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Tracker: Goal 1: Learn about Wiltshire research and records.
Choices:
AGet started with research for your Wiltshire ancestors.
- Learn about finding your ancestors in Wiltshire.
FS Wiki: Wiltshire England Genealogy - Get an overview of Wiltshire research.
Wiltshire Family History - Read about first steps for family history in Wiltshire.
First Steps in Family History - Explore the
Dusty Docs site for Wiltshire research. - Explore a variety of records on the UK BMD site.
- Explore lists of towns and parishes on the GenUKI site.
- Explore Wiltshire resources on the Family History Directory site.
BLearn about the history of Wiltshire.
- Learn about Wiltshire history on Wikipedia.
History of Wiltshire - Go into more depth with Wiltshire history on the British History Online site.
Victoria County History series - 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.