Jewish (and Other) Genealogy Websites: Getting Started

(Many are not specifically focused only on Jewish research, but nonetheless are of exceptional interest)

Prepared by Hal Bookbinder, JGSLA Director
April, 2013

Genealogy Getting Started Information – Specifically Jewish

• http://jewishwebindex.com/genealogy.htm (go to the bottom section entitled “Tips – For Newbies”)
• http://www.jewfaq.org/genealogy.htm
• http://www.jewishgen.org/austriaczech/czechguide.html
• http://www.jewishgen.org/bessarabia/GettingStarted.html
• http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/FirstTimer.html
• http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/begin.html
• http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/faq.html
• http://www.jewishgen.org/latvia/SIG_Starting_your_research.html
• http://www.jewishgen.org/sefardsig/howto.htm
• http://www.jewishgen.org/sefardsig/sources2.htm

Genealogy Getting Started Information – General

• http://usgenweb.org/research/starting.shtml
• http://www.americanancestors.org/getting-started/
• http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/start-research/
• http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/start-research/links.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/
• http://www.genealogy.com/getting_started.html
• http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/
• http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/getting_started
• http://www.progenealogists.com/beginners.htm
• https://familysearch.org/learn/getting_started
• https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/getting-started-in-genealogy/602
• https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/how-to-start-researching-your-family-tree/95