GENEALOGY WEBSITES
Getting Started with Your Genealogy
FamilySearch offers a variety of training videos on how to begin genealogy/family history research. Educated yourself with videos and reading.
Pace yourself. It can get overwhelming.
Take it one day at a time and one level at a time. Hold yourself to a daily/weekly time limit. Focus on one family line and then take a break. Switch to another family line and when it becomes emotionally too much ... back off. But, within the big picture of family research ... stay with it.
Five Steps in Family Research
STEP 1: Identify What You Know
Use Appropriate Forms
Recall Information
Gather Family Information
Gather Low-Hanging-Fruit Sources
Record Useful Information
Organize Your Records
STEP 2: Decide What You Want to Learn
Identify Candidate Families for Further Research
One Family at a Time
One Research Objective at a Time
Select the Easiest Research Objective
Prepare a Research Log
STEP 3: Select Records to Search.
Identify a Category of Sources
Choose a Record Type
Select Specific Records
Describe the Records on a Research Log
STEP 4: Obtain and Search the Records.
Obtain the Records
View the Records
Search the Records
Record the Results
STEP 5: Evaluate and Use the Information.
Evaluate the Evidence
Transfer the Information
Organize the New Records
Share the Information
Restart the Research Cycle
Genealogy Research Forms
Cyndi's List Website
VisitA comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online. Your genealogy starting point for more than 25 years!
Ancestry.com
VisitPedigree Chart
Ancestry.com
VisitFamily Group Sheet
Ancestry.com
VisitResearch Calendar Log
Ancestry.com
VisitFamily Interview Questions
Ancestry.com
VisitCorrespondence Checklist
Genealogy Websites
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
VisitALABAMA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
VisitBIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY ALABAMA SOUTHERN HISTORY
VisitSAMFORD UNIVERSITY
VisitWALLACE STATE
VisitFAMILYSEARCH
VisitPortal for multiple website links - Scroll to bottom of page
FAMILYSEARCH
VisitPortal for Jefferson County and city links
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
VisitAfrican American Genealogy Resources
OUR BLACK ANCESTRY
VisitPortal for multiple topic pages
Alabama Background information
VisitAdditional resources: https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/slavery/ https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/counties/
VINEGAR HILL MAGAZINE
VisitStrategies for Effective African American Genealogy
MAPS
VisitThis page contains information, videos, website links related to how genealogy and family research is effected by geography, shifting boundaries, borders and movements in migration.
Genealogy TV on YouTube
Visit**Genealogy TV on BAAGG's Website** Genealogy TV is a valuable resource for anyone interested in enhancing their family history research. Designed for both beginners and advanced genealogists, this platform offers free educational videos on the latest tips, techniques, and strategies for accurate ancestor discovery. Whether you're learning about DNA research, locating records, or refining your research focus, Genealogy TV provides the tools you need to expand your family tree. The channel features top videos on research strategies, organization, genetic genealogy, and finding elusive ancestors across popular genealogy websites like Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, and more. Join Genealogy TV to go further, faster, and factually in your genealogy journey.
Black Belt African American Genealogical & Historical Society
VisitThe Mobile African American Genealogical & Historical Society
VisitRESEARCH Museums & Memorials
Listed below are historical places for background research
Alabama Civil Rights Trail
VisitThe tragedies and triumphs that took place in Alabama during the 1950s and 1960s awakened an entire nation to the reality of racial injustice and hatred that affected African Americans all over the country. Now, you can experience the legacy of those who changed history through the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. Walk in the footsteps of civil rights legends such as Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Imagine the scene of Bloody Sunday and the victory of the Selma-to-Montgomery March as you cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Salute the bravery of the first African American military aviators at Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. Pay your respects at the site of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. And above all, grow in empathy and understanding as you explore the museums and historic sites that commemorate those who changed history.
