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Tracker: Goal 1: Learn about Devon research and records.
Choices
AGet started with research for your Devon ancestors.
- Learn about finding your ancestors in Devon.
FS Wiki: Devon England Genealogy - Get an introduction to research in England and Devon in this guide.
Family History - Get an overview of Devon research.
Devon Family History - Explore the
Dusty Docs site for Devon research. - Explore a variety of records on the UK BMD site.
- Explore the family history page for the Devon County Council site.
- Explore lists of towns and parishes on the GenUKI site.
- Explore Devon resources on the Telling Our Stories site.
BLearn about the history of Devon.
- Learn about Devon history on Wikipedia.
History of Devon - Learn more about Devon history on the DevonRCC site.
A Brief History of Devon - Explore a Devon timeline on the Telling Our Stories 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.