Useful genealogy tips and websites to get you started in genealogy:
The first step is to document what you know about your immigrant ancestor. Choose a family tree software program or a secure website to store your family tree data. Record what you know about your ancestors and relatives into this software program or website.
According to the PBS website at Genealogy Tips: Getting Started
Via AmericanAncestors.org website
- Rule #1 of genealogy is to work from the known to the unknown.
- Another useful guide is Beginning Genealogy: How to Get Started the Right Way, by FamilySearch.org website