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Tracker: Goal 1: Learn about Essex research and records.
Choices
AGet started with research for your Essex ancestors.
- Learn about finding your ancestors in Essex.
FS Wiki: Essex England Genealogy - Get an overview of Essex research.
Essex Family History - Explore the
Dusty Docs site for Essex research. - Explore a variety of records on the UK BMD site.
- Learn about a variety of research topics on the Essex Records Office site.
Essex Records Office: Research Your Family History - Explore the Essex Records Office for Essex research records.
- Explore lists of towns and parishes on the GenUKI site.
- Explore Essex resources on the Family History Directory site.
BLearn about the history of Essex.
- Learn about Essex history on Wikipedia.
History of Essex - Go into more depth with Essex history on the British History Online site.
Victoria County History series - Explore the History Files site for Essex background.
- 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.