Free Genealogy Website- Shoe String Genealogy

Shoe String Genealogy is a little different than most genealogy websites. They offer chat sessions almost every night. These sessions only last about an hour and they are sponsored by different genealogical organizations. They offer discussions on a variety of topics, for instance, this week one of the chat sessions will be on researching "Female Ancestors". Another is a chat regarding the "New England States" and yet another topic is "Write your own Family History".

I believe this website originated in the UK so there are several topics regarding the UK but a great many of these chat sessions will benefit anybody researching their family history.

There is one scheduled chat this week that sounds very interesting, it's titled "Bastard" and covers researching illegitimate children from people of royalty and nobility. That's one I'm gonna tune in for just because I've never even gave that particular problem a thought. It should be very interesting & informational!

You can check out this free genealogy website at:

http://www.shoestringgenealogy.com/

Free Genealogy Search - Brigham Young University

There are free online independent study courses in genealogy offered by Brigham Young University. These courses are non-credit classes but are very helpful and educational.

Newbies just starting out will find these courses very useful. Seasoned genealogists will also find information to help them out as well.

Check out their web-site at http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/freecourses.cfm

Free Genealogy Search - Gen-Gateway

Gengateway is a very interesting genealogy website with many free resources. There is an array of information to be researched on this sight.

Just a few examples include: The Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, The history of Detroit and Michigan, Fredericksbury, Virginia, The History of and Students of the University of Virginia. There are many, many more to check out!

There are several free site searches that will keep you busy for hours. I find that many times some tidbit of information just from reading history will answer questions to my own genealogy questions and problems especially when trying to understand the different era's.

Take a little time and do some reading on these articles on this site, it is well worth your time and perhaps will help your family research progress. http://www.gengateway.com/