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Tracker: Goal 1: Learn about Berkshire research and records.
Choices
AGet started with research for your Berkshire ancestors.
- Learn about finding your ancestors in Berkshire.
FS Wiki: Berkshire England Genealogy - Get an overview of Berkshire research.
Berkshire Family History - Get acquainted with Berkshire towns in the Places Index on the Berkshire Family History Society site.
- Explore the
Dusty Docs site for Berkshire research. - Explore a variety of records on the UK BMD site.
- Explore the family history page on the Berkshire Records Office site.
- Explore lists of towns and parishes on the GenUKI site.
- Explore Berkshire resources on the Family History Directory site.
BLearn about the history of Berkshire.
- Learn about Berkshire history on Wikipedia.
History of Berkshire - Go into more depth with Berkshire history on the British History Online site.
Victoria County History series - Explore the Royal County of Berkshire History site.
- Explore the Vision of Britain website.
Exercises
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for research resources. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.