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Step 1: Begin Here to use Surnames.com as a Research Tool with Gary L. Foster, Webmaster www.surnames.com	Step 2: How to do Family History Researching 12 Easy Lessons with On-Line PowerPoint Presentations with DeAnne Shelley, Professional Genealogist 35 years		Sponsors Search 30000 Baby Name Meanings Other Great Resources
Step 3: Understanding the History, Philosophy & Time Period of your ancestors will assist you in researching their lives with Kelley L. Ross, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy Los Angeles Valley College, Van Nuys, California	Step 4: Visit the Mesa Regional Family History Center Step by Step Internet Genealogy Training Mesa, Arizona
On-Line Website Research Consultant Training - These 13 Lessons were developed by dedicated instructors of the Mesa Regional Family History Center to train their volunteer missionaries who serve their thousands of annual patrons, with lessons, appendix, assignments & answers. Click on Lesson or Appendix to view on-line. Click on Copy from the Lesson or Appendix to bring them into your computer in PDF format for further reference and printing. Click here to download Adobe Reader Version 8.1 if your computer doesn't have it.
Preface - (Start Here) Lesson 1 - Organization & Research Appendix - Research is Not Hopscotch Lesson 2 - Surveying and Researching the Internet Appendix - Family History Sites on the Internet - Internet Genealogy Favorites Lesson 3 - FHLC, Handy Book & PERSI Appendix - PERSI on Microfiche Lesson 4 - U.S. Census Records Appendix - Accelerated Indexing System - Handwriting - Unraveling Slave Schedules - U.S. Agricultural Schedules - Using Census Records Lesson 5 - U.S. Vital Records Appendix - Vital Records Note Taking Outline Lesson 6 - U.S. Migration Appendix - American Migration Patterns - Early Virginia Migrations - Maps - Migration Maps - Migrations - Migrations Bibliography - National Road - Palentine Migration - Scottish Migration Lesson 7 - Maps & Gazetteers Appendix - Augusta County Resources - Battle of Cowpens - Map Collections - Ohio and Scioto Company Tracts - Philadelphia Directory - Westward Expansion		Lesson 8 - U.S. Land Records Appendix - Cyrus Horton Land Patent - Georgia's Land Lottery - Government Land Office records Lesson 9 - U.S. Probate & Court Records Appendix - Probate Docs - Probate Glossary Lesson 10 - U.S. Church Records Appendix - Churches 1775 - 1776 - Repositories of American Churches Lesson 11 - U.S. Military Records Appendix - 34118 Military Research Outline - PDF Military Records Help Guide Lesson 12 - Immigration & Emigration Appendix - 34047 Hamburg Passenger List - Tracing Immigrant Origins - Who, What, When, Where & Why? Lesson 13 - U.S. Naturalization Appendix - Naturalization Note Taking Outline - Ordering Naturalization Records Form G639 Appendix A Forms - copies to complete assignments Appendix List - listing of all appendix PDF files Assignment Key - The Answers to above lessons Assignments - List of all lesson assignments A very special thank you to goes to the dedicated instructors of the Mesa Regional Family History Center for providing their Research Consultant Training materials for everyone on the Internet that sincerely desires to learn more about their ancestors. Click here to see the dates and times these classes are taught in Mesa, Arizona.