Getting Started

If you are new to genealogy, these links will help you get started with your research.

• Genealogy.com's Getting Started
  Tips for the beginning genealogist.
• USGenWeb's Starting Your Genealogy Research
  From filling out Pedigree Charts to a list of common mistakes, this guide does a good job of covering the basics.

Research

These sites are great places to search for family history information.

• FamilySearch
  This comprehensive database has been compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
• Ellis Island
  Search for ancestors who arrived in the United States at Ellis Island.
• RootsWeb
  Search for your ancestors or post your own family tree.

Escondido Resources & Organizations

These local resources and organizations can help you with your genealogy research.

• Pioneer Room Genealogy Resources
  The library's local history room has many genealogy resources available.
• Escondido Genealogical Society
  Get support and tips from other local genealogy researchers.
• Daughters of the American Revolution - Rincon Del Diablo Chapter
  This organization provides genealogy research help to members.

Genealogy Tool Kit

These sites that help you display your work once you've collected photographs, birth and death records, and other pieces of your family history.

• Ancestry.com's Ancestral Chart
  This chart helps you records the ancestors from whom you directly descend.
• Genealogy.com's Creating a Family History Book
  Everything you need to plan and create a book.