results can help with health and ancestry issues.