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• - Companion guide to the television series aired by PBS in 1997 provides step-by-step guidance through the beginning stages of family history research.
  
• - A large collection of genealogy how-to guides and research outlines from the Family History Library.
  
• - Extensive series of articles covering a variety of topics related to genealogy.
  
• - Tips and techniques for digitally restoring old photos include details on how to handle, scan, crop, and retouch.
  
• - Provides step-by-step guidelines, tips, and links to aid in the creation of a genealogy Web site.
  
• - Free guide to getting started in genealogy research includes 13 chapters plus a resource list, glossary, and bibliography.
  
• - Provides an introduction to family history in eight basic steps.
  
• - Offers family newsletter tutorials, resources, and desktop publishing ideas.
  
• - Tutorial on how to create a genealogy webpage with comparisons of software for online use, ideas for content, and genealogy graphics.
  
• - Shows how to piece together the past from the fragments that have survived. A case study of Martha Ballard's diary is used for examples.
  
• - Free lessons on beginning and Internet genealogy, and tracing immigrant origins, written by genealogists Karen Clifford and Marthe Arends.
  
• - Collection of articles from various authors is geared toward beginners. Includes download of an e-book.
  
• - Guide to tracing British and European ancestors in India includes historical, genealogical, and record-keeping tutorials.
  
• - Tutorials from Linda Haas Davenport cover research in census, land, courthouse, military, and U.S. federal income tax records.
  
• - Publish an heirloom family history book with this step-by-step guide to design, layout, and desktop publishing options.
  
• - This interactive guide helps locate records that may contain ancestral information, and provides details on where to find them.
  
• - Brigham Young University offers over a dozen free mini genealogy courses online, covering basic research skills, ethnic and regional research, and record types.
  
• - Guide to building a genealogy Web page includes a special section on hosting a site for free at Geocities.