A STEP-BY-STEP, COLORFULLY-ILLUSTRATED, EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND GUIDEBOOK featuring 3-easy-steps to trace your family roots and stories. Walks you through the fascinating family history journey hand-in-hand! It couldn't be easier!

Provides new, invaluable, comprehensive resources not conveniently found elsewhere. For even seasoned-researchers and veteran family historians to connect with your ancestors.

Learn about the latest technology, the newest tools and tips, and the Best of the Internet web sites to build your family tree and add new branches. Makes family history fun, easy, and fast!

Empowers you with knowledge, saves you valuable time, motivates you to get started, and inspires you with heart-warming stories and timeless insights to strengthen bonds between family members and promote a sense of belonging that ties generations together.

Helps you trace your own family roots, gather your family stories, organize your information, archive your family photos and documents, share your family tree with others, hold a family reunion, grow closer together, and unite your family through generations. It couldn't be better!

• Introduction (Where do I Start?)
  • Why Family History?
  • Connecting the Generations
  • Turn Your Heart to Your Fathers
  • Loving Your Ancestors
  • Importance of the Internet
  • Family History is Booming
  • Use Wisdom and Order
  • Getting Started
  • Do Your Ancestors Want to Be Found?
  • Help From the Other Side: Inspirational Stories
  • Quotations About Help From Our Ancestors
  • 10 Things You Can Do Today to Get Started
    • Free Beginners Tutorials and Lessons Available
    • Free eNewsletters Online
    • Genealogy Magazines
    • Blogs: Interactive Web Sites
    • What is a PodCast?
  • Books, Forms, Supplies, Marketplace

• STEP 1 - Identify Your Ancestors Using Your Family
  • Write Everything You Know About Your Ancestors
    • Forms and Computers Make It Easier
    • Free Genealogy Charts and Forms
    • Why Keep a Research Log?
  • Look for More Information at Home
  • Choose a Family or Ancestor You Want to Learn More About
  • Ask Relatives for Information
  • Documenting Your Information
    • Organize & Document as You Go
    • Evaluate the Evidence
  • What is a GedCom?
  • 20 Tips to Help Keep You on the Right Track

• STEP 2 - Add New Branches to Your Family Tree
  • First, See if Someone Has Already Found Info on Your Ancestors
    • Search Existing Family Tree Web Sites
    • Search for Published Family Histories
      • How to Use the Family History Library Catalog Online
      • What is a Family History Center?
      • Other Resources
  • Search Other Records For Missing Info
    • "Search Engines"
    • Using Free Research Guidance, Research Outlines, and Research Guides
    • Census Records: A Snapshot of History
      • Census Web Sites
      • Census Comparison Charts
    • Immigration Records
    • Military Records
    • Libraries and Archives
    • African American Roots
    • Hispanic / Latino Americans
    • Native Americans
    • Asian Web Sites
    • Other Ethnic Resources
  • Additional Ways to Do Research Online
    • Social Networking Web Sites
    • Mailing Lists
    • Newsgroups
    • Surnames and Family Associations Queries
    • Help Lists

• STEP 3 - Connect with the Lives and Stories of Your Ancestors
  • Benefits of Connecting with Ancestors
  • Appreciating Your Heritage
  • Honoring Your Ancestors
  • How Would You Like to be Honored?
  • Timelines and History
  • Photographs, Videos and Scrapbooking
  • Newspapers and Periodicals
  • Maps & Geographical Information
  • Court and Land Records
  • Tracing Your Medical Heritage
  • Royalty and Nobility
  • Heraldry and Arms

• A Directory of Software and Tools
  • Which Software is the Best?
  • Popular PC Software Programs
  • Web-Based Software
  • Mac Software
  • Handheld Software
  • Software Tools and Utilities

• Best of the Internet
  • Top 10 Web Sites to Search
    • "New FamilySearch" Preview
  • Existing Family Tree Web Sites
  • Web Directories/Portals
  • Other Valuable Databases
  • Tools to Make It Easier
  • Published Family Histories
  • Libraries and Archives
  • Vital Records
  • Surname Searches
  • Census Records
  • Immigration Records
  • Military Records
  • Cemeteries, Graves, Obituaries
  • Historical Data
  • Maps & Geographical Information
  • Court, Estate and Probate Records
  • Ethnic Resources
  • Newspapers and Periodicals
  • Photographs

• The Best LDS Web Sites
  • Why are Latter-day Saints Interested in Family History and How Does that Benefit All of Us?
    • Who are the Mormons?
    • Unique Beliefs Drive Search
    • Controversy About A Mormon Belief
  • Online Web Site Directories
  • Where Do I Start?
  • Adding New Branches to Your Family
  • Specific Utah Resources
  • Finding Your Family Stories, and Photos

• Organizing Your Information
  • Computers Save Lots of Time
  • Getting Started
  • Organize Folders by Surname
  • Color Code Your Files
  • Filing Your Documents
  • Using 3-Ring Binders
  • Organizing Your Letters
  • Archiving Your Family Photos & Documents
  • Keeping Up with Technology
    • Handheld Computers and Software
  • Organizing Your Personal Library
  • Do What Works For You

• Leaving an Enduring Legacy
  • One Hundred Years From Now
  • Hidden Benefits of Keeping a History
  • Resources for Writing Your History
    • Helpful Computer Software
    • Specific Web Sites
    • Books to Consider
    • Web Articles
  • Gathering Your Family Stories: Oral Interviews
    • Conducting an Oral Interview
    • Interview Questions

• Other Rewarding Opportunities
  • Sharing Your Family History
  • Publishing on the Web
  • Creating Your Own Family Web Site
  • Creating a Family Blog
  • Creating an Online Photo Album
  • Organizing Your Family
    • Family Association Goals
  • Holding a Family Reunion