Step-by-Step Genealogy Guide Ebook

Step-by-Step Genealogy Guide

Dear Friend,

My name is Chris Clegg and like so many people who have started to reach a certain level of maturity and age, I spent months desperately trying to figure out how to research my ancestors and make a family tree.

I had never done any serious genealogy research online or offline but needed to have something organized that I could gift to my children.

I Started With Ancestry.com

It seemed to be the most popular place to go to learn how to make a family tree. They were expensive, too expensive, and when I signed up and started to type in my family name, people came up in the search results that I knew were not my ancestors. Money wasted.

I Then Turned To MyHeritage.com

They also cost money but not as expensive. However, I had the same problem. I would put in the names I knew and MyHeritage.com would either ask me to enter information I didn't have or suggest people I really didn't think where my ancestors.

I realized then and there that I'd have to learn how to research my family tree on my own.

That is exactly what I did.

I bought books, read guides, spent countless hours online and in the library to learn how to make and properly research a family tree.

I wrote it all down so I could share it with others. Let me tell you about it

If you truly want to master the art of how to make a family tree,
in no time at all... then this is going to be the most
exciting message you ever read.

Could this happen to you? Yes, it could!

Imagine being able to start your family tree research today, before you go to bed tonight. You can definitely do that.

Imagine knowing of exactly what you needed to do. (Some genealogists can easily find several ancestor in one night. Not bad for just one night, huh?)

I've written an easy to understand, clear, step-by-step guide that I highly suggest you use to to get started with your genealogy research projects. I absolutely guarantee that you'll complete at family tree and have a thorough understanding of how genealogy research works.

Six chapters of clear instructions on exactly how to search for your ancestors (online and off):

Using This Guide

•  Comments
•  Additional resources

Chapter 1: Getting Started
(Learn Exactly How to Get Things Started)

• Short Introduction
•  Paperwork in Order
•  Family Interviews
•  Initial Databases
•  Government Sources
•  Leaning on Others
•  References/ Action items

Chapter 2: How to Complete a Family Tree Chart
(Learn The Mechanics and What All The Sections Mean)

•  Mastering the Six-Generation Family Tree Chart
•  Step-by-Step: Generations One Through Three
•  Step-by-Step: Generations Four Through Six
•  Seven Generations and Beyond

Chapter 3: Searching Cemeteries
(Where to Find Free Cemetery Search Websites)

•  How to Start
•  Cemeteries Online
•  Visiting a Cemetery
•  Cleaning a Headstone
•  References/ Action items

Chapter 4: Searching Public Records
(The Best Free Accurate Public Record Sources)

•  Legal Names & Birth Dates
•  Office of Vital Records
•  Dept. of Veteran's Affairs
•  The U.S. Census
•  Local Courthouses
•  Other Public Record Sources
•  References/ Action items

Chapter 5: Genealogy Reunion
(How To Best Approach Your Living Relatives)

•  Reunion Committee
•  Committee Agenda
•  At the Reunion
•  Reunion Warning
•  References/ Action items

Chapter 6: The LDS Utah Center
(EVERYTHING You Need to Know The LDS)

•  The Website
•  Preparing for Your Visit
•  LDS Orientation
•  Doing Research
•  References/ Action items

Final Comments

•  Feedback
•  Quotes on Family

Some people have asked how I wrote the guide and how do I know it'll work for you. Simple, every section in the book is there because "you asked for it."

Well, not "you" really. But from real live questions. Questions from people who have struggled with starting their family tree and want to find only the best, simple, free online resources.

This is what I did: A simple web page was set up, and people like you visited it and left me their most pressing questions on genealogy research.

Then I answered them!

Which means no fluff. Just he real answers you want to know. You'll discover all types of exciting tips. From how to build a family tree from scratch .. to what supplies you'll need. From how to get find good, free government resources (easily) ... to how to find ancestors from overseas!

Here's a sneak peak
at what you'll discover in
"The Step-By-Step Genealogy Guide"

• How to quickly and easily get started on your family tree with free family tree charts that you can easily download (it truly is earlier than you think!)
• Why even a beginner can get started in their own family tree design (that's right, you don't need to be a "genealogy guru" to have great family tree)
• A simply amazing options in how you layout your tree - discover exactly what a family tree looks like
• How to know if you've found the right person (and how to make headway from it even if you're wrong!)
  
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• What to know the "right price" to pay for professional genealogist assistance? Don't hire a professional genealogist until you know this important tip - getting it wrong could render you "dead" from the start
• The Single biggest complaint beginning family tree researchers have about search websites (once you know this, you'll be able to create an ultra successful search plan while others who don't know this remain oblivious)
• How to find up-to-date information on your ancestors that is easy that you'll have a list of searches to make (one remarkable find will lead to dozens of others... once you get started you won't be able to stop)
• How to find trusted websites you can count on...ones that have solid, accurate data you can count on.
• No idea where to start? Here's a secret almost nobody (except the few successful genealogists) know about build a huge family tree at lightening-quick speed - even if you've never created a family tree in your life
  
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• Are there any free services for people who are pulling their hair out over name spelling problems? This is what you must know to sail past any name related hassles with ease
  This next one was a huge hit with past readers!
  
• Where to find rare surnames databases that virtually no-one else uses (in fact, their right under you nose and are surprisingly easy to use)
  
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• How to know that you found the right person - so you can lock on to your ancestors with laser-guided accuracy
• How to make your family tree different from the rest and have 3 times more samples and templates than the typical beginning genealogists
• What supplies you need to get started (and which you don't!)
• How to conduct online research with your a clear plan in mind so that you don't waste time, but still get everything you need from search session in order to create a "top gun" family tree.
  
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• How to get started (can you imagine getting started tonight? It's true - you just need to know how)
• The BIGGEST mistake most first time genealogy searchers make when it comes to searching names (truth is, you're spending way to much time on the wrong things!)
• The ideal ways to organize your search in order to make the most from many limited pockets of time (this makes a huge difference to the success of your project)
• How to create a network of people that pulls your ancestors out of the woodwork (that's right, people find your ancestors and bring them to you, not the other way around)
• How to manage your time so that your resolve to build a great family tree doesn't take over your life
  
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• How to still enjoy your family and friends, yet make significant family tree search progress because you've mastered genealogy time management.
• "To die for" family search resources you can rely on for information, help, and savings
  Where to see the best online graveyard search engines in the country (this is where you pick up that extra "edge" for your projects)
• How to organize your personal workspace so that you have a great time AND make great progress
• How to use the least expensive or free online tools yet still get the same data you'd get from the most expensive sites (even if you never spend one red cent and you're a complete "computer dummy")

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