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Tracker: Goal 1: Learn about Kent research and records.
Choices
AGet started with research for your Kent ancestors.
- Learn about finding your ancestors in Kent.
FS Wiki: Kent England Genealogy - Get tips on starting research in Kent on the Kent County Council site.
- Explore the
Dusty Docs site for Kent research. - Explore a variety of records on the UK BMD site.
- Explore lists of towns and parishes on the GenUKI site.
- Explore Kent resources on the Family History Directory site.
- Explore the Vision of Britain website.
BLearn about the history of Kent.
- Learn about Kent history on Wikipedia.
History of Kent - Go into more depth with Kent history on the British History Online site.
Victoria County History series - Explore the website for the Kent Family History Society.
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.